Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- More than 30 Prairie State College (PSC) students earned their EMT certificates during a May 20 graduation ceremony held at the main campus of PSC, located at 202 S. Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 60411. Graduates were recognized for achieving the skills necessary to perform vital functions including patient[Read More…]
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Second-Installment Property Tax Bills to be Mailed on Time for Second Consecutive Year
Local Taxing Districts and Taxpayers Will Benefit Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County officials announced that 1.6 million second-installment property tax bills will be mailed to residents on time for the second consecutive year. Property tax bills are expected to arrive in mail boxes around July 1. “We said last year that this[Read More…]
HRC President Chad Griffin Speaks with Attorney General Eric Holder
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today HRC President Chad Griffin spoke by phone with Attorney General Eric Holder who reiterated to Griffin that the Department of Justice will go through a thorough and thoughtful process in order to implement the Supreme Court’s decision today in the Windsor decision regarding the Defense of Marriage[Read More…]
With DOMA Victory, HRC Calls on Administration to Broadly Implement Decision
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In the wake of today’s ruling finding section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the Human Rights Campaign is urging the administration to broadly implement the decision, provide guidance to federal agencies and married couples about access to federal rights and benefits, and take whatever further[Read More…]
President Obama Calls HRC President Chad Griffin and Prop 8 Plaintiffs to Offer Congratulations
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Calling from Air Force One, President Obama this morning placed a call to HRC President Chad Griffin’s cell phone in order to offer his congratulations to Prop 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo. The call came as Perry and Stier were speaking to[Read More…]
Supreme Court Returns Marriage Equality to California and Strikes Down DOMA
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In recent years, California’s Proposition 8 and the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act became symbols of anti-LGBT discrimination around the country and around the world. Today, both crumbled. In a watershed moment in the fight for equality, the United States Supreme Court today ruled to return marriage equality[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 24, 2013
A maple tree fell on top of a house on Blackhawk Drive during Monday evening’s cloudburst. Story here. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2013. Park Forest’s Main Street Nights continues this Wednesday at 7 p.m. with “The Flying Fool”, who has been dazzling audiences. with his time tested,[Read More…]
Tree Falls on House on Blackhawk Drive During Storm (video/pictures)
A maple tree fell on top of a house in the 300 block of Blackhawk Drive Monday. (PHOTO: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mother Nature bid a vicious greeting to a family Blackhawk Drive this evening during the storm that swept through the region. Harsh winds blew open the family’s locked[Read More…]
NAACP Pleased Equal Opportunity in Education Preserved by Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The NAACP released the following statements from the NAACP in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. From Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors: “This is a critical decision toward ensuring equal opportunity in education,” stated NAACP[Read More…]
David Orr: Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in Arizona Voter Registration Case
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr released the following statement on June 17: "While I’m pleased at the Supreme Court’s decision that Arizona cannot require proof of citizenship to register to vote, I won’t break out the champagne until the Supreme Court upholds the Voting Rights Act in Shelby[Read More…]
