This afternoon the Department of Defense released the ‘Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. The report found that the majority of military personnel and their families support ending "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, the policy which currently bans gay men and[Read More…]
Day: December 1, 2010
Grande Prairie Singers Offer Song For All Choral Music Junkies
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Grande Prairie Singers perform small masterworks in their intended settings. Newly appointed artistic director and conductor, Jo Rodenburg is an award-winning, international performer. Having firsthand knowledge and understanding of the skills and tools necessary for the voice as an expressive artistic medium, she is committed in sharing[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Helsinki Human Rights Day, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2010. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, a seminal document tying lasting security among states with respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms within states. With the signing of the Act on August 1, 1975, the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, November 30, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Arrived in Astana / Town Hall with Civil Society Representatives / Meet and Greet with Women Leaders State Hosts Fifth Round of Talks with Russia Regarding Adoptions / Officials to Review Final Texts U.S. Congratulates Moldova on Elections / Democratic Path Cote[Read More…]
Riley Advances Bill to Create Southeast Commuter Rail Transit District
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Lawmakers took a step closer to a much-needed expansion of public transportation services for south suburban commuters with the passage by the Illinois House of Representatives of legislation sponsored by state Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields). Other House sponsors include Paul D. Froehlich, David E. Miller, William Davis,[Read More…]
District 162 Basketball Champs
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Matteson Elementary School District 162’s seventh and eighth grade girls’ basketball team won the South Suburban Junior High School Athletic Association’s Conference Championship. The seventh grade team members are Janae Poisson, Cheyenne Danner, Jordan Towery, Anise Hannah, Ambrea Gale, Kassidy Smith-Ross, Phynix Huhn-Simmons, Nicole Jimerson, Somiah Muhammad, Bianca[Read More…]
Palin, And What Now Passes For Reporting
Commentary By Eric Boehlert We’ve noted how the Beltway press corps has adopted a lazy new approach to covering Sarah Palin and how the most regrettable development is that when she posts a Facebook message (read: press release) reporters simply type it up as news. Well, here’s the perfect example,[Read More…]
Chicago Tribune: Stroger Spent $79,000 On Zoo Party For Flood Victims
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Tribune: Cook County Board President Todd Stroger’s administration treated families whose homes were damaged by floods to a nearly $79,000 party at Brookfield Zoo, paying for the day of fun with federal grant money meant to restore those homes, newly-released county documents show. The[Read More…]
GSU Professor discusses ‘Peter Pan’
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Rosemary Johnsen, Assistant Professor of English at Governors State University, will deliver a lecture sponsored by the Raven Foundation exploring the themes of the Lookingglass Theatre’s original adaptation of “Peter Pan (A Play).” The lecture will take place on December 4, at 12:30 p.m., at Loyola[Read More…]
Public’s Help Sought in Search for Alleged Orland Park Bank Robbers
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was joined today by Tim McCarthy, Chief of the Orland Park, Illinois Police Department, in asking for the public’s help in identifying the individuals responsible for the October 7, 2010 armed robbery[Read More…]
