CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after Tribune Media Company (Tribune) announced it was withdrawing from its $3.9 billion proposed mega-merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair): From day one, the proposed acquisition of the Tribune Media Company by the Sinclair Broadcast Group[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Animal Care and Control Announce New Program to Return Lost Animals to Their Homes
Chicago residents can take advantage of low-cost and free microchipping, tagging and vaccine clinics on Wednesday, August 15 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) announced a new initiative that will support the return of lost animals faster while diverting them[Read More…]
DePaul Art Museum Announces Fall Exhibitions
Diverse works include neon African masks, photographs of everyday life in mid-century Chicago and portraits of women screaming CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Julie Rodrigues Widholm Steel sculptures and neon lights by artist and dancer Brendan Fernandes, which are based on fabricated African masks sold to tourists in New York City,[Read More…]
Informed Delivery: Know What Should Be in Your Mail
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Following a report that a Park Forest Post Office employee has been placed on administrative leave pending a decision by the USPS management on his job status following a mail theft investigation, readers raised concerns about missing mail. Some commented on mail they sent that never arrived. Others[Read More…]
Annual Photographer of the Year Exhibit Opens at Prairie State College on August 21
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2018 By: PSC Media “It took me a while to grasp the fact that there was a difference between simply taking photographs and actually creating them. Taking photographs is easy because all there is to it is pushing a button. But to actually create a photograph takes[Read More…]
New Gateway on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus Reflects Neighborhood Architectural Style
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 7 Contact: Carol Hughes DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus has a new entrance at the corner of Fullerton Avenue and Halsted Street. A neoclassical gateway and pocket park adjacent to the School of Music Holtschneider Performance Center welcome students and visitors to campus, while giving pedestrians and[Read More…]
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park to Host Annual Benefit Dinner
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University reports that the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University is preparing to host its annual benefit dinner al fresco “amidst the park’s unparalleled collection.” On September 15th, “Sculpture, Wine, and Dine…where the city meets the prairie,” kicks off at 4:30 p.m. with[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Bipartisan Coalition Objecting to Federal Government’s Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
Coalition Submits Comment Outlining Funding Risks from Depressed Census Turnout Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 states, the District of Columbia, nine cities, four counties and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to submit a formal comment objecting to the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Statement on Weekend of Gun Violence in Chicago
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2018 Contacts: James Lewis and Mary Paleologos Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and author of the Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, released this statement following a weekend of gun violence that claimed the lives of 11[Read More…]
Park Forest Post Office Employee Put on Administrative Leave in Mail Theft Investigation
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An employee of the Park Forest Post Office has been placed on administrative leave pending a decision by the USPS management on his job status following a mail theft investigation, according to a Special Agent of the United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (OIG)[Read More…]
