CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2016. In response to the epidemic of shootings in Chicago, and the massacre of mostly LGBTQ, mostly Latino individuals at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Chicago-area LGBTQ, Latinx, community and gun violence prevention organizations are coming together for “Disarm Gun Violence: An LGBTQ Town Hall For Action” Thursday, October 20.[Read More…]
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No, There Was No Late-night Clown Stalking Somonauk Park
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police took to Facebook Tuesday morning to reassure the public there was no creepy, late-night clown lurking around Somonauk Park. Apparently several people called dispatch after someone pulled a prank, posting an image of the clown, an actual clown who did intend to creep out[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host Local School Superintendents’ Forum on Thursday, October 20
Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts, Park Forest, IL Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for a Local School Superintendents’ Forum. The League of Women Voters recognizes that quality schools providing excellent education are an essential building block[Read More…]
Park Forest Swears In Two Firefighters
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village Clerk Sheila McGann had the honors Monday night swearing in two new members of the Park Forest Fire Department. Michael Wolski, currently of Shorewood, Illinois, and Elizabeth “Bess” Vlahakis, currently of Frankfort, Illinois, were sworn in as firefighters and paramedics. Bess Vlahakis, a native of Park[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Hundreds of Illinois Regency Beauty Institute Students Eligible for Student Relief
Regency Beauty Institute, Tinley Park, IL Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that hundreds of former Illinois students who attended Regency Beauty Institute are eligible to have their federal student loan debt forgiven by the U.S. Department of Education. Regency, with 10 locations in Illinois, permanently[Read More…]
Vigil in Chicago for a Black Transgender Woman that was Murdered Wednesday, October 5
TT Saffore CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2016. A vigil will be held on Wednesday, October 5 to celebrate the life of TT Saffore, a black transgender woman who was killed last month on the West Side of Chicago. The vigil will take place at the Broadway Youth Center, 615 West Wellington Avenue[Read More…]
Fall Can Trigger Asthma and Allergy Symptoms – From Cook County Health & Hospital System
This is a user-submitted post. Have news? Send it to us! Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The leaves are beginning to turn, the cooler days of fall are upon us and that could trigger asthma and allergy symptoms, especially for children who have returned to the classroom. Physicians at the Cook County Health &[Read More…]
South Suburban College Foundation Annual Scholarship Donor Drive Critical for Local College Student Success
Jarrett M. Adams, Attorney, Innocence Project, NY, NY, former scholarship recipient addresses South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) supporters at their most recent fundraiser. After serving nearly 10 years for a wrongful conviction, Jarrett was exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. As a first step, Jarrett literally walked[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Launches First Phase Of Mentoring Initiative By Immediately Expanding Becoming A Man Mentoring Program To Reach More Than 4,000 Male Youths This School Year
Fall 2016 Expansion of Proven BAM Model to Deliver on Priority of Comprehensive Public Safety Plan; Corporate Partners Support Mayor’s Three-Year Plan to Provide More than 7,000 At-Risk Youth with High-Quality Mentoring Mayor Emanuel CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Following his comprehensive speech outlining his public safety plan last week, Mayor Rahm[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $96 Million Settlement with USA Discounters for Targeting and Deceiving Military Members
Multistate Settlement Secures Relief for Service Members Lured into Purchasing Overpriced Consumer Goods With Expensive Financing Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 49 other attorneys general, today announced a settlement with national retailer USA Discounters Ltd., over claims the company targeted and misled U.S service members[Read More…]
