After Achieving Universal Kindergarten for All Chicago Children, Mayor Outlines Vision to Expand Pre-Kindergarten to All 4-Year Old Children in the City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Mayor Emanuel joined the Metropolitan Family Services President and CEO Ric Estrada today to announce a new early learning center will be built[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin: State of Illinois Takes Decisive Action to Protect Students
Following calls from Senator Durbin, Illinois Board of Higher Education bans for-profit Corinthian College from marketing to and enrolling Illinois students WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today praised the decisive action taken by the Illinois Board of Higher Education which ordered Corinthian Colleges – owner of[Read More…]
North Carolina Attorney General Will Not Defend State’s Marriage Ban
New York–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Today, following a ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Virginia’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples, North Carolina’s attorney general says his office will no longer fight lawsuits seeking to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex couples’ freedom to marry. Evan Wolfson,[Read More…]
4th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Virginia Marriage Ban
New York–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Today the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled in favor of same-sex couples’ freedom to marry, upholding a lower court’s February decision that found Virginia’s marriage ban unconstitutional. Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement: “It was in a case[Read More…]
Governor Quinn’s Statement on the Unpatriotic Corporate Tax Inversion Loophole
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today issued the following statement in favor of legislation supported by President Barack Obama to close the corporate tax inversion loophole: “Big corporations should not be allowed to exploit the tax code to avoid paying their fair share. Members of the House and Senate[Read More…]
Shameful: Illinois Politicos Co-sign Human Rights Violations, Say Counterprotesters
When top politicos abandon human rights, public should abandon them, say counterprotesters. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Israel’s supporters staged a rally today to defend the IDF’s wholesale assault on the people of Gaza — and counter-protesters were there to meet them. The counter-picket was organized to voice opposition to Israel’s ongoing[Read More…]
New Directions for Returning Adults Information Session Scheduled at Prairie State College on August 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a New Directions information session for returning adult students from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event is designed to[Read More…]
United Working Families Forms to Challenge Top-Down, Corporatist Leadership
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. This past weekend, representatives of four organizations with substantial grassroots membership throughout Chicago convened and created United Working Families (UWF), a new organization to fight for working families against the top-down, corporatist leadership influencing public policy and elections throughout the city. More than 120 delegates representing[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Reminds Drivers to Take Caution in Work Zones, Directs State Agencies to Redouble Efforts to Protect Public and Workers
Encourages Public to Increase Vigilance Following I-55 Tragedy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today directed the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police to explore additional highway safety measures in the wake of last week’s tragedy that claimed five lives in an Interstate 55 work[Read More…]
4th Annual Hummingbird Festival to be Held on Saturday, August 16 at Park Forest Discovery Center
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. The 4th Annual Hummingbird Festival will be held on Saturday, August 16 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Park Forest Discovery Center, 30 North Orchard (located next to the Park Forest Aqua Center). Here’s your chance to see Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at close range[Read More…]
