Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A woman who endured the killing of her son began an initiative to “to honor and heal every person affected by crime, even the perpetrators,” even her son’s killer. Lisa Daniels did not move past her son’s death; she passed through. “When Darren died, I always knew that there[Read More…]
Day: July 17, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Begin Construction on New Event Space at the DuSable Museum of African American History
The 15,000 square foot outdoor event space to be built along the eastern edge of the Roundhouse building CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District leadership announced the beginning of renovations for an outdoor event space at the DuSable Museum of African American History along the eastern[Read More…]
University of Chicago to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of First Chain Reaction
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017 By: Jeff Lyon In the midst of World War II, 75 years ago, the Italian émigré Enrico Fermi and a coterie of world-class physicists converged at the University of Chicago to prepare for a top-secret experiment as part of the Manhattan Project. Their goal was to initiate[Read More…]
‘Bus Tour for Fair Funding’ to Lay Bare Impact of Chicago Public Schools Cuts as Principals Brace for Reduced Budgets for Fall
On day CPS to send principals new budgets, parents and residents say their neighborhoods bear brunt of CPS funding cuts and disinvestment while TIF surpluses go to wealthy developers and City pushes costly borrowing schemes over responsible short-term city revenue streams. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2017. On Thursday, July 20th, the same[Read More…]
Botched Archaeological Survey Paves Way for Destruction of Tenement Ruin in Pullman National Monument
Preservation Group Claims Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Bungled Archaeological Survey to Aid Politically Connected Developer Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017 – The Pullman National Monument Preservation Society announced Monday that it will appeal the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s (IHPA) authorization to destroy the ruins of an 1880 Pullman Tenement Block House[Read More…]
CDC Awards $12 Million to Help States Fight Opioid Overdose Epidemic
Support will strengthen state efforts to prevent and track opioid overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The[Read More…]
2017 Fall Registration is in Progress at South Suburban College
College-Wide Open House Coming to South Holland August 3rd and a Free Class also is now available to first time credit students. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. Open Registration for the Fall 2017 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is in progress. Fall classes begin Monday, August 21st at[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Paralegal Open House at Oak Forest Campus on August 8
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. South Suburban College will be hosting an Open House for its Paralegal Program on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in Room 5190 at the Oak Forest Center. Attendees will learn about an exciting career that is expected to grow[Read More…]
Civilians Continue to Bear the Brunt of Afghanistan’s ‘Ugly War’ – UN Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 July 2017 – Civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record high levels amid a worsening toll of suicide attacks, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan said today, calling on anti-government forces to stop indiscriminate attacks against civilians as well[Read More…]
Ahead of Expected House Budget Release, New CAP Brief Examines Congressional Leaders’ Selective Use of Deficit Hysteria
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017. Ahead of the U.S. House budget release and markup this week, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress examines the selective deficit hysteria employed by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Republican congressional leaders. As CAP’s brief notes, Speaker Ryan and other[Read More…]