University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Get ready for spring with a shopping trip to Governors State University. The GSU Civil Service Senate is hosting the Annual Spring Open Market on Thursday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Crafters and vendors will have unique items and gifts on sale[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Funding To Restore Youth Employment At Shuttered Site
Bikes N’ Roses’ Belmont Cragin site to reopen and employ youth via One Summer Chicago and year-round opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday an investment to restore 65 youth employment opportunities at a small business that had been closed earlier this year due to funding withheld by[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Announces Winners of 2016 Congressional Art Competition
MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for high school students during a reception at South Suburban College’s Lee E. Dulgar Gallery. Paul Somerville, a student at Thornwood High School, won first place for his entry titled, “A Boy in the City.”[Read More…]
5th Annual Lake Calumet Earth Day Hike on April 22
Registration Required by Thursday, April 21 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2016. The Lake Calumet Vision Committee is sponsoring its 5th Annual Earth Day Hike on Friday, April 22. This will be a unique opportunity to explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. Join[Read More…]
#TimStrong: In and Around Park Forest Week of April 10, 2016
#TimStrong Shirt. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2016. The Olympia Fields McDonald’s, 2400 West Lincoln Highway, is hosting a community effort to provide financial assistance to the family of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones. The McDonald’s plans to donate 30 percent of sales on Monday, April 11 from[Read More…]
#TimStrong: Local McDonald’s to Hold Fundraiser for Family of Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2016. An Olympia Fields McDonald’s is jumping in a community effort to provide financial assistance to the family of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones. The McDonald’s, located at 2400 W. Lincoln Hwy., plans to donate 30 percent of sales on April 11 from[Read More…]
Logan Square Community Members Block Traffic At Construction Site on Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2016. About 20 Logan Square tenants and homeowners are currently blocking traffic on Milwaukee Avenue in front of the Twin Towers luxury development construction site, 2293 N. Milwaukee Ave. They are joined by about 100 supporters from We Are / Somos Logan Square, Lifted Voices, Centro Autonomo, Logan[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Award Scholarships to Exceptional Mikva Challenge Teens
Attending the historic signing of an agreement on April 7 between Roosevelt University and MIkva Challenge, above, are (from left): Roosevelt’s Israel Vargas, director of community engagement and government relations; Jennifer Tani, assistant VP of community engagement and government relations; June Lapidus, associate professor of economics and director of Social Justice Studies;[Read More…]
A Statement from Bruce Springsteen on Cancellation of April 10 Concert in North Carolina
Photo Credit: Antonio Rossi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016– Singer, songwriter, and artist Bruce Springsteen issued the following statement on his cancellation of the concert he was to perform this Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Springsteen expressed his extreme displeasure with North Carolina’s HB2, which ostensibly “dictates which bathrooms transgender people[Read More…]
Illinois Consumers Must File Claims by October 4 in $104 Million Settlement Over Illegally Fixed Prices for LCD Screens
Consumers Who Purchased a TV, Monitor, Notebook Computer, Cell Phone or MP3 Player with a Flat Panel Screen from 1998 to 2006 May Benefit from Madigan’s Settlement Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Illinois consumers have until October 4, 2016, to claim money they[Read More…]
