Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2009. Summary of Situation Current Statistics As of 11 a.m. (ET) on May 29, 2009, there have been 8,975 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza reported in 48 states and the District of Columbia. The U.S. confirmed death count attributable to H1N1 influenza is 15. State-specific[Read More…]
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Adult Summer Reading and Pet Adoption Day at the Park Forest Public Library
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Summer reading isn’t just for kids. Adults may sign up for their own summer reading program starting June 8th at the Park Forest Public Library. The program is easy: sign up, read books, get prizes. Books do not have to be library books, and audio books count,[Read More…]
South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police Awards Scholarships
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Eight area students will be each awarded $1,000 scholarships by the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police (SSACOP) at today’s association’s regular meeting in Oak Forest . The students include: Stephanie Camilli, Chicago Heights , from Homewood Flossmoor H.S. Aimee Dayhoff, Western Springs, from Lyons Township[Read More…]
LGBT Organizations Point Out that Lawsuits Could Set Back Progress on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Mat 27, 2009. In response to the California Supreme Court decision allowing Prop 8 to stand, four LGBT legal organizations and five other leading national LGBT groups are reminding the LGBT community that ill-timed lawsuits could set the fight for marriage back. The groups released a new publication,[Read More…]
Second Person in Illinois Dies From Complications Related to H1N1 Influenza, May 27, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2009. A second Illinois resident has died after contracting H1N1 influenza, Dr. Damon, T. Arnold, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, announced today. “I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the family for their loss,” said Dr. Arnold. “Our thoughts are with them[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) – CDC Update — Eleventh US Death Confirmed, May 27, 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2009. Summary of Situation Current Statistics (NOTE: CDC is now updating information on M-W-F only) As of 11 AM (ET) on May 27, 2009, 47 states and the District of Columbia have reported 7,927 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza. An eleventh U.S. death has been[Read More…]
BBB on How to Stand Out From the Crowd at a Job Fair
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– With unemployment rates climbing to double digits in some states, job hunters are turning out in record numbers at job fairs hoping to make a good impression and get back into the workforce. Competition for landing a job can be fierce and the Better Business Bureau is offering[Read More…]
Media Uncritically Repeat Claim that New Haven Firefighters Case Shows Sotomayor is an Activist
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In the wake of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination as a Supreme Court justice, media have echoed conservatives’ claim that her position in the New Haven firefighters case, Ricci v. DeStefano, shows that she is an “activist” judge. For example, Keith Perine wrote in a May 26 Congressional Quarterly Today[Read More…]
Politico Ignores History of Conservatives’ Citing Importance of Empathy in a Judge
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– A May 26 Politico article reported, “President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, Second District Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, began taking hits from the right as her nomination was announced Tuesday morning.” Politico cited former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee asserting, “The notion that appellate court decisions are[Read More…]
Rich East High Students Win Literary Contest
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Three Rich East students have placed in the top three in their category of the 2008-2009 Write to Achieve! contest sponsored by the Black McDonald’s Operators Association of Chicago. All three students are sophomores and will be juniors in the coming school year. Christian Dickens won the[Read More…]
