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St. Irenaeus Church to Host Earth Day Service on Sunday, April 22
PARK FOREST—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2012. Father Terry Johnson, Pastor of St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry St., invites the community to participate in an Earth Day service on Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m. in the St. Irenaeus Community Garden. There will be a brief blessing and those who wish may share[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On Job Creation Success in Illinois and Today’s Baxter Jobs Announcement
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement regarding March job creation and falling unemployment in Illinois. “Our commitment to putting Illinois residents back to work is paying off. For the seventh straight month, unemployment numbers in Illinois have continued to fall. Last month, unemployment fell to[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Illinois Residents for Exemplary Community Service
Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards Honor Service, Leadership SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. On behalf of Governor Pat Quinn, the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service presented 24 Illinois residents with the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award today during a reception at the Executive Mansion. The award recognizes volunteers who have made[Read More…]
Rich South High School Marching Band to Host a Jam-A-Thon for London Olympics 2012 Trip
The Rich South Marching Band. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Band will perform in Festivities around the 2012 Olympics RICHTON PARK, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich South High School marching band is hosting a Dance-A-Thon from Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29 as part of fundraising efforts for its upcoming trip to London, where[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Remarks in Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Paying Tribute to the 6 Million Jews Killed in the Holocaust Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2012. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to honor the six million European Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. Today, we join together to remember the victims who perished. We stand in solidarity[Read More…]
Photo of the Week: President Obama in Rosa Parks’ Seat
(Source: WhiteHouse.gov) Dearborn, MI-(ENEWSPF)- From that seat… Time to pause and wax philosophical. President Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event in Dearborn, Mich., April 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Visits Start of Residential Street Resurfacing
More than 800 Blocks of Residential Streets to be Resurfaced in 2012 as Part of “Building a New Chicago” Infrastructure Investment Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today visited construction crews with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) at one of the first residential street resurfacing projects of the[Read More…]
HHS Releases Funding Opportunities for 97 Head Start Service Areas
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2012. Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of Head Start funding in 97 Head Start service areas across the country. These funding opportunities are consistent with new criteria for quality and accountability in Head Start programs announced by President Barack Obama in November 2011. These[Read More…]
Film Screening of ‘Living Downstream’ Monday, April 23 at Columbia College
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2012. Wondering what to do for Earth Month? Attend Safer Pest Control Project’s free film screening of ‘Living Downstream’ on Monday, April 23 to learn about the links between pesticides, human health and environmental health. Find out how you can protect yourself from pesticides exposure and what you[Read More…]
