Overall totals revised April 5, 10:00 a.m. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With all precincts in Cook and Will Counties reporting, Jonathan Vanderbilt, Theresa Settles, and Robert McCray were elected Park Forest Village Trustees. Settles and McCray are incumbents. Vanderbilt will join them serving his first term as Village Trustee. Results will[Read More…]
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South Suburban College Bulldogs Basketball Team Finish 3rd in Nation
Pictured: SSC 2016-17 Bulldogs and Coach John Pigatti SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. It’s been another great year for the South Suburban College Bulldogs. It was the men’s basketball team’s 8th time at the national championship and they finished third in the country two years in a row. Congratulations[Read More…]
ASPIRA Charter School Educators Sign Contract with Management
New contract averts what would have been first strike of a charter school network in U.S history. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017: Educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools voted overwhelmingly late last week to approve a tentative agreement with management — and at 5PM on Monday, the union’s leadership signed the final contract[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Legal Action to Advance Cost-Saving, Pollution-Cutting Federal Energy Efficiency Standards
Madigan Joins Coalition Charging U.S. Department of Energy Violated Federal Law By Obstructing Implementation Of Energy Efficiency Standards For Common Consumer and Commercial Products Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a state and municipal coalition to announce legal action against the federal government for violating federal[Read More…]
Illinois Women March to Take Place in Springfield on April 25 to Push for Progressive Agenda, Responsible Budget
SPRINGIELD—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2017. Women and their allies from across Illinois are expected to join forces to push for a responsible budget and progressive agenda of bills in Springfield Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Individuals representing a wide range of issues and more than 50 organizations will march around the state capitol and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, 1871, and Chicago Public Schools Announce New Entrepreneur Seminar for Students at Dyett High School
1871 and local entrepreneurs partner with CPS to deliver 8-week seminar at Dyett High School, giving students exposure to innovation and technology CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined 1871 CEO Howard Tullman, and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Chief Education Officer Dr. Janice Jackson at Walter H. Dyett High[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Bustos, McKinley Press Attorney General Sessions to Fully Exempt Bureau of Prisons from Trump Hiring Freeze
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and David McKinley (R-WV) today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately and fully exempt the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from the federal hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on January 23,[Read More…]
Hundreds of Area Youth Attend Congresswoman Kelly’s Youth Job and Resource Expo
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2017. More than 300 young people from Chicagoland attended Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s 4th annual Youth Job and Resource Expo on Saturday at Thornwood Township High School in Harvey. “Too many of our young people are looking for work but simply can’t find jobs. The goal of this annual[Read More…]
April 4 Consolidated General Election Information
Polls open tomorrow – 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Clerk David Orr reminds suburban Cook County voters that there’s plenty at stake in tomorrow’s Consolidated General Election when 1,031 contests and 2,541 candidates will be on the ballot. “The decisions that directly impact people’s lives every day, from how schools and[Read More…]
Supporter to Auction Jerry Garcia’s Legendary Grateful Dead Guitar to Benefit Southern Poverty Law Center
Jerry Garcia playing his guitar Wolf (Source: Southern Poverty Law Center) ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. A generous, longtime supporter has decided to auction a cherished item from American music history to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. It’s the guitar, nicknamed “Wolf,” that was used by Jerry Garcia in countless Grateful[Read More…]
