Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. Take part in the 2nd Annual Paws at the Park pet adoption at the Park Forest Bark District on Sept. 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Every year, Animal Medical Center of Sauk Village teams up with the Village of Park Forest[Read More…]
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Congressman Blumenauer to Senator Mark Kirk: Show Respect and Compassion for Our Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016 – This week, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released an open letter to U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), urging Senator Kirk to show respect and compassion for veterans, change course, and support Representative Blumenauer’s bipartisan proposal to allow Department of Veterans Affairs physicians to provide recommendations[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement for the upcoming 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965: “Fifty one years ago, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law—ushering in a new[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Proposed Rate Changes for Illinois Health Exchange
Calls on state to closely review, negotiate fair premiums for Illinois CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on the insurer-proposed rate changes that could impact Illinoisans purchasing individual health insurance through the Illinois’ Health Marketplace next year: The Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) –[Read More…]
ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Partner to Advance Public Safety Initiatives Across Northern Illinois
ComEd’s Powering Safe Communities program provides grants funding 24 local safety initiatives CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016 – ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus have awarded $170,000 in grants to fund projects in 24 municipalities to improve local public safety through ComEd’s Powering Safe Communities program. In the program’s second year, ComEd[Read More…]
University of Chicago Academic Boot Camp Helps Soldiers Transition Into Students
UChicago to host 15 veterans as part of nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016 By: Greg Borzo Of the more than 200,000 Americans who leave the military each year, many say they want to pursue an undergraduate education but lack the preparation or confidence to do so. To help veterans[Read More…]
Black Teen Girls Organize Protest for Paul O’Neal in Millennium Park on Sunday, August 7
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. On Sunday, August 7 at 5:00 PM, Chicagoans of all ages and backgrounds will gather at Wrigley Square in Millennium Park in Chicago, for a march in response to the recent recorded acts of police brutality that resulted in the deaths of Paul O’Neal and others. The[Read More…]
CCHHS Reminds Parents to Schedule Back to School Physicals
This is a user-supplied story. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The first day of school will be here before you know it. Pediatric primary care providers at the Cook County Health & Hospitals System are reminding Illinois parents that students entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade are required to undergo a[Read More…]
South Side Leaders Welcome Obama Presidential Center Site Selection (Video)
Obama Foundation and local officials join community leaders at an Aug. 3 news conference outside the Museum of Science and Industry to discuss the Obama Presidential Center’s site. Photo by: Jean Lachat CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 By Jeremy Manier The Barack Obama Foundation brought together area leaders on Aug. 3 to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Final Pension Funding Solution Reached In Partnership With Union Leaders For Municipal Employees’ Annuity And Benefit Fund
Agreement Identifies Reasonable Funding Solution and Shared Path Forward to Stabilize Fourth and Final Pension Fund CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City’s union partners announced yesterday an agreement in principle to put the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund (MEABF) on a path to solvency. If approved[Read More…]
