Morgan Brown on Broadway. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Morgan Brown, a Southland College Prep Charter High School junior from Matteson, Illinois, recently performed on Broadway. Brown, 16, of Matteson, Illinois, represented the Chicago metro area in the national finals of the Fifth Annual August Wilson Monologue competition held at[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama on the Affordable Care Act, May 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013 – 2:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody, and welcome to the White House. I want to thank Carol for the wonderful introduction. And let me just start off with a public service announcement to dads, partners, kids of America[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 10, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Seniors Join Pro-Retiree Members of Congress to Protest Benefit Cuts On Wednesday, over a hundred Alliance activists joined with several leading members of the U.S. Senate and House for an energetic press event on Capitol Hill. The event was headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and[Read More…]
City of Chicago to Host Latino Small Business Expo at West Side Technical Institute
More than 30 government and nonprofit agencies will offer resources and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs and established businesses CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and the Office of New Americans (ONA) will host the second annual Latino Small[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Expansion of School-Based Vision Program to Give 30,000 CPS Students Free Vision Exams and Glasses
Program Is a Direct Result of The Mayor’s Budget Commitment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today Mayor Emanuel was joined by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair to announce the expansion of a school-based vision program in CPS starting next week thanks to a $1 million investment made[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Supports Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in Chicago
Mayor Rallies Residents to Donate More Than 634,000 Pounds of Food to Beat Last Year’s Donations Mayor Emanuel Donates Food In Support of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today donated food to the Stamp Out[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Illinois Control Towers Previously Slated for Closure Will Remain Open
DOT confirms Congressional action will protect contract tower operations in Alton, Carbondale, Decatur, Bloomington & Waukegan WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has confirmed to him that control towers at five Illinois airports – St. Louis Regional Airport,[Read More…]
Rich Township High School District 227 to Consider Immediate Reinstatement of Band Director Today at Special Meeting of the Board, Friday, May 10, 2013
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 10, 2013 – 3:13 p.m. CST – eNews Park Forest has just learned that there will be a Special Meeting of the Rich Township High School District 227 at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 10 at the District Office, 20550 South Cicero Avenue, Matteson. One of the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $10 Million for Community-Based Supportive Housing
Funds Will Help Create Safe and Affordable Rental Housing Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that landlords across Illinois can now apply for a portion of up to $10 million to help increase safe and affordable rental housing for people with special needs. The announcement is[Read More…]
Kites & Kids Returns to Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013 – Send your kite skyward over Governors State University’s magnificent Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. “Kids & Kites,” on Saturday May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m., gives everyone who loves flying kites – young and old – a chance to experience the sky above and[Read More…]
