Commemorates contributions of gay rights leader and early pioneers of LGBT movement WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. In recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LBGT) Pride Month, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell last week announced that the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois, has been designated a[Read More…]
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Recipients of 2015 President’s Education Awards Program
Nearly 3 Million Hard Working, Dedicated Students from more than 30,000 Schools Honored Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education today announced the 2015 President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, honoring nearly three million students from more than 30,000 public, private and military schools from all 50 states,[Read More…]
Park Forest Launches Civic Leadership Academy, Application Deadline is July 31
Application deadline is July 31 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2015. The Village of Park Forest is offering a new civic leadership program to area residents with the first cohort slated to begin coursework in September. The Park Forest Civic Leadership Academy, a nine-month program, will consist of a select[Read More…]
Author of ‘Soundless Roar,’ Ava Kadishson Schieber, to Speak at DePaul University on June 23
Ava Kadishson Schieber artist, poet and author of “Soundless Roar: Stories, Poems, and Drawings,” will offer reflections of survival during the Nazi occupation in a talk at DePaul University June 23. (Photo courtesy of Ava Kadishson Schieber) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Artist and poet Ava Kadishson Schieber, who as an[Read More…]
Congressional Budget Office Issues Report on Budgetary and Economic Effects of Repealing the Affordable Care Act, June 19, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Over the past several years, a number of proposals have been advanced for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which became law in March 2010. In this report, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analyze the main budgetary and economic consequences[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin: Senate Formally Congratulates Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announce that the Senate formally congratulated the 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks by unanimously passing a resolution the Senators introduced earlier this week. “For the first time in 77 years the Blackhawks won the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin, Army Corps and City Officials Cut Ribbon on Montrose to Irving Park Section of Chicago Shoreline Protection Project
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Another major portion of the Chicago Shoreline Protection Project is now open, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and officials from the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Chicago Park District (CPD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today at a ribbon cutting ceremony[Read More…]
Documentary Film ‘The End of Poverty’ to be Screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on June 26
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘The End of Poverty’ on Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the film screening. Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest,[Read More…]
Statement from Dept. of Education on House Republicans Advancing Major Cuts to Education Funding
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015 “At a time when America’s kids need more and better education to compete with their peers around the world, House Republicans have advanced a proposal that shortchanges students at every level—from pre-k through college—while stifling innovation and incorporating ideological riders that would block much-needed college accountability.[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 19, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. In a Setback for America’s Retirees, Fast Track Passes U.S. House After a temporary victory on trade for retirees last week, the House of Representatives brought up Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) again, this time using special maneuvers to ensure Trade Adjustment Assistance was attached to a[Read More…]
