Mark Kundla, Al Joens, and "AJ" stand ready to assist with your Park Forest Baseball registration. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. Confused by Health Care? The Park Forest Public Library has got you covered. Stop by the Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard on Tuesday, January 14 to speak with[Read More…]
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WBEZ Reporter to Keynote Annual MLK Day Breakfast at DePaul
January 20 event on Lincoln Park Campus brings together community WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore is the keynote speaker for the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. day prayer breakfast at DePaul University on Jan. 20. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. Journalist and author Natalie Moore will be the keynote speaker at the[Read More…]
Injuries Caused By Violence in the School Setting
Elk Grove Village, Il—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. Despite an increased emphasis on safety, children aged 5 to 19 years still experience a substantial number of intentional injuries while at school. In the study, “Emergency Department Visits Resulting From Intentional Injury In and Out of School,” in the February 2014 Pediatrics (published[Read More…]
Nearly 2.2 Million Americans Selected Plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace from October Through December
Thirty percent of those who selected plans were under age 35 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Nearly 2.2 million people have selected plans from the state and federal marketplaces by Dec. 28, 2013 (the end of third reporting period for open enrollment), Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.[Read More…]
Prairie State College Team Places Fourth and Brings Home Individual Accolades in Speech Competition
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) speech team placed fourth overall and brought home several individual awards during the recent tournament hosted by the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. DaQuawn Bruce of Riverdale was named tournament champion for persuasive speaking and received second[Read More…]
Omaze-ing Opportunity: Win a Dream Experience with George Clooney and Hans Zimmer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. The Enough Project is partnering with Omaze and Not on Our Watch in an exciting initiative giving individuals a chance to enter a raffle to win one of two once-in-a-lifetime experiences: spend the evening and walk down the red carpet with George Clooney and join award-winning[Read More…]
Statement by Senator Kirk on the P5+1 Interim Agreement with Iran
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement that the implementation of the P5+1’s interim step nuclear agreement with Iran will begin on January 20, 2014: “Beginning January 20th, the administration will give the world’s leading state sponsor of[Read More…]
Park Forest Public Library to Host a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program on Saturday, January 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2013. The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, will present a special Martin Luther King, Jr. film on Saturday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. The film chronicles Dr. King’s life and work in the Civil Rights Movement. A discussion will follow the film. Martin Luther[Read More…]
Grassroots Group at Roosevelt University Announces Plan for Positive School Climate
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2014. On the heels of the Obama administration’s call for schools to abandon harsh student suspension and expulsion practices, a coalition of community organizers and academics in Chicago announced Friday that it has developed and will advocate for a plan that calls for use of peaceful, restorative justice[Read More…]
City of Chicago Crews to Fill Potholes Seven Days a Week Throughout Winter
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Starts Weekend Pothole Crews a Week Earlier This Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that pothole-filling crews from the Chicago Department of Transportation will be on the street seven days a week to address potholes in streets and alleys across Chicago, ordering a weekend[Read More…]
