Registration Required by Wednesday, March 5 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. “Chili Evening Hike” will be held Friday, March 7, 5-7 p.m. at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve. Join us to explore the Woodland Trail for a chilly evening night hike. Then we’ll return to the nature center to warm[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University to Host Preview Day on March 22
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Students who are interested in undergraduate or graduate study can learn about the many advantages of Roosevelt University during Preview Day being held from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 22 at the University’s Chicago Campus, 425 S. Wabash Ave. At Preview Day, future students and[Read More…]
Virginia Court Legalizes Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
NORFOLK, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2014. A federal court in Virginia has ruled that same-sex couples in the state will be allowed to marry and all same-sex couples legally married elsewhere will have their marriages recognized. However, marriages cannot yet take place since the ruling was suspended in anticipation of an appeal.[Read More…]
Sens. Cruz and Lee Introduce State Marriage Defense Act
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, today introduced S. 2024, the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government’s efforts to force any other definition upon them.[Read More…]
Sen. Durbin Meets With Leaders From Illinois Community Colleges To Discuss Higher Education Issues
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met yesterday with leaders from Illinois community colleges to discuss higher education issues including reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, college textbook affordability, student loan debt, and the Community College to Career Fund Act. “I was pleased to meet with representatives[Read More…]
Salt Lake City’s Becker Joins Mayors for the Freedom to Marry
Salt Lake City–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Today, more than a month after officiating marriages for same-sex couples in Utah, Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City joined Mayors for the Freedom to Marry. Mayors for the Freedom to Marry is a national, broad-based and nonpartisan coalition of mayors who believe that all[Read More…]
2014 Indiana Anti-Gay Ballot Measure Killed
New York–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Today, the Indiana Senate agreed with the House and advanced for final consideration an amended version of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban the freedom to marry. In so doing, the Senate removed some of the harmful language that would have banned all forms of relationship[Read More…]
Sen. Warren Joins Colleagues to Address College Affordability
Urges Congress to Refinance Student Loan Debt in Floor Speech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. In a floor speech yesterday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on the floor of the Senate to address college affordability. Senator Warren spoke about[Read More…]
Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated on PSC Stage
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting, “I Have a Dream: A King’s Journey,” featuring Marcus Gentry, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, in the Conference Center Auditorium, on the PSC Main Campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Gentry will present,[Read More…]
Department of Transportation Declares Illinois Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Illinois-licensed truck driver Renato V. Velasquez to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce following a Jan. 27 crash that killed[Read More…]
