You Can Become Part of the Conversation CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2017 By: Edwin C. Yohnka, Executive Director ACLU of Illinois January 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v. Wade – a decision that freed women across the United States to make the most important[Read More…]
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FinTank and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law are Bringing Cryptocon 2018 to Chicago on Thursday, February 15th.
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2018 By: Kasi Paturi and Tate Paglia In preparation for the first of its kind conference on Cryptocurrency in Chicago on February 15, FinTank’s organizing Committee is inviting interested individuals to participate in Cryptocon 2018. This event includes over 45 recognized experts in the field of cryptocurrency. In a[Read More…]
South Side Community Group Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Park District Over Obama Presidential Center Records
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Daniel Massoglia The Coalition To Save Jackson Park (CTSJP) filed a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Chicago Park District Tuesday, seeking withheld records regarding the Obama Presidential Center proposed for construction in Jackson Park. Filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the South[Read More…]
Sen. Duckworth Urges DOE to Fully Fund Cutting-Edge Research Programs at Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Sean Savett Following Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry’s visit to Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories this week at U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) request, Duckworth penned a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry urging him to include full funding[Read More…]
Taxpayers Learn how GOP Tax Bill will Affect Their Wallet at Town Hall Hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Matteson—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos More than 100 residents attended a “Teach-in” Town Hall hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly to learn how the recently passed GOP tax bill will directly affect their families and communities. Residents posed dozens of questions to local tax experts, community stakeholders and elected officials,[Read More…]
Public Meeting to Be Held Jan. 31 on Interstate 80 Study
JOLIET –(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced that it will hold a public meeting Wednesday, January 31, regarding the study for proposed improvements to Interstate 80 from Ridge Road to U.S. 30 in Grundy, Kendall and Will counties. The public meeting will[Read More…]
New Chair of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Advisory Board Aims to Give Voice to Students
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018. Chicagoan Gwen Cohen, the new chair of a citizen’s advisory board to Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), is not a professional performer. As first vice president and wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, her expertise really is in serving the financial needs of[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of January 14, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Monday, January 15 is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday which celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity,[Read More…]
Should Park Forest Rename Streets Honoring Confederate Figures? Public Forum This Week.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Should Park Forest rename streets that honor those who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War? The question took on new meaning after the attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 when James Alex Fields Jr., 20, rammed a car into a group of people protesting[Read More…]
Spartan Men (12-3) Mount Late Comeback, Fall Short In Test With ESCC Leader Marist
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic turned on a fourth-quarter rush on Thursday, but couldn’t completely overcome a 14-point deficit in a 53-47 ESCC loss to visiting Marist. The Spartans (12-3) are 11-1 in non-league play, but fell to 1-2 in the ESCC. The closest Marian got down the stretch was[Read More…]
