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The Holiday Star and the Value of a Hometown Theater (Video)

Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Kenny Yochelson, owner of the Holiday Star Theater in DownTown Park Forest, speaks to Fox News Chicago about how he aims to make his theater stand out as more of a community center than a driver of big profits.

Bells Are Ringing at Faith United Protestant Church

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Handbell soloist Kristine Stout from the Joybell Theater in Nashville, Indiana, will present a concert at Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock Street, Park Forest, on Friday, May 21, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Solo handbell ringing is a fairly rare, graceful form of musical expression. Kristine plays[Read More…]

Clinton Foundation Alert About Fraudulent Solicitations

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2010.  Several fraudulent solicitations claiming to be from or associated with the William J. Clinton Foundation are circulating the internet in various languages. Some of these scams include: Emails from a person named “Chapman Jennifer” inviting attendees to the “17th Roundtable of NGO/CBO which is scheduled from[Read More…]

Human Rights Campaign Praises President Obama’s Nomination of Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court

Elena Kagan. (Photo: HRC) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed President Obama’s selection of United States Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nominee for the opening on the United States Supreme Court created by the retirement of[Read More…]

HRC Statement on GLAD DOMA Challenge Hearing

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issued the following statement today on the federal challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management brought by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, which was heard in Federal District Court in Boston.[Read More…]

Center on Halsted Launches New Youth Mentorship Program

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Center on Halsted will officially unveil its new Youth Mentorship Program this April. The Youth Mentorship Program will pair LGBTQ youth—aged 13 to 18—with adult mentors who have similar interests, hobbies and professional goals.  Mentors will share their experiences as productive members of the LGBT community; provide professional[Read More…]

Sertoma Centre’s BIG Event Has Something for Everyone

Winners of the 2009 Cookoff proudly display their trophies. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Where in the South Chicagoland area can a family of four enjoy tasty ribs, delicious chicken, phenomenal chili, and an assortment of exciting ethnic dishes for $10 Adults and $5 for children 12 & under?  For[Read More…]

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