Riverdale, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The NAACP Chicago Far-South Suburban Branch will hold its FEBRUARY 2010 Membership Meeting on Thursday February 11, 2010 at the Thornton Township Senior Youth and Family Center, 14323 S. Halsted, Riverdale, IL from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. The theme of the meeting will be: SURVIVAL – are you prepared?[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Most Americans will get assistance from a professional tax preparer or tax software when filing their taxes this year. The Better Business Bureau encourages taxpayers to use caution when selecting tax preparation help or they may get hit with headaches and mounting fines and fees if the return[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A potpourri talk and slide show, "Egypt: Ancient and Modern, " will be held at Park Forest Village Hall, Thursday, Feb. 18th, 2010, at 10:30 am Walter Falk, formerly professor of history at Harold Washington College, and Gretchen Falk, formerly reference librarian at Park Forest Public Library[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Feb. 3, 2010 – By Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “Over these last two months, the Chiefs and I have reviewed the fundamental premises behind ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,’ as well as its application in practice over the last 16 years. We understand perfectly the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2010.   Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced a bipartisan congressional resolution condemning anti-gay legislation now making its way through the parliament in Uganda. “The proposed Ugandan bill not only threatens human rights, it also reverses so many of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 2 – During an historic hearing today in the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, called for an end to the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The policy, passed by Congress and signed by[Read More…]

Richton Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– There will be a new/prospective member meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area on Saturday February 13 from 10 to 11:30 am at Rich Township, 22013 Governors Highway, Richton Park, IL 60471. For new and prospective members, this is an opportunity to[Read More…]

The SSESC’s Silent Auction returns February 14. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club will hold its annual Silent Auction on Sunday, February 14th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL. Auction items include rocks, minerals, quartz, shells, books, jewelry[Read More…]

"Something Jazzy" is coming to Tall Grass in February.. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association will present an invitational exhibit entitled "Something Jazzy,” beginning Friday, February 12 and running through April 11, 2010. The exhibit was designed to showcase artists whose work interprets the spirit of jazz.[Read More…]

From the Philadelphia Gay News: About eight months after he pledged to introduce a bill that would institute a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution, Pennsylvania Sen. John Eichelberger (R-30th Dist.) has made good on his promise. SB 707, which Eichelberger introduced Jan. 26, would add to the[Read More…]