CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Michelle Perry of Richton Park, Ill., originally wanted to pursue a career as an optometrist, and hoped to attend a four-year university after high school, but she and her parents could not afford the tuition. After careful consideration, she decided to attend Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]
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Top U.S.-Based Companies Launch the ‘100,000 Opportunities Initiative’ to Create Pathways to Economic Opportunity for Young Americans
Alaska Airlines, Cintas, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide, HMSHost, JCPenney, JPMorgan Chase, Lyft, Macy’s, Microsoft, Porch.com, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, Walgreens and Walmart Come Together With the Goal to Create the Nation’s Largest Employer-Led Coalition to Hire or Train 100,000 Opportunity Youth First Opportunity Fair & Forum Coming[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Celebrate New Playgrounds in Avalon as Part of Chicago Plays! Playground Renovation Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly and Alderman Michelle Harris joined community members yesterday to celebrate the completion of two refurbished playgrounds at DeBow Park and Lorraine Dixon Park in the Avalon neighborhood as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! program.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Launches Destination: Chicago Mobile Van to Bring Computers and Computer Learning to Underserved Neighborhoods This Summer
Project powered by Chicago City of Learning and sponsored by Best Buy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael P. Kelly were joined today by 75 Park District summer campers at Columbus Park to launch a program to fill opportunity gaps in underserved neighborhoods. As[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of July 13, 2015
Young people cooling off on a hot summer day at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Source: www.villageofparkforest.com. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. The Village of Park Forest’s 5th Annual DownTown District Midsummer Madness event will take place on Wednesday, July 15th beginning at 5 p.m. at Dining on the Green[Read More…]
Distinguished Real Estate Educator Joins Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. David L. Funk, director of the Baker Program in Real Estate at Cornell University in New York, will join the faculty at Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate in fall 2015 as the newly appointed Pasquinelli Family Distinguished Chair in Real Estate. Funk, one of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Fresh Moves Mobile Markets
Mobile Food Markets Will Provide Fresh Produce to Underserved Areas on the City’s South and West Sides CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. Mayor Emanuel and Growing Power today announced that Fresh Moves Mobile Markets will begin providing affordable fresh fruits and vegetables in food desert communities on the city’s south and west[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Removing the Confederate Flag from U.S. Capitol Grounds
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today on House Democratic efforts to have the Confederate flag removed from the U.S. Capitol: “Today, South Carolina took an important step forward in healing America’s racial wounds by removing the Confederate flag from their statehouse grounds. It is[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 10, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015 Hundreds of Alliance Members Converge on Washington for 2015 National Legislative Conference 400 activists came to Washington, DC for the Alliance’s 2015 National Legislative Conference this week. The activists reached more than 150 offices on Thursday’s Lobby Day, when they met with their Members of Congress[Read More…]
Administration Issues Final Rules on Coverage of Certain Recommended Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
Final rules secure women’s access to contraceptive services while respecting religious beliefs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2015. Today, the Administration took important steps to make sure women have access to recommended preventive services, including contraceptive services, at no additional cost as required by the Affordable Care Act. The first action announced[Read More…]
