NATIONWIDE—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser On April 20th, the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, American students will walk out of class and protest. This National Student Walkout is taking place due to continued failure of our leaders to pass laws that protect us from gun violence. Mass[Read More…]
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Park Forest Library Announces May Special Events
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Kaitlyn Keller The Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, will be holding many special events during the month of May. “Creating a Sacred Space with Jill Angelo” — May 23rd at 6:30 p.m. – A special inspirational talk with Jill Angelo, author of “Sacred[Read More…]
‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Anna Gorman Joan Cousins was among a generation of young women who heard — and bought into the idea — that puffing on a cigarette was sophisticated, modern, even liberating. No one suspected it would make them more than equal to men in suffering a choking,[Read More…]
Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday night at her home in Houston at age 92. Days before her death, the announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” shone a light — and stirred debate — on what it means to stop[Read More…]
One Shot During Armed Robbery On Minocqua
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- One person was shot during an armed robbery on Minocqua Street, suffering a “non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg,” according to a statement from police. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of Minocqua Street on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at approximately 12:30[Read More…]
Jewish Chicagoans to Hold Memorial Service on April 18 to Tell Israel: “Stop Killing Protesters in Gaza”
At Israeli government’s “70th Anniversary of Israel” celebration, participants will say 70 years of ethnic cleansing, from expulsion of 800,000 in 1948 to protesters killed in Gaza last week, is nothing to celebrate CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 Contact: Michael Deheeger Last week, Islam Hirzallah became the 32nd Palestinian protester to be killed by[Read More…]
UChicago Alumna and Playwright Martyna Majok Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Alumna honored for her play ‘Cost of Living’ CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Susie Allen Note: Playwright Martyna Majok, AB’07, was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, ‘Cost of Living.’ In the award, the play is described as “an honest, original work that invites audiences to examine[Read More…]
Jeanne Gang Discusses ‘Mining the City’ for Inspiration About Architecture and Design at UChicago Forum
Acclaimed Chicago architect delivers first talk in 2018 Berlin Family Lectures CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Andrew Bauld For architect Jeanne Gang, the materials that compose the built environment are as important to her as the final design. Speaking April 10 at UChicago’s Logan Center for the Arts, Gang recalled visiting[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Questions National Guard Chief on Troop Deployment to the Border (Video)
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser At the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Meeting today, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Vice Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard, on the Trump Administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border. Durbin also[Read More…]
After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Graeme Reid In the US, 2018 heralds a bumper year for queer culture: while award-winning Call Me By Your Name is enjoying widespread public accolade and generous critical acclaim, classics including Torch Song Trilogy, The Boys in the Band and Angels in America are lined up[Read More…]
