Month: October 2018

SSC Photo Gallery exhibit

“The Mask Behind The Mask” Photographs by David Hauptschein at South Suburban’s Photo Four Gallery

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College is pleased to announce a special guest artist exhibition titled ‘The Mask Behind the Mask,’ Photographs by David Hauptschein, in the Photo Four Gallery from now through its closing reception[Read More…]

student loans

Attorney General Madigan Leads Coalition Urging Dept. of Education to Immediately Address Deficiencies with Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Today, Attorney General Lisa Madigan led a coalition of eight Attorneys Generals urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Federal Student Aid Acting Chief Operating Officer Jim Manning to address the 99 percent denial rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) applications.[Read More…]

Chicago Council of Lawyers Releases its 2018 Judicial Evaluations for Judges Seeking Retention and Judicial Candidates Seeking to Fill Vacancies

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2018 Contact: Malcolm Rich Judges make all kinds of decisions, from the very personal, such as child custody decisions, to those with much broader impact. The decisions that judges make affect our lives, both directly and indirectly, often for many years to come. We never know when a[Read More…]

Analysis health insurance deductibles

Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Coverage Rise 5% to Average $19,616; Single Premiums Rise 3% to $6,896

Burden of Deductibles for Covered Workers Has Tripled Since 2008, Growing 8 Times Faster Than Wages CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2018 Contacts: Craig Palosky and Sue Ducat Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 5 percent to average $19,616 this year, extending a seven-year run of moderate increases, finds the 2018[Read More…]

One God, Three Faiths, SWIFT, billboard, peace, understanding

Interfaith Group SWIFT Takes Peace Message to the Highway

Tinley Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If “a picture is worth a thousand words,” then perhaps a well-placed billboard is worth a hundred public events. That is the reasoning behind a new marketing effort launched this week by the SouthWest InterFaith Team (SWIFT), a 15-year-old collaboration among 18 area churches, synagogues and mosques in the[Read More…]

Asylum seekers

Attorney General Madigan Joins 17 State Attorneys General Opposing Efforts to Deny Asylum to Victims of Domestic and Gang Violence

Attorneys General Oppose DOJ Reversal on Immigration Policy That Protects Victims Escaping Persecution Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a group of 17 state Attorneys General to stop the federal government from arbitrarily blocking immigrants seeking asylum due to domestic violence or gang terrorism in[Read More…]

Trump Administration Admits to a “Secret” Cannabis Committee

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson BuzzFeed News originally revealed the existence of a Trump administration committee to wage a “secret war” on cannabis at the end of August, noting that federal officials were tired of the positive press regarding cannabis legalization and were calling upon various agencies to publish negative[Read More…]

Blue Wave Rage Get Out the Vote event

All-Star Improv Cast to Help Build Blue Wave at October 3 Rally

Free October 3 rally features members of Second City, Annoyance, iO theaters CHICAGO, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2018 Contact: Marj Halperin  Indivisible Chicago, a coalition of local, community-based chapters formed in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, is teaming up with Chicago’s legendary improv actors to inspire volunteers to get out[Read More…]

Grand Piano donation at Southland College Prep

Friends and Benefactors of Southland College Prep Gift a Grand Piano to the School’s New Performing Arts Center

Richton Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2018 By: Richard Barry Sweet and mellow sounds of jazz, as it is meant to be enjoyed, flowed at Southland College Prep Charter High School’s recent benefit concert of “An Evening of Sophisticated Jazz by Ava Logan.” Logan, who has performed her versatile repertoire in clubs[Read More…]

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