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‘Shadows of Liberty’ to be Screened on Oct. 23 at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Park Forest

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2015. The film ‘Shadows of Liberty’ will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. The screening will take place on Friday, October 23rd at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the movie. ‘Shadows of Liberty’ reveals the extraordinary truth[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Oct. 16, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. SSA Announces 0% COLA in 2016, Triggering Major Cost Increases for Medicare Beneficiaries Social Security Administration (SSA) officials announced on Thursday that there will be no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries in 2016. The announcement is particularly troubling because it triggers a premium spike[Read More…]

Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College Oct. 30

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015.  The Prairie State College (PSC) Police Department, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]

Head of Roosevelt University’s Real Estate Program Receives Education Award

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015.  Jon B. DeVries, director of Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate and an advisor to Roosevelt student teams winning the Midwest Real Estate Challenge in 2013-15, has received a 2015 teaching award from the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation (HEEF). Recognized for outstanding service and dedication[Read More…]

10 Million People Expected to have Marketplace Coverage at End of 2016

HHS aims to sign up more than 1 out of every 4 uninsured consumers eligible for coverage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015.  U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that she expects 10 million individuals to be enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and[Read More…]

At the University of Chicago, a Coalition of Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Adjunct Professors Demand Union Rights and a Living Wage

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2015. A coalition of undergraduates, graduate students, and adjunct professors will assemble on Friday, October 16 at 3 p.m. at the University of Chicago administration office, 5801 S. Ellis Ave. (quadrangle side of Levi Hall) to demand a living wage of at least $15 an hour for all[Read More…]

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