Dave Rudolf entertains children and adults at Main Street Nights. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2010. Hard to believe that summer is almost over. So don’t put off taking part in some of the summer events that are taking place in the upcoming weeks in Park Forest or[Read More…]
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GSU Professor Appointed Examiner for 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marsha Katz, a professor of management, marketing, and public administration in Governors State University’s College of Business and Public Administration, was recently appointed to the 2010 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Katz is a resident of Chicago, Illinois. The award, created by public law[Read More…]
Heavy Rains Deluge Chicago
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Many parts of the Chicagoland area are looking for dry land after record rainfalls. From the Chicago Tribune: After a near-record deluge that shut down Chicago-area train lines and expressways — overwhelming streets and sewers as far away as DeKalb County — thousands of residents spent Saturday bailing[Read More…]
Hunters in Illinois Reminded to Sign up for Safety Education Courses
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…]
Administration Announces New Affordable Care Act Measures to Protect Consumers and Put Patients Back in Charge of Their Care
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. Today, the Obama Administration is announcing both new regulations to empower consumers to appeal decisions made by their health plans or insurance companies and the availability of resources that will be used to help give consumers more control of their health care decisions. These provisions of the[Read More…]
Montana Same-Sex Couples Sue State For Legal Protections For Their Families
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…]
Dave Rudolf Entertains Park Forest with ‘Shake, Shake Senora,’ at Main Street Nights (Video)
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)
Mississippi School Agrees To Revise Policy And Pay Damages To Lesbian Teenager Denied Chance To Attend Prom
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…]
Annual Psychology and Counseling Awards at GSU
Vilma Matthews of Hazel Crest, Jessica Specht of Country Club Hills, Dr. Shannon Dermer, Chair of the Division of Psychology, Dr. Shea Dunham, assistant professor and Counseling Lab Coordinator, and Counseling Greg Severin of Lansing. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University recently awarded[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC
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…]
