Parents drop their children off at Chicago’s Benjamin E. Mays Academy, September 2012. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2016. Misaligned school and work schedules mean that the average school is closed for 29 days during the school year, and the need for parents to scramble constantly for child[Read More…]
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On International Day of the Girl First Lady Michelle Obama Announces New Commitments to Let Girls Learn
Since March 2015, Let Girls Learn has invested more than a billion dollars in new and ongoing girls’ education programming in more than 50 countries and today announces more than five million dollars in new private commitments to girls’ education Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet visiting the School Without Walls[Read More…]
Haymarket Time Capsule Mystery: Researchers, Archaeologists and Historians to Speak on October 27 (Video)
Forest Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2016. On October 3, 2016, archaeologists unearthed a concrete cylinder with marble caps near the Haymarket Martyrs Monument in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park. Researchers believe it could be the Haymarket time capsule buried in 1892 by supporters of the anarchist Haymarket Martyrs. Oak Park[Read More…]
National Education Association President Horrified by Tape Revealing Donald Trump Bragged About Sexual Assault
Eskelsen García: Trump only sees women as “fat pigs” or sex objects. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2016 – NEA President Lily Eskelsen García provided the following response upon learning that Donald Trump was caught on tape bragging about sexually assaulting women: “Donald Trump couldn’t make it any clearer that he has[Read More…]
Clerk’s Office Issues Election Day Reminders For College Students
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Clerk’s Office is eager to help students register and vote for the November 8, 2016 Presidential Election. Below you will find key information on different forms of voter registration, voting and more: How do I register to vote? Anyone with an Illinois driver’s license or state[Read More…]
President Obama Remarks in Chicago with Tammy Duckworth (Video)
https://youtu.be/-_Gsy2KWYwI CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2016. President Obama made remarks in Chicago with Representative Tammy Duckworth on Sunday. Duckworth, the U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district, is running for the U.S. Senate seat against Republican Mark Kirk. Transcript of President Obama’s remarks are here. Source: Youtube
Activists Lockdown Chicago Streets to Denounce Islamophobic & Hyper-Militarized SWAT Training
#StopITOA Coalition disrupts business as usual in downtown Chicago on first day of Illinois Tactical Officers Association Conference Photo courtesy @sarahdashji CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2016. Fifteen community members chained themselves together across the intersection of Michigan and Wacker, disrupting business as usual in downtown Chicago for an hour and a half.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of October 9, 2016
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — The Village of Park Forest in partnership with the City of Chicago Heights and Prairie State College will be honoring Vietnam veterans on November 10 as part of the nation’s ongoing 50th Vietnam War Commemoration. The Park Forest Veteran’s Commission is[Read More…]
Illinois Tollway to Host Networking Event on Friday, October 14 to Help Veteran-Owned Businesses Prepare to do Business with the State
Firms invited to register for Veterans Business Program certification and learn about upcoming opportunities for engineering, construction and goods and services contracts DOWNERS GROVE, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2016. The Illinois Tollway will host an Engaging Our Vets networking event on Friday, October 14, in Palos Hills to help veteran-owned firms[Read More…]
Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus to Host a Health Forum on Stress Thursday, October 20
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2016. A hands-on, community seminar for understanding how to minimize signs of stress takes place on Thursday, October 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Board Room of Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Scheduled speakers at the event include Felecia Houston,[Read More…]
