Rich East Stellar Student Monique Ocanas. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- Meet Rich East High School Stellar Student Monique Ocanas, a lifelong resident of Park Forest currently in her fourth year at Rich East. Ms. Ocanas has participated in Speech, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Yearbook. She currently[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest Week of March 25, 2013
The Village Board Room was at or over capacity for the final Candidates’ Forum Sunday. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2013. The festival of Passover begins on Monday, March 25th. Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt and is one of the Jewish religion’s most[Read More…]
Video: Gay British Teen Steven Simpson Dies After Being Set On Fire, Man Convicted
From the Huggington Post’s Gay Voices section: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire. The BBC reports that 20-year-old Jordan Sheard has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for the death of Steven Simpson after pleading[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club to Hold Monthly Meeting Monday, April 8
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2013. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 8th, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. (just off Rt. 30). The subject of this program will be biking through Holland. Sierra Club member Bob[Read More…]
Windy City Hoops Basketball Receives $25,000 in Matching Funds
Special $25,000 Match Received and $57,740 in Small Donations Have Been Raised To Date; Donations Still Needed to Reach Goals CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2013. Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, NBA Hall of Famer and basketball legend Isiah Thomas, Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly, and the Chicago Parks Foundation announced that Windy[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on FAA Announcement of Illinois Air Control Tower Closings Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday issued the following statement in reaction to the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that air traffic control towers at five Illinois airports – St. Louis Regional Airport, Central Illinois Regional Airport, Decatur Airport, Southern Illinois Airport and Waukegan Regional Airport –[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Progress on Delivering Affordable Health Care for All in Illinois
Directs Public Health Director to Lead Healthcare Jobs Review as Illinois and Nation Mark Third Anniversary of Affordable Care Act CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2013. As Illinois moves forward implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to increase access to quality healthcare, Governor Pat Quinn today tapped the director of the Illinois Department[Read More…]
Gale Street Inn to Host Joint Fundraiser for Community Mural Project
Fundraiser Benefits Arts Alive/45 and National Veterans Art Museum’s Collaborative Mural Project Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2013 – On March 26, 2013, the Gale Street Inn will support Arts Alive/45 and the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) in a fundraiser from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.. The Brush With Happiness event is[Read More…]
New Mexico Marriage Case a Matter of Basic Justice
On the eve of marriage arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, advocates look to expand marriage equality map into the American southwest Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – celebrated a new marriage equality case[Read More…]
Senate Committee Clears Bill to Lift Ban on HIV Organ Donation
Legislation eliminates barriers impeding access to life-saving care for people living with HIV and AIDS Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights group, today lauded the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for approving the HIV Organ Policy[Read More…]
