Village officials wished luck to the Rich East Rockets in the second round of the IHSA football playoffs. (VOPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2011. The Village of Park Forest, long known as the original ‘GI Town’ has not forgotten its heritage. Each year around the Veteran’s Holiday, the Village hosts[Read More…]
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Occupy Chicago: National Lawyers Guild Meeting Sunday, Nov. 6
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2011. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Chicago is having a second meeting for arrestees this Sunday 11/6 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm at the Loyola School of Law (25 E Pearson in room 1103) If you were arrested on October 16th or October 23rd and have questions about charges, court dates, or the terms of your[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago Stands with Seniors to Challenge Essential Social Program Cuts
Monday Nov. 7: Occupy Chicago Stands with Seniors to Challenge Essential Social Program Cuts CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2011. On Monday, November 7, Occupy Chicago will stand with a diverse coalition to pressure Illinois Senators to halt slashes to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Housing and Urban Development programs. Standing beside advocacy[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson on the ALNAC Airport from Washington, D.C. (Video and Text)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congressman Jackson reports: “In case you missed me on the House floor last night, I’ve just posted the prepared portion of my remarks. You can also check out C-SPAN to see video of the entire address. My speech starts at 8:17:22!”
Storytelling Festival Returns to Governors State
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tellebration! returns to Governors State University on Saturday, November 19 as three master storytellers will delight and captivate their audience as part of a world-wide celebration of the spoken word. The free event takes place at 7 p.m., in E Lounge, on GSU’s main campus in University[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces 2011-12 First Quarter Honor Roll
(SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School has announced its Honor Roll for the First Quarter of the 2011-2012 school year. Along with a full complement of co-curricular activities in athletics and fine arts, rigorous college-prep academics remain the focus as the following “Scholars with a Soul” are recognized[Read More…]
Durbin Calls for STB to Investigate Canadian National Train Derailment
Agency has authority to impose fines if Canadian National fails to ensure safety and properly maintain tracks along the EJ&E railway WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Following the second derailment of a Canadian National train near Elgin this year, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Surface Transportation Board[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Major Expansion of Illinois’ Open Data Initiative
Addition of Federal Datasets Pushes Total Sets Available on Data.Illinois.gov to Nearly 5,000 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a major expansion of the information available on Illinois’ open data portal, Data.Illinois.gov. The state recently received approval from the federal government to provide more than 4,700 additional datasets[Read More…]
Remarks by Dr. Jill Biden at the Opening Ceremony of the PFLAG National Convention
Alexandria, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. Thank you Rabbi and thank you Jody for that warm introduction – and thank you all for that wonderful reception. It’s great to be here with you today. As an English teacher, I like to share some of my favorite quotations – and so I[Read More…]
Chicago Teachers Union Wins Victory in ‘Longer School Day’ Dispute
CPS agrees to stop violations of collective bargaining rights CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011. At the conclusion of an eight-hour negotiation session Thursday with Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, Board of Education President David Vitale and officers of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), an agreement was reached to end the Board’s[Read More…]
