Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Grande Prairie Singers, directed by Jo Rodenburg, salute the genius of George Frederic Handel with its “Hoorah for Handel’ concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6850 W. 159th St, Tinley Park. This performance is part of the Singers gala 40th anniversary[Read More…]
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Senator Duckworth to Trump: You’re Wrong—My Buddies and I ‘Fought to Win’ in Iraq
Iraq War Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. After President Trump said the United States Armed Forces “don’t fight to win” yesterday, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following reaction: “Not only are the President’s remarks not truthful, they are[Read More…]
Annual Networking Event for Students of Color at Prairie State College on Thursday, March 2
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. The Male Success Initiative (MSI) program at Prairie State College (PSC) will host its 11th annual networking event, Ties That Bind, on Thursday, March 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Conference Center on the main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
Rauner Administration Launches Jobs Portal
Part of ongoing AFSCME strike preparation New website makes it easier to apply for jobs working for the people of Illinois CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. The Rauner Administration announced today as part of its ongoing AFSCME strike preparation that it has launched a new website called Working for a Better[Read More…]
Eat Chili for a Good Cause at Glenwood Sunday Market’s Heat It Up! Chili Cook-off Fundraiser
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2017. Get your spoons ready! The Glenwood Sunday Market 8th Annual Heat It Up! Pro/Am Chili Cook-off & Fundraiser takes place this Sunday, March 5 from noon to 3 p.m. at Bar 63, 6341 N Broadway (just south of Sheridan & Devon). Professional and amateur chefs from across Chicago will showcase their chili-cooking expertise and[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Statement on Justice Department Reversal in Texas Voter ID Case
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Calling it a “surgical assault and attack on voting rights,” Cook County Clerk David Orr issued a statement in response to the Trump administration abandoning the long-standing case against the 2011 Texas voter ID law. Some background from Time: The Trump administration plans to abandon the federal government’s[Read More…]
Senator Tammy Duckworth Hosts Transportation Roundtable in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL —(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hosted a roundtable today with a number of elected officials, local leaders and officials representing local and regional transportation agencies around Chicagoland to discuss their efforts to expand public transit and support infrastructure projects. Duckworth also discussed the importance of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Reacts to News of the President’s 2018 Budget Request
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. Recent reporting has revealed that President Trump’s 2018 budget request would provide historic disinvestment in working families. Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement: “What we know about President Trump’s budget is deeply disturbing. Far from strengthening the economic stability of working families, the released[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly: ‘My [Joint Session] Guests Are Leaders in the Opposition to the Republicans’ War on Women and the President’s War on the First Amendment’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. For President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress, Congresswoman Robin Kelly will be joined by a member of the media and a leader in the fight to protect women’s access to healthcare. “My guests are leaders in the opposition to the Republicans’ War[Read More…]
South Suburban College Opens New Reading Center
The Grand Opening of SSC’s New Reading Center was well attended by students, faculty and administrators. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. South Suburban College was the proud host of the grand opening of their new Reading Center. The center, funded in part with federal grant funds, is the result of[Read More…]
