Conversation with Timuel Black, AM’54, to occur on 50th anniversary of assassination CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Michael Drapa Alumnus and local activist Timuel Black will discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an April 4 event at UChicago marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces iam Bank Expanding Global Headquarters in Chicago
Following Decision to Locate Global Headquarters in Chicago Last Year Innovative Bank is Growing to 300 Employees CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Emanuel joined iam bank founder and CEO Lee Travers today to announce the company is expanding its Chicago headquarters to 300 employees. The move follows the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Workshop on April 24 on Sexual Harassment to Support #MeToo and #Time’sUp Movements
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Sexual harassment and discrimination prevention in the workplace has been on the training delivery agenda of many employers for years. Supporting the efforts of #MeToo and #Time’sUp movements, Prairie State College (PSC), in collaboration with Favaro & Gorman, Ltd., an employment law firm in Chicago, is presenting “It’s a New Day,” a highly[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 15
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Park Forest Hall of Fame will hold an Awards Ceremony and Reception honoring the 2018 Park Forest Hall of Fame Inductees. The event will take place on Sunday, April 15 at 3 P.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The 2018[Read More…]
Chicago Ordinance Introduced Requiring Financial Institutions That Do Business with the City Adopt a Safe Guns Policy
Ordinance Follows City of Chicago’s Efforts to Enact Common-Sense Gun Safety Reforms, and Citigroup’s Announcement to Implement Strict Requirements on Gun Sales CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chairman Edward M. Burke introduced an ordinance that would make financial institutions ineligible to do business with the[Read More…]
Park Forest’s ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ Begins on April 1
Three chances to win $100 water bill credit Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Park Forest Economic Development and Planning Department will begin its ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ contest on April 1. Spend $150 or more each quarter at local Park Forest businesses and you can enter a[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host ‘Dialogue with Drinks’ on April 10
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown On Tuesday, April 10, the League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area will host a special meeting/reception for Ms. Bonnie Cox, President of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. The meeting, “Dialogue with Drinks,” will be held at the Park[Read More…]
Joliet Junior College Biologist to Talk to Local Sierra Club Group on April 9
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, April 9th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 7:15 pm. The program at this meeting will feature Andy Neill, a biologist at Joliet Junior College. Neill is spearheading the movement[Read More…]
New 400 Theaters to Host Free ‘Final Four’ Watch Party on Three of Its Big Screens on March 31
Ramblers’ success unifies Rogers Park CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Unless you’ve just returned from a part of the world with no Internet access and cable TV, you know that the Chicago’s 49th Ward home team, the Loyola Ramblers Men’s Basketball team, stunned and thrilled sports fans everywhere by advancing[Read More…]
Park Forest Environment Commission Announces Earth Week 2018 Events
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 The Park Forest Environment Commission has announced its Earth Week events to take place April 14 – 22. The schedule is as follows: April 14 Gardening Series: Basic Beginning Gardening 2: What’s the difference between annual/perennial, or raised bed vs. digging in the ground? Also basic[Read More…]
