University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will host a degree program information session on Monday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Triton College University Center Room A105-A. Advisors and administrators will be on hand to discuss the Master of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Arts in[Read More…]
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South Suburban Branch of NAACP Announces Investigation Into Hiring Practices in Village of Flossmoor
Homewood, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The South Suburban branch of the NAACP, the oldest civil rights organization in the United States, announces an investigation into the hiring practices in the Village of Flossmoor. Mr. David Lowery, President of the South Suburban Branch of the NAACP, sent the following letter to Bridget Wachtel, Village[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on United Airlines Jobs Announcement
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today released a statement regarding United Airlines’ announcement that it is bringing 1,300 jobs to Chicago. “Today’s announcement that United Airlines is bringing 1,300 jobs to Chicago is great news. “The merger of United and Continental Airlines and their plan to continue making Chicago[Read More…]
ICJIA Announces $260,000 grant to create Illinois Center of Excellence in Mental Health and Justice
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2011. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Executive Director Jack Cutrone today announced a $260,000 federal Justice Assistance Grant to Winnebago County for the creation of the Illinois Center of Excellence in Mental Health and Justice. Based in Rockford and serving all Illinois counties, the center will promote,[Read More…]
HHS Delivers Guidance to State Medicaid Agencies on States’ Freedom and Flexibility to Offer Financial Protections to Same-Sex Couples
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2011. Today, HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided guidance to state Medicaid agencies clarifying that they are able to offer same-sex couples many of the same financial and asset protections available to opposite-sex couples when a partner is entering a nursing home or care[Read More…]
Affordable Apartments for Will County Seniors Opens
SHOREWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2011. The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) yesterday celebrated the opening of apartments that will help dozens of seniors live affordably in the Will County community. The 51 new apartments of Shorewood Horizon Senior Living Community will ensure seniors in the Village of Shorewood have access to safe,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Immigration Fraud Cases
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed two lawsuits against Chicago area immigration servicers for accepting more than $30,000 from consumers but failing to help them with their immigration status. Madigan, along with the Federal Trade Commission, filed the suits as part of a national crackdown against illegal[Read More…]
Flash Floods Drench Park Forest, Strand Motorist
Park Forest high water table filled up quickly with this morning’s storm. (Photo: John Ostenburg) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials in Park Forest report flood damage throughout the village in the wake of severe thundershowers that deluged the area this morning. Flooding under the Orchard Drive viaduct stranded one motorist who[Read More…]
‘Gas Hole’ Film Screening Saturday, June 18 at UUCC (Text/Video Trailer)
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2011. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host the screening of the movie ‘Gas Hole.’ The event will take place on Saturday, June 18 at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. ‘Gas Hole’ is an eye-opening[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff Dart Warns of ‘Sweetheart Scams’ in Suburbs
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2011 —Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is alerting senior citizens and their families of a roving suburban scam that finds middle-aged women earning the trust of vulnerable older men and then draining them of tens of thousands of dollars. Sheriff’s investigators and senior citizen advocacy groups have[Read More…]
