Forum Hosted by Indivisible West Suburban Action League will feature Democratic Candidates for the 4th Congressional District who will replace retiring Congressman Luis Gutierrez Riverside, IL—February 13, 2018 By: Cristin Evans The Indivisible West Suburban Action League will host a forum for the 4th Congressional District Democratic Primary Candidates on[Read More…]
Community
Beginning Birding for All at Thorn Creek Nature Center on February 17
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Judy Dolan Mendelson Come to Beginning Birding for All open house, Saturday, February 17 from 9 a.m. to noon for help with all things birds! For basic bird identifications – and tricky ones, too -, choosing binoculars, bird feeding and feeder tips, local bird[Read More…]
Immigrant Prisons Film Series to be Shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on February 23
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser On Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will screen Brave New Films Immigration Prisons series. UUCC is located at 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. A discussion will follow the film screening. The event is free[Read More…]
Rainbow Café to Screen Film ‘Get Real’ on February 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Rainbow Café will screen the film ‘Get Real’ on Friday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Rainbow Café is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. ‘Get Real’ is a tenderly romantic film that tells[Read More…]
Crete Public Library to Host Inspirational Speaker Charmaine Moore on February 22
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2018 By: Sarah Wegley On Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m., Crete Public Library, 1177 N. Main Street, will host inspirational speaker Charmaine Moore’s presentation “Choosing to Love.” This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested by calling the library at 708-672-8017.[Read More…]
She-nannigans to Host Event on Feb. 8 to Support Local Women Running for Office
She-nannigans was Chicago’s first bar to hire female bartenders in 1970 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Meghan Christiansen You might miss it if you weren’t looking, but outside of She-nannigans bar on Division Street, there’s a plaque mounted to the brick wall with the following words: “During the 1960’s, Chicago’s ‘Barmaids[Read More…]
Backpacking the John Muir Trail at February Meeting of Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, February 12th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 7:15 pm. The program will highlight a father-daughter team who backpacked the John Muir Trail in California this past summer. Mel[Read More…]
Lenten Fish Fry Begins Feb. 16 At St. Irenaeus
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Knights of Columbus want you to know they have dinner for you on Fridays during Lent. Their annual Fish Fry will begin at St. Irenaeus Church on February 16. The rest of the calendar for this year’s feasts include February 23, and March 2, 9, 16,[Read More…]
“Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day” Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2018 By: Jane Nicoll The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church), Park Forest, Illinois, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day,” from February 3 -March 7, 2018, open Wednesday and Saturday, 1 to 3:30 p.m.;[Read More…]
Chicago Residents to Learn, Mobilize in Support of DACA Recipients as Trump’s March 5th Deadline Looms
Grassroots Organizing Grows Support for DREAM Act CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Angelica Magaña Local residents concerned about the rights of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients will gather this Saturday to learn more about how they can support their friends, family, and neighbors. A panel discussion lead by[Read More…]
