CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Fourth Annual Mental Health Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday Sept. 28, in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. For the fourth year in a row,[Read More…]
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Fossil, Gem and Mineral Show Returns to Prairie State College Oct. 21 and 22
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2017. Exhibits featuring fossils, crystals, jewelry, and fluorescent stones will be on display for the two-day Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show on Saturday, Oct. 21, and Sunday, Oct. 22. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the Prairie Center[Read More…]
All Chicago and the Chicago Association of REALTORS® to Build Furniture for Chicago Families Who Have Experienced Homelessness
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Nearly 6,000 Chicagoans don’t have a place to call home. Tens of thousands more are on the brink, living paycheck to paycheck, just one unexpected setback away from homelessness. For many families, a single financial setback like job loss or unforeseen medical expenses can become[Read More…]
Palos Township Residents to Rally on Monday, Sept. 11 for Immediate Resignation of Trustee Sharon Brannigan
PALOS—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Palos Township residents and others will rally against racism and hate speech on Monday, September 11th, in response to current Trustee Sharon Brannigan’s social media attacks against the growing population of Arabs and Muslims in the southwest suburbs, and more recently, Middle Eastern students. The rally will[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of September 10, 2017
≡ Village A & E PF Library Learn Green Health Etc. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Park Forest Art Fair returns for its 62nd year on September 16 &17 in DownTown Park Forest. The Park Forest Art Fair is the second oldest juried art fair in the Chicago area. The finest artists in[Read More…]
Former IL Governor Quinn to Honor Fallen Illinois Servicemembers on Monday, Sept. 11
Source: colum.edu CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2017. Former Governor Pat Quinn will commemorate Patriot Day – and the 16th anniversary of 9/11 – by opening the “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibit at the Columbia College Chicago Library Reading Room 301 at 12:30 p.m. The Library is located at 624 S. Michigan Ave. in[Read More…]
Women’s Self-Defense Class on Saturday, September 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2017. A women’s self-defense class will be held on Saturday, September 16, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Board Room of Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The free class, hosted by Park Forest Trustee Jonathan Vanderbilt, will be led by Mace DeVries of Polaris[Read More…]
City of Chicago Had $1.4 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January1, 2017; Chicago is Not Broke
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. A review of the 2016 annual reports of the City’s 148 Tax Increment Financing Districts by volunteers with the TIF Illumination Project revealed some startling facts about local government finance. At a time when 956 Chicago Public School educators and staff are being laid off and the[Read More…]
Override Gov.’s Veto of Debt Transparency Act, Increase Transparency, DeLuca Says
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling on members of the General Assembly to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan piece of legislation that would increase government transparency and require state agencies to more accurately report their debt obligations. “Despite having a bipartisan, balanced budget for[Read More…]
Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Sixth Annual Recovery Walk
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 – In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their sixth annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
