Completed Applications Due March 31 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Scholarship applications for Park Forest students are available now. Four students will receive scholarship awards from the Village of Park Forest — three students will receive the Park Forest Scholarship in the amount of $500 and one student will receive[Read More…]
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Park Forest Vehicle Stickers Go on Sale March 1, 2015
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Park Forest vehicle stickers for the 2015-2016 year go on sale March 1. Vehicle stickers must be displayed prior to May 1 on all vehicles registered with the State of Illinois with a Park Forest address, even if that vehicle is not located in Park[Read More…]
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations to Present Black History Month Program on February 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2015. The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will present a Black History Month program celebrating African-American investors on Saturday, February 21, beginning at 2 p.m., at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The event is free and open to the public. Join Sketch N’ Tyme as[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reports That More Than 50 Million Credit Card Consumers Have Access to Free Credit Scores
New Study Indicates that Consumers Access Credit Scores and Credit Reports in a Variety of Ways but Confusion Persists WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reported that more than 50 million consumers now have free and regular access to their credit scores through their[Read More…]
Governors State University Health Administration Students and Southland Chamber to Host Healthcare Symposium on the Affordable Care Act
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 — Governors State University’s (GSU) Student Healthcare Management Association (SHCMA), in partnership with the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, will host a healthcare symposium on the ramifications of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Thursday, March 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. in[Read More…]
Working Families and Community Groups Hold Major Rally to Protest Gov. Rauner’s Extreme Budget Cuts
Advocates Call for Responsible Revenue Solutions to Make the Rich Pay Their Fair Share Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Despite record freezing temperatures, Grassroots Illinois Action organized a major rally today at the Chicago Temple with a broad-based coalition of working families, community groups, advocates, and faith and labor leaders to[Read More…]
First Same-Sex Couple Marries in Texas
Austin –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Today Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Texas. They received their marriage license from Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir in Austin, accompanied by their two daughters. The news follows an order on Tuesday from State Judge Guy Herman[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Federal Ruling on Immigration Executive Action
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement yesterday in response to the decision of a U.S. District Judge in the case of the State of Texas v. United States of America: “I am disappointed by the ruling of Judge Andrew S. Hanen. It is ill-conceived and[Read More…]
Tony Award Winning Theater Brings Macbeth to Prairie State College Stage March 11
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier production of “Macbeth” at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on the Designation of Pullman National Monument
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued the following statement today on the designation of Pullman as a national monument by President Barack Obama. “This is a great day for Pullman. I’m exceedingly excited, and personally proud, to represent the Pullman community in our nation’s capital. Today, February 19,[Read More…]
