Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘Making a Killing: Guns, Greed & the NRA’ on Friday, September 22 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the movie. This documentary tells the stories about how guns[Read More…]
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Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event in Park Forest on Saturday, Sept. 30
Park Forest, Il—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2017. On Saturday, September 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Will County Land Use Department Resource Recovery and Energy Division hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event in Park Forest, in the parking lot of Continental Midland located at 24000 S. Western Ave. Items[Read More…]
UChicago Glaciologist Provides Sounds to Chicago Art Installation About Icebergs
Art Deco building appears cracked in half to illustrate climate change CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld and Louise Lerner In 2000, UChicago Prof. Doug MacAyeal tracked the world’s largest iceberg, called B-15, as it broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. MacAyeal placed seismic sensors into the iceberg[Read More…]
Human Rights Activists to Protest American Academy of Pediatrics’ Harmful Exploitative Circumcision Policy
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2017. No one should alter the body of an un-consenting person without acute medical need. The Bloodstained Men and Their Friends will be sharing this message while protesting the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at its annual conference this weekend at McCormick Place Convention Center in[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery to Host National Collage Society’s 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights is hosting the National Collage Society’s 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition. The exhibit runs from Wednesday, September 27 through Saturday, October 28. There will be a reception on Friday, September 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both the[Read More…]
Casting Call for Rapunzel at South Suburban College on Sept. 28 & 29
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – (ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. The Children’s Theatre Company of South Suburban College announces open auditions for Michele L. Vacca’s “Rapunzel and the Frog Prince.” It’s a uniquely comical mashup that cleverly blends the two Grimm’s tales into one story. This isn’t your standard fairy tale! The auditions[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host 5th Annual Hiring Event on Friday, October 27
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host her 5th Annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, October 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Last year, more than 85 employers with active job[Read More…]
Midwest Pesticide Action Center to Host Gardens & Grapes Benefit on October 19
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. Join Midwest Pesticide Action Center for Gardens & Grapes, a benefit celebrating 23 years of protecting people and the environment! Come savor our successes in Chicago’s western suburbs while toasting our past triumphs in reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides. Enjoy fine wines, artisan eats, a raffle,[Read More…]
Domestic Battery Charges Top Police Reports: Aug. 29-Sept. 10
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Domestic battery tops the charges in police reports since August 29. ENEWSPF continues to bring more complete coverage of police reports for our readers. An arrest does not mean that a person is guilty. All those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty. It is the policy[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Fall Enrollment Figures
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. After two years of steady enrollment–even through a historic budget crisis–Governors State University’s undergraduate enrollment took a slight dip (2.88%) in its full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE). GSU President Elaine P. Maimon described the decline as a reasonable outcome, calling the ebb a “very real consequence[Read More…]
