College Readiness Support Leads Students to Apply for College and Scholarships CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today announced that CPS’s 2014 graduating class received nearly $800 million in scholarship offers. As the result of a network of support, including counselors and[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Announces Nearly 20 Percent Reduction in Workers’ Compensation Costs
Governor’s Historic Reforms Continue to Drive Illinois’ Comeback and Increase Savings for Businesses Across Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that workers’ compensation costs in Illinois have dropped 19.3 percentage points since the passage of workers’ compensation reform in 2011. This drop, reported by the National Council[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on Indiana and Wisconsin Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement on the U.S. appeals court ruling in Chicago that same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana are unconstitutional: “This ruling is another victory for all people of our great country. “In Illinois, we do not discriminate when it comes[Read More…]
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Indiana, Wisconsin Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today affirmed district court rulings from Indiana and Wisconsin striking down the states’ marriage bans. The decision will go into effect in 21 days, unless the defendants seek a stay of the ruling. Before the court were three[Read More…]
Amici Briefs Filed With the Supreme Court Urging Justices to Speedily Affirm Freedom to Marry
States, Businesses, and Families All Urge Supreme Court to Speedily Affirm Freedom to Marry, Citing the Harms and Unfairness of Delay Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Today, laying out the urgency of bringing an end to tangible harms and national disparities, states, businesses and family groups filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the Supreme[Read More…]
GSU Center for Performing Arts to Present Highlights from Lyric Opera’s 60th Anniversary Season
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Back by popular demand! For the fifth consecutive year, singers from Lyric Opera will highlight selections from the upcoming season including Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” Puccini’s “Tosca,” Wagner’s “Tannhauser” and more. Lyric Opera Preview returns to Governors State[Read More…]
‘Do You Really Have the GUTS to be Healthy’ Presentation at South Suburban Food Co-op on September 17
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. The South Suburban Food Co-op, 208 Forest Boulevard, Park Forest, will host a special presentation by Nancy Lee Bently, holistic health expert entitled ‘Do You Really Have the GUTS to be Health.’ The event will take place on Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m. and[Read More…]
Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Recovery Walk on September 20
University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their third annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
Bruce Rauner Again Caught Lying About Minimum Wage Position
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. This morning the Chicago Sun Times reports on billionaire Bruce Rauner’s admission he has advocated for eliminating the minimum wage on multiple occasions. Rauner made the admission during a January 10th radio interview with WBJC and also said he’d advocated for lowering the minimum wage. From today’s[Read More…]
Documentary Film ‘Disruption’ to be Screened at UUCC on September 7
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘Disruption’ on Sunday, September 7 at 12:30 p.m. ‘Disruption,’ a new film about climate change, looks at the science, political process, special interests, and other factors that have brought[Read More…]
