Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017 By Jen Hayden It’s not the star-studded concert many were hoping for, but this is a wonderful thing to do during the inauguration. A group of well-known celebrities are banding together for a three-hour live broadcast on Inauguration Day, proceeds benefiting the ACLU, Planned Parenthood[Read More…]
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Windy City Times Releases 2004 Tapes of Obama Discussing LGBT Issues During Senate Campaign
Obama at the Chicago LGBT fundraiser May 7, 2004. Photo by: Tracy Baim CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. Two audio tapes from Barack Obama’s campaign for U.S. Senate from Illinois have been released by Windy City Times newspaper. The audio is in the online version of this story: http://tinyurl.com/Obama2004LGBT . Both tapes were[Read More…]
Freezing Rain in Illinois Could Make Roads Slick this Weekend
Expect longer travel times and potentially hazardous travel conditions SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is alerting motorists that travel may be impacted by freezing rain and sleet today through Sunday. The National Weather Service is expecting ice to accumulate in many areas of Illinois, particularly[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Press Conference on Investigation into Chicago Police Department
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017 Good morning, and thank you all for being here. I am joined by Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; Zach Fardon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Applauds President Obama’s Designation of the National Monuments to Preserve Pivotal Civil Rights Sites and the First National Monument to Civil War Reconstruction
Darrah Hall in Beaufot County, South Carolina. Photo by National Park Service. Also Praises President’s Expansion of Existing National Monuments Protecting Natural & Cultural Resources in California & Oregon WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. As the country prepares to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Annual Park Permit Lottery Set for Saturday, February 4
Park Forest’s Central Park (Source: villageofparkforest.com) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department will hold its Annual Park Permit Lottery on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is held each year to allow[Read More…]
Sprint 1Million Project Activation Fair and Teen Zone Open House to be Held on Tuesday, Jan.17
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. Some 250 high school students in Park Forest stand to become the proud new owners of cellular devices thanks to a new initiative from Sprint. Park Forest was selected as one of 11 communities across the country by Sprint and the Sprint Foundation to participate[Read More…]
Trend Toward Mass Deportation of Immigrants from U.S. to be Topic of Feb. 6 Matthew Freeman Lecture
Tanya Golash Boza CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Increasing deportation of largely male black and Latino immigrants from the United States will be the topic of Roosevelt University’s annual Matthew Freeman lecture by author Tanya Golash-Boza at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The event is[Read More…]
Photo Exhibit on Green Roofs in Chicago and Beyond to Open Feb. 9 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
Wabash building green roof CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The public will get a rare look at green roofs in Chicago and beyond when photographer Brad Temkin’s Rooftop: Second Nature opens Thursday, Feb. 9 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18. S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Approximately 20 large-scale images of green rooftops in[Read More…]
‘Sweep Away Exploitation’ Event Discusses Newly Enacted Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017. The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) joined Arise Chicago, Latino Union of Chicago, AFIRE Chicago and other members of the IL Domestic Workers Coalition and the National Domestic Workers Alliance for a press conference today to “Sweep Away Exploitation” for IL’s 35,000+ Domestic Workers. Amidst a[Read More…]
