Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Think you’ve got it bad at work? Get some perspective while taking a musical journey back in time through 100 years of songs by Illinois workers. Bucky Halker, historian and folksinger, will present a free performance to the public on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
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Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)-March 28, 2017. With spring arriving earlier than usual and bird migration currently underway, the National Audubon Society invites nature enthusiasts to grow bird-friendly[Read More…]
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Under Threat, CAP Brief Shows How Critical the Agency Is in Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Predatory Practices
Shown is an ACE Cash Express outlet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 2015. AP/Vik Jolly Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief illustrating the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, in defending consumers against predatory practices. The Trump administration[Read More…]
The Center for Economic and Policy Research Launches the Blue Collar Jobs Tracker
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Donald Trump ran on the promise of “bringing jobs back” to the US, particularly jobs in manufacturing and mining. Trump promised “America First” trade policies, lower taxes, and reduced regulation in order to fulfill his promise. In order to track Donald Trump’s progress, The Center for[Read More…]
Join a People’s Filibuster on Saturday, April 1
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. Please join thousands of other Americans on Saturday, April 1 to protest and rally against the extreme agenda of President Donald Trump, including his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court. The People’s Filibuster will take place in cities across the US and feature everyday[Read More…]
“Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild,” New Chicago Coalition will Host a Citywide Teach-in the Evening of April 4th
Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Marked by New Level of Unity Among Labor, Black Lives Matter and Immigrant Rights Groups in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. Under the rubric, “Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild,” a new Chicago coalition will host a Citywide teach-in the evening of April 4th at the headquarters[Read More…]
Turn In a Gun on Saturday, April 1 at St. Sabina Catholic Church
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, killed by a gun. Today, countless residents of Chicago, mostly children, are being assassinated by guns on our streets. Let’s honor Dr. King by choosing to turn in a gun. Choosing, like Dr. King, to make[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffee House to Present Dana Cooper on Saturday, April 8
Photo Source: danacoopermusic.com Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2017. Edgar’s Place Coffee House will proudly resent musician Dana Cooper on Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. Out of the heartland of American, stomping grounds[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Easter Egg-Stravaganza to be Held on Saturday, April 8
Photo source: pinterest.com Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2017. The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Advisory Board and Recreation and Parks Department invites you and your family to take part in the Easter Egg-Stravaganza on Saturday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dining on the Green, 349 Main[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery’s Annual Derby Day Event to Take Place on Saturday, May 6
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2017. Union Street Gallery will be bringing some Kentucky Charm to the south suburbs at its annual Derby Day event on Saturday, May 6. The event will be held at the Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Drive. Enjoy the pageantry and good company associated with[Read More…]
