Rogers Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2017. Our worst fears are realized. Donald Trump has unleashed the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport undocumented immigrants regardless of whether they have committed serious crimes. Make no mistake. Rogers Park will be ground zero in this effort. Nearly one-third[Read More…]
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Rugby Illinois Partners with Bernie’s Book Bank for ‘Battle of the Books’
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2017. Rugby Illinois is challenging youth athletes to make a difference in their local community and give back to those in need. Local rugby clubs across the Chicagoland area and state will come together, collecting books to be donated to Bernie’s Book Bank. Battle of the Books, challenge[Read More…]
Tom Sharpe Ensemble In Concert At Freedom Hall
Award winning composer and artist Tom Sharpe and Ensemble Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m., the 2017 Freedom Hall Series will present the Tom Sharpe Ensemble. Tom Sharpe is an internationally recognized, award-winning composer, performer, and recording artist. He is a sought out clinician and performer of[Read More…]
Military Spouse Speaks Out, As Trump Hiring Freeze Impacts Her Child’s School
Wiesbaden, Germany –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. A military spouse, whose child’s school has been adversely impacted by Donald Trump’s Federal hiring freeze, is speaking out, upon receiving a memo from the U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden stating that all of their part-day Child and Youth Services (CYS) programs will close, due to[Read More…]
‘Salt of the Earth’ Art Exhibition Coming to South Suburban College’s Thiel Gallery in March
Pictured: “Pendulum” by Artist Margie Glass Sula SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Art & Design Department of South Suburban College is pleased to present a solo exhibition entitled Salt of the Earth by Margie Glass Sula. The exhibition will be on display[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Highlights Innovative School Schedules
A teacher engages with a small group of students in a classroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 29, 2016. AP/John Locher New CAP brief highlights innovative school schedules in Lawrence, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Brooklyn, New York. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Teachers in the United States spend[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Condemns Rollback of Federal Guidance Regarding Transgender Student Protections
IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan Madigan Commits to Protect All Illinois Students under the Illinois Human Rights Act Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today condemned the actions by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education rescinding federal guidance that set out protections for transgender students across the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Education Secretary and Congressional Leaders to Maintain Federal Protections for Higher Education Students
Madigan Leads Effort to Reinforce Need for Protections Against Worst Actors in For-Profit School Industry Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Education Secretary and Congressional leaders to express their support for recent federal protections for students in higher education[Read More…]
‘Flight of Obscurity X’ Exhibit Opens at Tall Grass Arts Association on March 11
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2017. Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk in DownTown Park Forest, will host a very different kind of exhibit in its Gallery from March 11 through April 15. ‘Flight of Obscurity X’ is an imposing solo show of sculptures and various installation elements created by Ohio artist Nathaniel[Read More…]
IL House Speaker Madigan Appoints Task Force to Continue Work on Education Funding Reform
IL House Speaker Michael Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Speaker Michael J. Madigan is forming a bipartisan House task force to continue working on an equitable education funding formula and address questions a state commission recently left unanswered. “The question of how Illinois funds our public schools is[Read More…]
