University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue its long tradition of presenting free public performances when it appears at The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (GSU), 1 University Parkway, University Park on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. There[Read More…]
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South Siders Call on President Obama to Intervene in Trauma Center Debate
Activists to deliver letter and statement at Pullman dedication event Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. South Side activists are bringing their demands for a trauma center at the University of Chicago Hospital to Pullman, where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak today. The delegation, which will consist of youth[Read More…]
Grande Prairie Singers to Perform March 8 at Faith United Protestant Church
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. The Grande Prairie Singers honor true lovers of all generations with a pairing of Henry Purcell’s version of the timeless tale of “Dido and Aeneas” with the choral version of the Leonard Bernstein- Stephen Sondheim magnificent 20th century musical “West Side Story” in their second[Read More…]
Nationwide #ShedLight Vigils for Tamir Rice and Other #StolenChildren on Sunday, Feb. 22
Cities Unite for Nationwide Vigil for Tamir Rice and children wrongfully killed by law enforcement. A Call for Law Enforcement Change. Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. On Sunday, February 22, 2015, The Coalition Against Police Violence, in partnership with independent organizers across the United States, will hold #ShedLight Vigils in peaceful solidarity[Read More…]
River Forest Man Sentenced To 12 1/2 Years In Prison For Sending Threats To Kill Chicago Politicians, Local Police, And Others
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015. A River Forest man was sentenced today to 12 ½ years in federal prison for mailing and emailing threatening communications to kill Chicago area politicians and River Forest police officers, as well as oil executives in Texas and California. A jury found the defendant, RONALD HADDAD,[Read More…]
Recognized Writer Rebecca Curtis to Read at Roosevelt University on Feb. 23
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015. Rebecca Curtis, author of Twenty Grand and Other Tales of Love and Money, will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23 in Room 700 of Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the[Read More…]
DePaul University Selects Cal Poly Leader for Provost Post
Marten L. denBoer, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was elected provost of DePaul University in Chicago. A physicist by training, denBoer will become DePaul’s chief academic officer July 1. (California State Polytechnic University/Tom Zasadzinski) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. Marten L. denBoer, who[Read More…]
ACLU Settles Sex Discrimination Case of Pregnant Employee Fired From Religiously Affiliated Organization
DAYTON, OHIO –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio reached settlement in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a single mother who alleged she was fired from a religiously affiliated organization because she became pregnant. The defendant, Inside Out, is a Christian-based childcare facility[Read More…]
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Bob Fioretti’s Reaction to Gov. Rauner Budget Address
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. The following is a statement from mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti reacting to Gov. Rauner’s budget address: Gov. Rauner’s proposed budget is one working and middle class people cannot afford. Behind every investment the Governor speaks of are dangerous cuts that harm all our citizens. While I applaud[Read More…]
First Military Commission Conviction Reversed
Former Guantánamo Prisoner Not Guilty of “Material Support” Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. Today, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) vacated former Guantánamo prisoner David Hicks’s conviction in the military commissions for providing material support for terrorism. Hicks was the first prisoner to be convicted in a Guantánamo military[Read More…]
