Succeeds Patricia Ransford Who Led Nationally Recognized School for 19 Years and Will Become Its Consulting Principal Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephanie Newman Healy has been appointed principal of Matteson District 162’s Blue Ribbon School, Arcadia Elementary in Olympia Fields, Illinois. In 2009, Arcadia was named as a Blue Ribbon School by[Read More…]
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Democrats Should Feel Good About What Happened In #GA06
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Democrats should feel pretty good about what happened in the old GA06, or GA-06, Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Democrat Jon Ossoff lost to Republican Karen Handel. The race was highly touted on the left, right, and center. The race was the most expensive[Read More…]
David Orr Will Not Seek Re-Election As Cook County Clerk
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr announced today that he will no seek re-election in 2018. Calling it “a deeply personal choice,” Mr. Orr has served will have served 39 years in elected office by December 2018. He served 11 years before that as a college professor. “By my[Read More…]
Rep. Harris: Enough Campaigning, Governor Rauner; Time to Work in Good Faith on Budget
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Greg Harris, lead budget negotiator for the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement Tuesday, following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s speech: “Democrats are returning to Springfield in hopes that the governor is finally ready to compromise on a budget. But, even now, the governor is talking out of[Read More…]
Leader Durkin Calls On Dems To Join GOP To Break IL Budget Impasse
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- House Republican Leader Jim Durkin called on Democrats to join with the GOP to end the Illinois budget impasse. Illinois has been without a budget for one year, eleven months, twenty-one days. “Illinois is at a critical crossroad and time is running out,” Leader Durkin said. “Governor Rauner[Read More…]
Park Forest Residents Among 3,000 Graduates at Northern Illinois University
NIU congratulates spring 2017 graduates DeKALB, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017 – Northern Illinois University celebrated commencement weekend, May 12 and 13. Included among the more than 3,000 graduates were the following students from Park Forest: Tiara Arrington, Bachelor of Science, Family Social Services, Alysia Davis, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Brooke Gordon,[Read More…]
California’s Marijuana Legalization Law is Retroactively Reducing or Eliminating People’s Records and Changing Their Lives
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017 AlterNet Prop. 64 gave my friend a second chance at life. By: Eunisses Hernandez / AlterNet, June 20, 2017 http://www.alternet.org/drugs/california-marijuana-legalization I am what you call a policy wonk. I work to end the war on drugs and dismantle the criminal justice system through polices based on health[Read More…]
Young Burn Survivors Thrive at Illinois Burn Camp
Mt. Prospect, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From June 18-24, nearly 70 burn-injured children between the ages of eight and 16 will attend Camp “I Am Me.” The 27th annual week-long camp is hosted by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside, Illinois, featuring a wide array of typical camp[Read More…]
Bonsai in the Gallery’ Free Lecture at Union Street Gallery on June 24
‘CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights, will host a lecture by James B. Keith entitled ‘Bonsai in the Gallery.’ The event will take place on Saturday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public. About the[Read More…]
On World Refugee Day, UN Urges Support, Solidarity for Record Number of Displaced People
After three days on the road, South Sudanese refugees arrive at the newly constructed Gure Shembola Camp in Ethiopia. Photo: UNHCR/Diana Diaz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 June 2017 – With a record 65.6 million people last year forcibly uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today[Read More…]
