WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2012. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois communities and housing agencies will receive $498,100 in grant funding through the Emergency Safety and Security Program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “Public housing agencies offer important affordable housing opportunities[Read More…]
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Math/Fitness Night Held At Matteson Elementary School
Students and parents were in the moment counting Zumba beats at Matteson School’s Math/Fitness Night l.to r.) Front row: Kai Smith, first grade; Ms. Ameythyst Smith; Alexis Sims, 3rd grade. Rear row: Ms. Constance Scott; Ms. Stella Shaw. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An energetic “Math/Fitness Night” brought out virtually all[Read More…]
President Obama Launches a Marshmallow Cannon (Video)
Washintgon, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Who says science can’t be fun? At the February 7, 2012, White House Science Fair, President Obama got the chance to shoot a marshmallow across the State Dining Room using 14-year-old inventor Joey Hudy’s “Extreme Marshmallow Cannon.” Hudy designed and built the machine, which can launch the fluffy[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society’s February 26 Program ‘A Journey into One African American Family History From 1783-2011’
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2012. “A Journey into One African American Family History From 1783-2011,” will be the program shared with us Sunday February 26 at 2:30 p.m. by Viola Baecher. Viola, a former educator at Rich Central, has successfully traced her family’s roots toVirginia, and to many prominent families[Read More…]
New Health Care Law Helps Expand Primary Care Physician Workforce
National Health Service Corps awards $9.1 million to place physicians in medically underserved communities WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2012. The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) awarded $9.1 million in funding to medical students in 30 States and the District of Columbia who will serve as primary care doctors and help strengthen[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: A Blueprint to Train Two Million Workers for High-Demand Industries through a Community College to Career Fund
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2012. In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a national commitment to help create an economy built to last by training two million workers with skills that will lead directly to a job. Many industries have difficulty filling jobs requiring specific technical skills,[Read More…]
Movie Review: SAFE HOUSE (Review/Trailer)
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in Safe House. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski For a Denzel Washington Non-Event Movie (unlike, say, Philadelphia or American Gangster, or Malcolm X), Safe House isn’t too bad. It’s more like something from the Action Movie Buoyed up by The Presence of Denzel[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of February 13, 2012
A deer recently investigated the land north of 26th Street. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2012. February is Black History Month — a time dedicated to celebrating and remembering the history, accomplishments, and triumphs of black American culture. Check out the ‘Black History Month Events’ section to see[Read More…]
Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time (Video – Grammy Awards Live)
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Statement from the Family of Senator Mark Kirk, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Feb. 10, 2012
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. The office of Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement at the request of Senator Kirk’s family: “We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the incredible team at Northwestern Memorial for all they have done for Mark. Words will never be good enough to[Read More…]
