Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. “It’s Halloween,” 1950s vintage Halloween decorations, including die-cuts and Gurley Candles, will be on exhibit at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 141 Forest Blvd, Park Forest, IL, from September 13 to November 8, 2014. Visit for a nostalgic look at Halloween in the 1950s.[Read More…]
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Park Forest Historical Society to Hold Annual Meeting on September 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. The Park Forest Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and program on Sunday September 28, 2014, 2:30 p.m., in Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, in Park Forest. Brief meeting and election by members of the 2014-15 PFHS Board of Directors will be[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest To Run Saturday With Park Forest Art Fair
A visitor to the 2013 Park Forest Art Fair admires a painting. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Saturday, September 20, 2014, Noon – 5:30 p.m. – Downtown Park Forest 2013 photo gallery here on Facebook Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 59th Annual Park Forest Art[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Let’s Call Corporate Inverters What They Really Are: Corporate Deserters
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor to discuss a tactic called corporate inversions, a move many companies are considering. These companies move their headquarters overseas, but only on paper, to avoid U.S. taxes. Most recently, Burger King decided to renounce its[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls For Senate Action on Student Loan Debt Crisis, Access To Affordable College Education
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act would help 1.1 million Illinoisans lower their rates, save average borrower $2,000 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stood with Senate Democrats at a press conference today to call on the Senate to address student loan debt in America, and[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Home Depot Data Breach
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. “Yesterday, Home Depot confirmed that its customers are the victims of what may be the largest data breach of a retailer in history. Reportedly, in an attack that went unnoticed by the company for five months, more than 60 million credit and debit card numbers and[Read More…]
One-Of-A-Kind National Conference For Families And Friends Who Have Lost A Loved One To Drug Overdose
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Broken No More www.broken-no-more.org, a leading nationwide parent advocacy support group for drug policy reform, in partnership with the Drug Policy Alliance www.drugpolicy.org, will be convening our 2nd biannual GRASP (Grief Support After a Substance Passing) www.grasphelp.org Conference and Retreat in Tampa, Florida September 11-14th, 2014. Background[Read More…]
Professor Salaita Speaks for First Time About Losing University of Illinois Tenured Position Over Gaza Tweets
Urbana-Champaign, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Prof. Steven Salaita spoke today for the first time about his termination from a tenured faculty position at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) over personal tweets regarding the situation in Gaza this summer. “As hard as this situation is on me personally, the[Read More…]
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Indiana and Wisconsin Marriage Equality Cases
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing responses today to petitions from Indiana and Wisconsin seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of a federal appellate court ruling last week striking down bans on marriage for same-sex couples in both states. The ACLU, which represents plaintiffs in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges FCC to Allow Phone Companies to Block Robocalls
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue an opinion on whether phone companies can legally implement call-blocking technologies to better protect phone customers from unwanted calls and scams, otherwise known as “robocalls.” Call-blocking technologies, such as NoMoRobo, Call Control and[Read More…]
