President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama interview each other about their favorite Olympic moments over the years. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Summer Olympics are in full-swing in Rio de Janeiro. (If you missed our behind-the-scenes look at the ceremony, check it out on the White House Instagram.) As[Read More…]
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DePaul University Art Museum Showcases International Art Exhibition ‘On Space and Place’
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. For the first time, viewers of the ART21 or “Art in the Twenty-First Century” television series will be able to see work by artists featured in the new season at the DePaul Art Museum on the Lincoln Park Campus of DePaul University. The exhibition will provide[Read More…]
TRiO Talent Search Program Grant Renewed at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The U.S. Department of Education recently renewed Prairie State College’s (PSC) TRiO Educational Talent Search Grant. The new award is for $1.2 million over a five-year period. The goal of the TRiO Talent Search program is to identify and help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds earn their[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Graduate Program Open House on Saturday, September 17
Registration required by Monday, September 12 University Park, IL – (ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2016. Governors State University is hosting a graduate and undergraduate program open house on Saturday, September 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in E-Lounge. The open house will showcase the many bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement with Ethical Electric for Misleading Marketing About its Renewable Energy Product
Attorney General Madigan Secures Refund for Residential Customers and Demands Company Provide More Detailed Information on the Source of Renewable Energy Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a settlement with Ethical Electric Inc., an alternative retail electricity supplier (ARES), for misleading consumers about the source[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $100 Million Settlement with Barclays for Market Manipulation
LIBOR Manipulation Hurt Government and Not-for-profit Organizations in Illinois and Across the Country Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday a $100 million settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. for fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct involving the manipulation of LIBOR, a benchmark interest rate[Read More…]
Nominations Being Accepted for Village of Park Forest’s 2016 Good Egg Award
Nomination Deadline Extended to Monday, August 15 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2016. Nominations are now being accepted for the Village of Park Forest’s 2016 Good Egg Award. The Good Egg Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to human relations in the south suburbs. The award is divided into[Read More…]
Eight Years of ‘Back to School Angels’ for South Suburban Family Shelter
HOMEWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. This is the time of year when the school supply sale ads start to appear in the Sunday paper. For many parents, this is a sign that summer vacation has tipped past the halfway mark and that soon it will be time for “back-to-school shopping.” For other[Read More…]
At Issue: Policy vs. Practice, Paul O’Neal and Tracking Independent Police Review Authority
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Video of the police killing of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal – released by the Independent Police Review Authority on Friday, a week after the incident – left Police Supt. Eddie Johnson with “more questions than answers.” That wasn’t true for everyone. An attorney for O’Neal’s family said the[Read More…]
asha bandele’s Prescient Novel ‘Daughter,’ re-released as eBook with a Healing Guide in Time for the Two-Year Anniversary of the Death of Michael Brown
2016 Edition to Feature Healing Guide for Witnesses and Survivors of Police Violence with Essays from Harry Belafonte, Founders of BlackLivesMatter, Michelle Alexander, Rashad Robinson, Susan L. Taylor, and Kadiatou Diallo Among Others NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016—asha bandele’s prescient first novel, Daughter, is to be re-released tomorrow as an eBook[Read More…]
