CRETE—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2018 By: Sarah Wegley With school back in session, Coffee Connection at the Crete Public Library has just begun its 17th year of providing refreshments for library visitors. Coffee Connection began in 2002 with a grant written by then-director Jane Schulten, as a partnership with the Special Education[Read More…]
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Garlic Pop Up Sale on Saturday, September 22
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2018 Contact: Judy Dolan Mendelson Exotic and heritage garlic bulbs, grown organically at Thorn Creek’s Historic Farm, will be available for purchase at a “Garlic Pop Up,” for one day, Saturday, September 22 from 7 a.m. to Noon, at Park Forest Farmers Market, 152 Main Street,[Read More…]
Senate Passes Bipartisan Duckworth-Hirono Bill to Honor Chinese-American WWII Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to recognize the tremendous contributions made by more than 13,000 Chinese-American World War II Veterans. The Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional[Read More…]
Critically-Acclaimed Composer, CCPA Faculty Daron Hagen to Premiere “Orson Rehearsed” at Studebaker Theatre
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Roosevelt University Media Inspiration can be found in all places, and for CCPA faculty member and internationally-recognized composer, director and essayist Daron Hagen, it was discovered for his newest work in legendary filmmaker, actor, activist and visual artist Orson Welles. Hagen’s Orson Rehearsed, which will premiere[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate’s Bipartisan Opioid Package
Bill includes Durbin initiatives on addressing child trauma and allowing DEA to stem the oversupply of painkillers CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As the Senate prepares to vote on Monday on a major legislative package aimed at addressing the opioid crisis, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today outlined several[Read More…]
We Officially Flipped Senator Dianne Feinstein on Cannabis
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson Politics can make strange bedfellows and it has long been extremely weird that California was represented by an anti-cannabis United States Senator, the extremely powerful Dianne Feinstein. While Oregon paved the way for decriminalization in the early 1970s, California really led the charge for the[Read More…]
NASA-NOAA Satellite Sees Land-falling Hurricane Florence (Video)
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rob Gutro, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eye of Hurricane Florence the morning of landfall. Infrared imagery showed the power and the extent of this massive storm. The National Hurricane Center or NHC said on Sept. 14, “Life-threatening storm[Read More…]
Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Link Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2018 Contact: Jeremy J. Emmert Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 46,734 pounds of pork sausage link products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced[Read More…]
Fifteen New Artists to Exhibit at Park Forest Art Fair
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tall Grass Arts Association is delighted to announce that fifteen new artists will exhibit in the Park Forest Art Fair on September 15 and 16 in downtown Park Forest on the village green. The new artists are: David Abrahamson, David Dallison, Rebecca Flowers, Janet Hubbard, Jeremy Keller[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest Set for Saturday, September 15
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 62nd Annual Park Forest Art Fair, will host a music festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The lineup of bands performing includes an eclectic mix of renowned artists from Chicago and[Read More…]
