Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club’s 36th Annual Easter Ride will be held on Sunday, April 30, departing fom Park Forest Village Hall at 350 Victory Drive. Riders will start between 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. This year’s ride will feature two new routes, of 17 and 27 miles, that are almost[Read More…]
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Earth Day Celebration at Thorn Creek Nature Center Saturday, April 22
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2017. Earth Day at Thorn Creek Woods on Saturday, April 22, from noon to 4 p.m. this year celebrates the soil right beneath your feet. Free fun for all ages! Did you know that soils are named and classified just like species of plants and animals? [Read More…]
6th Annual Earth Day Hike at Lake Calumet on Friday, April 21
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2017. The Lake Calumet Vision Committee member groups invite you to participate in a unique opportunity to explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. The 6th Annual Earth Day Hike at Lake Calumet will take place on Friday, April[Read More…]
Why the Local & Nationwide Protests Against the Trump Administration Continue
Women’s March on Washington DC, November 21, 2016 (Source: npr.com) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser At a recent meeting of the Lane County Our Revolution group, one of the comments was that the only thing good about the Trump Administration is that we are all getting a lot of[Read More…]
New Report Shows Victims of Aggressive Tactics From Medical Debt Collectors
New report shows victims of aggressive tactics from medical debt collectors WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. A leading consumer group, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, released the ninth in a series of reports that review complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The latest report explores consumer complaints about medical[Read More…]
DePaul University Exhibit Views Great War Through Eyes of Lincoln Park Family
DePaul University library’s ‘Glimpses of the Great War’ is open through August A 1917 letter from then-DePaul President Francis X. McCabe, C.M., to the faculty, staff and students telling them that the university would remain open during the Great War. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. When U.S. President[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest Public Works, Construction Updates for Week of April 10
Photo Source: villageofparkforest.com Projects will impact traffic, water availability, parking in certain areas of the Village Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Numerous projects are currently taking place throughout Park Forest. Residents in several areas impacted by construction should be aware of the following: Crews could potentially work on Saturdays but[Read More…]
With Just One Black Teacher, Black Students More Likely to Graduate
Greg Stanley/Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, concludes a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist. Having at least one black teacher[Read More…]
McCormick Square Project to Be Topic of April 20 forum at Roosevelt University
Lori T. Healey, CEO Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Photo: roosevelt.edu) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. City and convention development experts will lead a panel discussion on the newly designated McCormick Square during the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate. The program will take place April 20 at 5 p.m. at Roosevelt[Read More…]
Firelei Báez, Hương Ngô to bring work to DePaul Art Museum
Vessel of Genealogies, 2016 (Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Wendy Norris) Artists offer Dominican and Vietnamese perspectives in spring exhibitions CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Caribbean and Asian influences will be on display at the DePaul Art Museum this spring with Miami artist Firelei Báez and Chicago artist Hương Ngô.[Read More…]