Alia Davis (right) of Quality Classic Health & Fitness Center, gives out candy to Jessica, who is holding daughter Samantha, daughter Reese is in front. Halloween, 2013. The family are members of the gym. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)-November 4, 2013. Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the[Read More…]
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Village of Park Forest to Host Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 6
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2013. A Veterans Day event has been scheduled on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Focal points of this event will include a public education presentation on how to properly retire a worn/tattered American[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens $29.8 Million Bridgeview Railroad Underpass
Separation of Automobile and Railroad Traffic at 71st Street Will Reduce Delays and Improve Safety BRIDGEVIEW–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local and state officials to open the new 71st Street railroad underpass in Bridgeview, a $29.8 million project that will greatly reduce traffic delays and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Welcomes ConnectedHealth to Chicago; Company to Bring 85 Jobs to New Bucktown Space
Serial Chicago Entrepreneurs Continue to Grow Health & Technology Company as Health Reform Unfolds CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday welcomed ConnectedHealth, the nation’s first consumer-oriented benefits selection platform and marketplace, to Chicago. The company recently opened its new headquarters in the Bucktown neighborhood, and plans to increase its[Read More…]
New Finance Trading Room Opens in Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)-November 1, 2013. Roosevelt University’s Walter E. Heller College of Business has opened a new state-of-the-art finance trading room on the 12th floor of the Wabash Building, thanks to a generous gift from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation. The room contains a ticker with live market data feed, Bloomberg terminals, and[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, November 1, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2013. Social Security Benefits to go up just 1.5% in 2014 Social Security benefits will rise by 1.5% next year, one of the smallest increases ever in the program’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The increase is down from the 1.7% increase for 2013. There was no COLA[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Launch Economic Development Tour
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 1, 2013. Representative Robin Kelly will kick off a weeklong Economic Development Tourto share her plan to promote business growth and job creation, to spotlight the thriving businesses in the 2nd District and to hear ideas from business owners on what supports they need to be successful.[Read More…]
One Earth Film Festival Announces its ‘One Earth…Our Earth!’ Young Filmmakers Contest 2014
Second Annual Young Filmmakers Contest is Open for Entries Oak Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 One Earth…Our Earth Young Filmmakers Contest! This film contest is part of the One Earth Film Festival (www.oneearthfilmfest.org) and is open to students from grade school (third grade)[Read More…]
ENDA Vote Next Week, October 31, 2013
Landmark Gay Rights Bill Authored by Merkley will End LGBT Employment Discrimination Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after it was announced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which Merkley authored, will be heading for a floor vote next week. “We have a chance next[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to Farm Bill Negotiators: Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Food Assistance for Hard-Working Illinoisans
Nearly 350,000 Illinois seniors and 886,000 children rely on SNAP – numbers that are projected to drop in 2014 as the economy continues to grow WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. On the floor of the Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said the claims that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program[Read More…]
