(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Farm Agent Bree Breedlove and Officer Julius Moore of the Park Forest Police Department will present a bicycle safety program on Saturday, August 24, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The event will occur at Breedlove’s State Farm office, 2562 Western Avenue, in Park[Read More…]
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Attend Opening of Back of the Yards Wall-to-Wall IB High School
New High School is Part of Mayor’s Push to Increase Access to IB Programs with Proven Record of Student Achievement CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett attended the opening of the new Back of the Yards high school, which will include a[Read More…]
National Nurses United: Nurses Unveil Bold New Ad Charting Third Way in Healthcare Debate
“Our taxes should pay for our healthcare: Seniors have it. Congress has it. Other countries have it. Why not the rest of us?” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Challenging policymakers to heed the advice of America’s registered nurses to guarantee healthcare for all, National Nurses United (NNU) is sending a message[Read More…]
UUCC to Screen ‘Today We Saw the Face of God’ on Saturday, August 24
Director/Producer Mercedes Kane to discuss film following the screening Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2013. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a screening of the documentary film ‘Today We Saw the Face of God’ on Saturday, August 24. The evening will begin at 6[Read More…]
GSU Students Host Laff Session
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013 – It is time to laugh out loud at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The GSU Student Senate presents “Laff Session,” an evening full of talented professional comedians, on Friday, August 30, at the Center for Performing Arts. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Temecula, CA Community Responds to Shocking Case of Local Special Needs Teens Entrapped in Undercover High School Drug Bust
Public Hearing Set to Raise Questions of Ethics, Accountability, Use of Taxpayer Dollars and Impact on Students and Their Families TEMECULA, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. On Monday, August 12, a community hearing will be held at the Community Recreation Center in Temecula in response to a controversial recent drug sting. The[Read More…]
Hunger Strike for Health Care Ends with Victory but Transplant Patients Still Have Much to Overcome
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. A group of people on Hunger Strike for Health Care have announced they are ending the hunger strike after beginning negotiations with three major hospitals. Over the course of ten days, the hunger strikers secured meetings with the CEO of University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center[Read More…]
Prairie State College Professor Natalie McGathey Selected as Project ACCCESS Fellow
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) Assistant Professor Natalie J. McGathey recently was selected to be a fellow of Project ACCCESS (Advancing Community College Careers: Education, Scholarship and Service) by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). She is one of only 24 math faculty members in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Greencorps Youth Program
600 At-Risk Youth Close to Completing Summer Jobs Program Mayor Emanuel visits with young people participating in Greencorps. Photo credit: Brooke Collins, City of Chicago. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today visited with students in the City’s Greencorps Youth program, the $2.5 million program that is providing 600 summer[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation Creating Violence Prevention Task Force
Signs Bill After Hundreds of Chicago Youth Sign Anti-Violence Pledge; Bipartisan Task Force Charged With Curbing Violence in Illinois Communities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation creating a task force to combat the epidemic of violence impacting today’s youth. As part of the Governor’s agenda to improve[Read More…]
