ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017 By Walter Einenkel This coming Monday, members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 (AFSCME), the largest union in Illinois, will be voting on whether or not a strike would be on the table during negotiations with Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Over the[Read More…]
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African American History Month Programs Coming To South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. South Suburban College’s Office of Student Life & Leadership presents four programs open to the public at no charge in honor of African American History Month. Poetry Slam and Open Mike w/Jus Words Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.[Read More…]
State of Illinois, University of Illinois System Launch ‘Smart State’ Partnership
University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen (Source: uillinois.edu) Technology initiative will help state better serve citizens, promote business growth SPRINGFIELD, IL (ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017– The State of Illinois and University of Illinois System announced a new partnership today which advances Illinois as the nation’s premier ‘Smart State’, integrating next-generation[Read More…]
Saturday, Feb. 4: Illinois Water Protectors Rally and March in the Eleventh Hour of the Standing Rock Crisis
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017 — Native Water Protectors and their allies will move in prayer and unity on Saturday as they answer a call for solidarity from the frontlines of Standing Rock, where the struggle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline has entered its eleventh hour. Water protectors and supporters[Read More…]
KKK Flyers Found In Park Forest And Manteno (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- KKK Flyers were reported distributed throughout three states this week: North Carolina, Maine, and Illinois. Park Forest and Manteno were targeted in Illinois. From the Washington Post: Ku Klux Klan recruitment fliers were distributed throughout towns in North Carolina, Illinois and Maine this week, triggering condemnation across three[Read More…]
“We Can All See Through The Emperor’s New Clothes And His Chinese-Made Tie,” Says Rep. Gutierrez (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 By joeschmeaux Watch Illinois Rep Luis Gutierrez deliver this scathing speech, at the end of which he offers Trump his copy of the constitution, signed by Khizr Khan, recalls Khan’s question to trump about whether he has ever read the constitution, then calls Trump, “our new[Read More…]
Black History Month: Exploring African American Heritage at National Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park commemorates the work and later years of Harriet Tubman, the fearless Underground Railroad conductor and active proponent of women’s suffrage and other causes. The park is located at the site where Tubman lived and worshiped in Auburn, New York, caring for[Read More…]
Robert’s Rules of Order Seminar at South Suburban College on Friday, February 10
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. South Suburban College will host a 3-hour Seminar on Robert’s Rules of Order on February 10 from 6:00-9:00pm in the MB Financial Room at the college’s main campus. Robert’s Rules of Order is a book that is intended to be a guide for conducting[Read More…]
Arab American Action Network Announces Oak Park Rally on Saturday, February 4 to Resist Trump’s Muslim Ban
Residents, Activists, urge Village Board and Mayor to adopt Stronger Welcoming Village Ordinance Following President Trump’s attacks on Immigrant Community OAK PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017. On Saturday, February 4, from noon to 2 p.m., Oak Park residents and others will rally at Scoville Park urging Village Trustees and the Mayor[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan & Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Jewish Community Center Bomb Threat & Hate Crimes
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights to condemn Tuesday’s bomb threat against a Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Lake Zurich. The JCC Chicago reported that an employee of a JCC daycare facility in Lake[Read More…]
