Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Village of Park Forest will host a free Veteran’s Housing, Resources and Job Fair on Tuesday, June 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dining on the Green 349 Main Street, Park Forest. The event will provide information about Jobs, VA Home Loans,[Read More…]
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Village of Park Forest Establishes Veterans Commission
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Boards and Commissions of the Village of Park Forest consist of residents who volunteer to serve on specific committees, which provide insights to the Board of Trustees. These valuable insights assist the elected officials in the decision-making process as they look to implement policies[Read More…]
Blackhawks Galas Don’t Get Old, They Just Get Better
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 By Bob Verdi – Blackhawks Team Historian You know the Blackhawks are on a roll when you can jog your short-term memory and actually compare their parades. Grant Park was swell in 2013, but when did they paint all the seats at Soldier Field red? In 2010, were[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Elects Alumna Pat Harris as New Board Chair
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Pat Harris, global chief diversity officer and vice president of global community engagement of McDonald’s Corporation, today was elected as the 12th chair of Roosevelt University’s Board of Trustees. Her three-year term begins July 1, 2015. She succeeds James J. Mitchell III, who was elected a life[Read More…]
Prairie State College Professor Christine Brooms Honored With ICCTA Outstanding Faculty Member Award
Prairie State College (PSC) Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine Brooms (right) recently was honored as a recipient of the Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. She is congratulated by fellow PSC Associate Professor Melanie Eddins-Spencer. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) Associate[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Charleston Shooting at Emanuel AME Church
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. “I’m horrified, saddened and angered by the church shooting in Charleston, SC that took the lives of nine people. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of all the victims of this terrible shooting. This is a time for solidarity and mourning.[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Stand-alone ‘Fast Track’ Legislation
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a stand-alone Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill: “I am disappointed that the House of Representatives passed a stand-alone ‘Fast Track’ bill this afternoon. If the Senate passes a similar stand-alone measure, TPA[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Praises Treasury Secretary for Taking Action to Put a Woman on U.S. Currency
Author of Put A Woman On The Twenty Act (HR 1910) says: “We may have been ten dollars off, but our advocacy was right on the money.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) reacted to news that Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew will announce[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds 90 Percent of Private Student Loan Borrowers Who Applied for Co-Signer Release Were Rejected
Industry Inquiry Reveals Problems for Consumers Seeking to Prevent Auto-Defaults WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report finding high rates of consumers are being rejected for co-signer release on their private student loans, based on its review of industry[Read More…]
Summer Lunch Program at St. Irenaeus Church
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry St., Park Forest, will be providing free healthy and nutritious lunches this summer. Meals will be available June 22 through August 14 (Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. The Summer Lunch[Read More…]
