Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the attorneys general of 31 states and the District of Columbia announced a settlement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company (collectively, Nationwide) over an October 2012 data breach. The data breach was allegedly[Read More…]
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Chicago Nasty Women to Host Exhibition of Nasty Women Artwork on Friday, September 8 to Benefit Planned Parenthood
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2017. Chicago Nasty Women is hosting a one-night blowout exhibition of work by Nasty Women artists on Friday, September 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The exhibition is hosted by Stan Mansion, an architectural wonder located at 2408 North Kedzie Boulevard, in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. This[Read More…]
Palos Township Residents to Rally for Immediate Resignation of Trustee Sharon Brannigan on Monday, August 14
PALOS, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2017. Palos Township residents and others will rally against racism and hate speech on Monday, August 14th, in response to current Trustee Sharon Brannigan’s hate speech attacking the growing population of Arabs and Muslims in the southwest suburbs, and more recently, Middle Eastern students. The rally will take place at the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Record High Reading and Math Scores on National Exam
More than 60 Percent of CPS Students Outscore National Peers in Reading CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2017. Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Forrest Claypool and CPS Chief Education Officer Dr. Janice K. Jackson today announced that more Chicago elementary students than ever before are meeting or exceeding standards for math and reading. For[Read More…]
Toi Hutchinson Elected as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures: Rahm Immanuel Statement
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2017. “I want to congratulate State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields) on her election as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures for the 2018-2019 term. As chair of the Senate Revenue Committee, Senator Hutchinson was incredibly instrumental in negotiating the state’s first bipartisan, balanced budget in[Read More…]
Prairie State College Welcomes Two New Deans to its Administration
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) recently welcomed two new deans to campus. Carol Fawcett, dean of allied health and emergency services, and Janice Kaushal, dean of career technical education, both joined the PSC administration in July. n her new role at the college, Fawcett provides vision, leadership[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Funding to Improve Response to Sexual Assault Crimes in Western Illinois
Grant Funding from Madigan’s Joint Sexual Assault Working Group Will Increase Availability of Specially Trained Authorities & Nurses to Increase Successful Prosecution of Sexual Assault Crimes in Western Illinois Macomb —(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced grant funding to improve and increase services for sexual assault survivors[Read More…]
SlutWalk Chicago to Host Mass March Against Rape Culture on Saturday, August 12
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2017. SlutWalk Chicago will hold their annual march to speak out against patriarchy, rape culture, and slut-shaming on Saturday, August 12th at noon. The march will begin at Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. SlutWalk Chicago stands in solidarity with all survivors of sexual[Read More…]
Fire Report: Assist In Matteson, Training Goes On
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In this week’s fire report, the Park Forest Fire Department responded to Matteson for a report of smoke in a building. Good news, the PFFD was only needed as a backup, and there did not appear to be a fire. For the week of July 30 through[Read More…]
Insects Program At Thorn Creek Nature Center Sunday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There’s an insects program coming to the Thorn Creek Nature Center. Children ages 12 and under can explore the differences between insects, spiders, and other kinds of arthropods at Insects Abound For Kids on Sunday, August 13 from 1-3 p.m. Join us to observe the wide variety[Read More…]
