MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, October 16, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Last year, more than 85 employers with active job openings met[Read More…]
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Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference to Present Ninth Annual Forum in New York City, October 9 – 11
Speakers to Present on New Research on Medical Uses for Psychedelic Drugs, Drug Policy Reform Advocacy, and More New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. The ninth annual Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics conference will be held at the Cooper Union and The New School in New York City on October 10th[Read More…]
Freedom Hall in Park Forest Kicks Off 2015-2016 Season
Ava Logan will appear with the Southland Jazz Ensemble on Sunday, November 8 at Park Forest’s Freedom Hall. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sept. 3, 2015 – Freedom Hall in Park Forest, Illinois has some amazing acts for their 2015-2016 concert line-up! They have R&B, jazz music, Motown, blues, county and[Read More…]
Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders Group to Host Screening of Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on Oct. 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. The Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders Group will host a screening of the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on Tuesday, October 13 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. (Please Note: UUCC is not a[Read More…]
Tuesday, Oct. 6: Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Coalition of Peace Groups to Hold Emergency Protest Re: Airstrike on Afghanistan Hospital
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. On Tuesday, October 6th at 3 p.m. in front of Stroger Hospital (Ogden & Damen in Chicago), Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Coalition of Peace Groups will hold an emergency protest regarding the airstrike on the Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan Hospital. During the 2003 Shock and Awe[Read More…]
New Cal-Sag Bike Trail to be Highlighted at Sierra Club Meeting on Oct. 12
Trail Near 86th Avenue in Palos Park MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, October 12th at 7:15 p.m. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library, NOT the Frankfort Community Center. The Frankfort Public Library is visible from Rt.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Theatre Conservatory Welcomes Three Visiting Professors
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. A Broadway dancer, a Roosevelt University theatre alumna with expertise in Shakespeare/classical theatre and a veteran actor of Chicago theatre have joined Roosevelt’s Theatre Conservatory this academic year as assistant visiting professors. Teaching dance, acting and musical theatre, the new instructors bring a myriad of talent and[Read More…]
Annual College Fair to be Hosted By Prairie State College on Oct. 13
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Illinois Regional College Fair from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, in the Atrium on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Community members, high school students and their families, PSC students and[Read More…]
An Anniversary Celebration of Music and Dance Pioneers at Governors State University on October 24
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. You know their music. It’s the kind that interrupts a moment with the immediate urge to move. How perfect then to celebrate their work in a contemporary dance performance. GSU’s Center for Performing Arts welcomes PHILADANCO! at 45, The Philadelphia Dance Company, for their 45th[Read More…]
Amy Schumer, Stephen Curry, Ed Norton, Russell Simmons, Shonda Rhimes, 90+ Celebs Join 130,000 Americans Demanding Criminal Justice Reform in 2015
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Amy Schumer, Steph Curry, Ed Norton, Jesse Williams, Chris Pine, Russell Simmons, and Piper Kerman are among 90+ celebrities calling for reform to our criminal justice system — a call sounded by #cut50, a bipartisan effort to safely and smartly reduce our incarcerated population by[Read More…]
