Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts will present “A Night of Gospel and Motown” at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Bloom High School auditorium, 101 W. 10th St., Chicago Heights. Tickets for the musical event, which will feature Michelle Obama School students,[Read More…]
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UN ‘Free & Equal’ Campaign Launces Video Spotlighting LGBT Diversity, Fight Against Homophobia
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) pride march. Photo: OHCHR/Joseph Smida NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 May 2015 – A new United Nations ‘Free & Equal’ campaign video highlighting the diversity of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) community was played on massive screens in New York’s Times Square today ahead[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on the Latest Anti-Immigrant Amendments to Defense Bill: ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, He’ll Ask for a Glass of Milk’
Gutiérrez tells GOP: “If you give the restrictionists a vote or a hearing on every crazy idea they come up with, you will be relegated to being a provincial party…” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) addressed the House of Representatives during the morning hour[Read More…]
May and June 2015 Programs at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Photo Credit: www.tcwoods.org Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Discover the naturalist in you at “Women of the Woods: A Nature Retreat” a program designed for women only and offered 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. This program will celebrate summer with hikes and nature exploration. Observe birds,[Read More…]
South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Team Readies for District Tourney
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. The South Suburban College Bulldogs have advanced to the NJCAA Division I Midwest District Tournament Friday, May 15th to play the host team Kaskaskia College at 12 noon. The winner of the four-team, double-elimination tournament advances to the World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado, May[Read More…]
FTC Launches New Resource for Identity Theft Victims
IdentityTheft.gov Helps People Report and Recover from Identity Theft Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. The Federal Trade Commission has launched IdentityTheft.gov, a new resource that makes it easier for identity theft victims to report and recover from identity theft. A Spanish version of the site is also available at RobodeIdentidad.gov. The[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Strongly Opposes Republican Anti-Choice Bill
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky voted against H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act yesterday. She released the following statement explaining her stance on this issue: “The House Republican leadership is once again spending their time and energy trying to restrict a woman’s right to a[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Announces Fellowship Program for Finance Students
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. A $132,000 gift from the Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation will enable 20 undergraduate finance students each year in Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business to participate in a new training and internship program that will prepare them for careers in the finance industry. The gift also will[Read More…]
Alumna Introduces High School Students to Her Alma Mater
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Sandee Dwire has spent more than a decade teaching high school after receiving both a bachelor’s degree in social science in 2004 and a master’s degree in history in 2011 from Roosevelt University. (Dwire is pictured above at Roosevelt with Chris Chulos, associate dean of the College[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Yearlong Campaign for Child Immunizations Makes Difference
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. A year-long campaign led by Roosevelt University Associate Professor LaVonne Downey and Roosevelt’s United Nations Association (RU-UNA) student chapter (pictured above) has successfully engaged the Roosevelt community in raising funds and awareness about the need to immunize children against measles, polio and other diseases. “Roosevelt students who[Read More…]
