Stay warm inside Friday and Saturday Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk in DownTown Park Forest, has announced that the Gallery will be closed on Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10. It is expected that a snow storm is heading[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Files Brief to Protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Independence
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Attorneys General of 16 other states in filing an amicus brief in the case English v. Trump. The lawsuit challenges President Trump’s decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau[Read More…]
2017-18 Scholarship Funding Still Available For Eligible Minority Students Pursuing Degree in Teaching
Hurry! 2017-18 Applications for Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarships close Feb 15, 2018; 2018-19 MTI Scholarship Application Now Open ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois minority college students who are pursuing a teaching degree and who are eligible for the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program can[Read More…]
Long-time Residents of the Wilson Men’s Hotel SRO Refuse to Move, Demand Developer Cease Evictions Immediately.
Wilson Men’s Hotel Residents Demand Developer Cease Retaliatory Evictions CHICAGO, IL – (ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: H. Kapp-Klote and Tommie Hannah In a press conference this morning, tenants of the Wilson Men’s Hotel, a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in Uptown, demanded City Pads LLC developer Andrew Ahitow cease his[Read More…]
Immigrant Prisons Film Series to be Shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on February 23
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser On Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will screen Brave New Films Immigration Prisons series. UUCC is located at 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. A discussion will follow the film screening. The event is free[Read More…]
Rainbow Café to Screen Film ‘Get Real’ on February 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Rainbow Café will screen the film ‘Get Real’ on Friday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Rainbow Café is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. ‘Get Real’ is a tenderly romantic film that tells[Read More…]
Crete Public Library to Host Inspirational Speaker Charmaine Moore on February 22
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2018 By: Sarah Wegley On Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m., Crete Public Library, 1177 N. Main Street, will host inspirational speaker Charmaine Moore’s presentation “Choosing to Love.” This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested by calling the library at 708-672-8017.[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School announced the names of students who earned spots on the college preparatory school’s honor roll for the second quarter of the 2017-2018 academic year. Marian Catholic High School is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school within the Dominican tradition of study, prayer,[Read More…]
Baseball, Business, And More: The Manager’s Report
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The following is from the report Village Manager Tom Mick provided at Monday night’s meeting of the Village Board. Manager Mick provides an update at every Village Board meeting. Business Breakfast: The next Park Forest Business Breakfast is scheduled for 8 – 9:30 AM next Thursday, February[Read More…]
Engineering Conflict is Topic of Feb. 27 Black History Month Event at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018. In recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a special guest speaker, Dr. David Stovall of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), who will present “Engineering Conflict: Distractions, Conflict and the Future of Black Life,” from noon to 3 p.m. on[Read More…]
