It sounds like this weekend will be another snowy one. Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. would be a great time to come out for short “staycation” from the winter doldrums, and visit the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. The Forest Boulevard School classroom is all dressed up for 1950s[Read More…]
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Clerk Orr: Homeless Voters Have the Right to Run for Office
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Cook County Clerk David Orr issued the following statement on today on the rights of homeless voters: I join the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless in supporting the right of homeless people to run for office. In 1992, I fought for legislation that allows homeless voters to[Read More…]
Jordan Brand’s Educational Grant Program Opens Grant Cycle for 2009-2010 School Year
BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), today announced the launch of its newly improved Jordan Fundamental’s website, www.jordanfundamentals.com and the opening of its grant cycle for the 2009-2010 school year. Through Jordan Fundamentals, some of the country’s most dedicated educators will be awarded grants for their[Read More…]
Top 10 Ways to Get More Student Aid
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the first state deadlines for student aid fast approaching, college students can ensure they are eligible for the most student aid possible by avoiding common mistakes when preparing their federal aid application (known as the FAFSA) and meeting deadlines. “Getting the FAFSA right is as important as[Read More…]
The Outfit comes to the Park Forest Public Library Saturday
Related: The Outfit Program Cancelled Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– If you love mysteries and crime fiction, you won’t want to miss this presentation! Four members of The Outfit, a collective of Chicago crime writers, will be at the library on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00 pm to talk about their books.[Read More…]
Marian Vice-Principal Dr. Shirley Morris to Receive Excellence in Education Award
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School Vice-Principal Academics, Dr. Shirley Morris, will be honored with the Illinois Excellence in Education Award on March 29-31 at the AdvancED Conference in Chicago. The Excellence Award, which is presented to one person in each state, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated unparalleled leadership[Read More…]
$10,000 Reward Offered in Search for Cross-Dressing Bandit
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached wanted flyer, who is believed to be responsible for the August 13, 2008 armed robbery of the MB[Read More…]
The River Too Tells the Story in Iraq
by Dahr Jamail February 12th, 2009 | Inter Press Service BAGHDAD, Feb 12 (IPS) – There is less water now in the Tigris, and it is less clean. The river has fewer fish, and rising fuel and other costs mean they are more costly to catch. It’s not, as Hamza[Read More…]
Security in Iraq: Relatively Speaking
by Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t If there is to be any degree of honesty in our communication, we must begin to acknowledge that the lexicon of words that describes the human condition is no longer universally applicable. I am in Iraq after four years[Read More…]
Key Dates for 3 Upcoming Elections in Suburban Cook
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– With three upcoming elections in suburban Cook County, many deadlines and noteworthy dates are fast approaching. Here are more dates to remember: February 24 Consolidated Primary Election There will be 273 precincts open for voting (pending final challenge decisions) in the following areas: Berwyn, Calumet City, Cicero,[Read More…]
