Registration Required by Friday, March 27 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2015. Shed off winter and enjoy a march into the woods to look for signs of springtime on the “March into Spring Hike” Sunday, March 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve. We’ll search for[Read More…]
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In and Around Park Forest Faith: Classical Violin And Piano Recital Announced
April 12th At 2 p.m. at St. Irenaeus Church In Park Forest Park Forest, IL – St. Irenaeus Church will present a classical violin and piano recital on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. Pianist Marilyn Bourgeois of Frankfort and violinist Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson of Spokane, WA will perform works[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Senate Republican Letter to Iran on Nuclear Deal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to a letter sent to Iran by 47 Republican Senators warning against making a nuclear deal with the Obama administration. “America’s national security is an issue that those of us trusted by the public to[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s Joey Cifelli Smashes 39-year-old IHSA State Record To Seize Second Consecutive Diving Championship (Video)
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School senior Joey Cifelli smashed a 39-year-old state record to win his second consecutive IHSA state title in men’s diving. From swimswam.com: "ONE METER DIVING: Marian Catholic senior Joey Cifelli, with a score of 555.40, destroyed the state mark of 537.72 set all the way back[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Pharmacy Students Put What They’ve Learned to Work on Indian Reservations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. Two Roosevelt University students took their love for pharmacy to underserved locations by working at sites serving Native Americans. Close to completing Roosevelt’s three-year PharmD program, Alex Mersch of Berwyn, Ill. (pictured above) and Steven Hung Thai of Anaheim, Calif. could have taken the easy way, staying close[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Feb. 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. Alliance Joins House Members to Protect Social Security Disability Insurance On Wednesday, the Alliance joined Democratic Representatives Xavier Becerra (CA), Sander Levin (MI), Jan Schakowsky (IL), and Doris Matsui (CA), and allies in speaking out on a tele-press conference call focused on protecting Social Security Disability[Read More…]
Kentucky Legal Team Files Brief at US Supreme Court Challenging Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union, Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and Kentucky-based firms Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and the Fauver Law Office today filed their brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in two Kentucky cases that challenge the state’s laws barring same-sex[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: First-Of-Its-Kind Report On Solitary Confinement Shows Need For More Improvement
Durbin requested BOP review in 2013 after chairing second hearing on the human rights, fiscal and public safety consequences of solitary confinement WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said that the first-ever assessment of federal segregation policies, which he requested in 2013, has prompted the[Read More…]
Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame Dies at Age 97
The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987. (University of Notre Dame photo) INDIANA—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Introducing the Vehicle Safety Improvement Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce Manufacturing and Trade, joined with Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone and eight other members of the Committee to introduce the Vehicle Safety Improvement Act. The bill takes the lessons[Read More…]
