Park Forest IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest will screen the documentary film ‘The Age of Consequences’ on Friday, August 25 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow. ‘The Age of Consequences’ looks at the impacts of climate change, how water[Read More…]
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Solar Eclipse Scams: AG Madigan Has A Warning For IL Residents
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued a consumer alert warning Illinois residents to reports of scam artists selling counterfeit solar eclipse glasses to try to take advantage of the many people planning to watch the upcoming total solar eclipse. On Monday, the solar eclipse will be[Read More…]
Picture the Powerful: Photographer and Activist Christopher ThoughtPoet Brown Launches #HeartMelanin Photo Exhibition
CHICAGO, Il.–(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017. “There are more spaces for people of color to see themselves as beautiful and powerful” says Christopher “ThoughtPoet” Brown, poet, photographer, and communications co-chair of BYP100, “but we need more.” This month, the talented southsider is launching his inaugural solo photo exhibition, #HeartMelanin, featuring portraits of[Read More…]
New Murals Under Fullerton ‘L’ Station Depict DePaul University History
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2017. A multi-year public art project to memorialize key figures in DePaul University’s history now includes four new murals on the pillars under the Chicago Transit Authority’s Fullerton ‘L’ station. In the center of the university’s Lincoln Park Campus, the murals honor a legendary president, a pair[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck Dinner on Wednesday, September 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED August 28, 2017. Please join the League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area at its Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck Dinner on Wednesday, September 13. The event will be held at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive in DownTown Park Forest. Dinner will begin at[Read More…]
Chicago Interfaith Service in Solidarity with Charlottesville on Monday, August 14
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2017. The interfaith community of Chicago is gathering prayerfully in solidarity with the people of Charlottesville – and all those who courageously resist the white supremacist racism that grips our country. The gathering will take place on Monday, August 14 beginning at noon at the Kluczynski Federal Building, 230[Read More…]
Park Forest Art Fair to be Held September 16-17
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2017. The Park Forest Art Fair returns for its 62nd year on September 16 – 17 in DownTown Park Forest (on Main Street between Western Avenue and Orchard Drive). The Park Forest Art Fair is the second oldest juried art fair in the Chicago area. The[Read More…]
Registration Open for Park Forest’s Village-wide Garage Sale
PARK FOREST, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2017. Back by popular demand, Park Forest’s Village-wide Garage Sale returns September 15 – 17. Do you have items in your home you no longer need that could be sold for a few dollars? Do you love discovering a great deal at a garage sale? The[Read More…]
Smart Museum Exhibition Crowd-Sources Blankets for Art-Based Activism
Welcome Blanket project responds to current immigration policies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2017 By: C.J. Lind Boxes of blankets began pouring into the Smart Museum of Art over the summer, hundreds a week, bearing postmarks from Ohio, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts and beyond. They arrived as part of Welcome Blanket, a project from[Read More…]
Chicago Nasty Women to Host Exhibition of Nasty Women Artwork on Friday, September 8 to Benefit Planned Parenthood
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2017. Chicago Nasty Women is hosting a one-night blowout exhibition of work by Nasty Women artists on Friday, September 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The exhibition is hosted by Stan Mansion, an architectural wonder located at 2408 North Kedzie Boulevard, in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. This[Read More…]
