SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2010.  Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director Charles D. Johnson says applications are now available to nominate candidates for this year’s Senior Hall of Fame Awards.  The annual award honors the contributions of older persons in the state.  Nomination forms are available at local Area Agencies on Aging,[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, perhaps they never attended the new dog training program offered at Sertoma Centre, Inc. in Alsip, IL. Through the collaboration of the great folks at the Animal Welfare League of Chicago Ridge and Black Dog K-9[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  Hunters are encouraged to sign up this summer for a free Illinois Hunter Safety Education Course coordinated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), or take one of the web-based hunter safety study course/field day options that are available to earn a hunter safety certificate.[Read More…]

HELENA, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  Seven committed same-sex couples today filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana for failing to provide legal protections to same-sex couples and their families in violation of the Montana Constitution’s rights of privacy, dignity and the pursuit of life’s basic necessities and its guarantees of[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Enjoy the sights and sounds of Dave Rudolf and Company as they perform "Shake, Shake Senora" on July 21, 2010. Children young and old form a conga line through the Village Green. Rudolf’s performance at Main Street Nights is an annual favorite. (Video: ENEWSPF)

ABERDEEN, MS–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2010.  Itawamba County School District officials agreed to have a judgment entered against them in the case of a recent high school graduate who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend. The agreement ends a precedent-setting lawsuit brought by[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2010. I welcome this important step forward for human rights, as the  International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission (ILGHRC) will take its rightful seat at the table of the United Nations. The UN was founded on the premise that only through mutual respect, diversity, and dialogue[Read More…]

Ten years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89-square-foot house and reinvented both his lifestyle and career in the process.

Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2010.  The Association of American Cultures (TAAC) invites leaders both established and emerging to attend the 12th Open Dialogue symposium, taking place in Chicago for the first time August 12-14, 2010. Attendees will help formulate action-agendas promoting equity in cultural policy, funding, and leadership in the 21st Century.[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – today praised the release of the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States as a positive step forward in the fight against HIV and AIDS nationwide, but called[Read More…]