Courier 12 features industry talent from ‘Thor: Ragnorak,’ ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Die Hard’ The annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference will be held on DePaul’s Loop Campus October 8. (Image courtesy of Courier 12) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. Entertainers, producers and screenwriters will join the DePaul University School of Cinematic[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Calls On EPA To Protect American Families From Toxic Asbestos And Flame Retardants
Senator Dick Durbin WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to list asbestos and flame retardants among the top priority chemicals it will review under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which reforms the Toxic[Read More…]
Respecting Tribal Wisdom, Revitalizing Indian Education
Secretary Jewell hiking on a field trip with Native American students to Saguaro Nation Park in Arizona. Photo by Tami Heilemann, Interior. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016 By:Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes, Acting Director of the Bureau of Indian Education Under President Obama’s Generation Indigenous initiative to break the cycle of poverty[Read More…]
South Suburban College Student Artists Win Best Group Project Award for Tinley Park’s Benches on the Avenue Contest
Pictured: SSC Students received the award for Best Group Project in Tinley Park’s Benches on the Avenue contest for their entry “The Marauder’s Bench.” SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. Eight South Suburban College (SSC) Art & Design students were presented with a municipal award from Tinley Park recently for[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Announces $2.6 Million in Federal Grants for Eight Fire Departments
Park Forest Fire Department awarded $320,071 federal grant CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that eight fire departments in the South Suburbs and Kankakee County have received a total of more than $2.6 million in federal grants that will fund additional hiring, vehicle acquisition and emergency equipment. “One[Read More…]
Statement From David Orr Regarding Election Day Registration Ruling
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr released the following statement regarding the Election Day ruling issued today that impacts Illinois: I am extremely disappointed that a US District Judge granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting Election Day Registration in precincts. This lawsuit was a thinly-veiled partisan effort by the right-wing[Read More…]
Preckwinkle Announces Cook County’s New Mapping System
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that Cook County is upgrading its mapping system to better improve efficiency and services to residents and facilitate graphic representations of what would otherwise be available only as statistical data. Previously, only County employees who were experts in Geographic Information Systems[Read More…]
South Suburban College Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Seeking Volunteer Tutors and Offering Free Services
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading[Read More…]
South Suburban College BCI Presents Another Elevation Leadership Summit on October 17
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents an Elevation Leadership Summit Taking Faith-Based and Non-Profit Leadership to Loftier Heights! on Monday, October 17th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This conference will be held in the South Suburban College Performing Arts[Read More…]
Students To Rally in Downtown Chicago for National Voter Registration Day #WhyWeVote
Launch 30 registrations drives throughout the city Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Hundreds of Chicago students and residents are expected to come together at Daley Plaza to share #WhyWeVote, a campaign for mass voter participation connecting youth issues to the Nov. 8 election. The rally will be held in Daley Plaza, 50 W Washington, Chicago, IL, on Tuesday,[Read More…]
