Photo Source: YouTube Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2017. Tom Neilson will perform at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) on Easter Sunday, April 16 by leading the Sunday service at 10 a.m. with sharing his observations and experiences working for social justice. This service is followed by a potluck lunch[Read More…]
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League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Provide Update on Park Forest Parks Redevelopment Project on April 29
Willow Bridge in Central Park Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2017. With the arrival of spring, what better time is there for a walk in the park? Please join the League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for its general meeting on Saturday, April 29th at 10 a.m. in the[Read More…]
Award-Winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater Brings “Romeo and Juliet” to Chicago Heights Stage on April 27
Barnes & Noble College Auditorium (Source: prairiestate.edu) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is welcoming the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) to the college to perform “Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet,” at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, located on the PSC main[Read More…]
Senator McGuire to Keynote Student Leaders Forum on Higher Education at Governors State University on April 12
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017. The Governors State University Student Senate will host a roundtable discussion about the state of higher education in Illinois Wednesday, April 12, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Sherman Hall. The event is open to the public. State Senator Pat McGuire (D) will[Read More…]
Join Inter Faith Power & Light at the People’s Climate March on April 29
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017. In only a few weeks, on Saturday, April 29th, we’ll be speaking out together for our neighbors and the climate we share, forming a faith contingent at the People’s Climate March in Washington DC. Sister marches will amplify our message around the country! We’ll speak out for[Read More…]
Watch Live: April The Giraffe Close To Giving Birth
Harpursville, NY-(ENEWSPF)- We’ve been watching her for weeks, but zookeepers say April the Giraffe is close to giving birth to her calf. Watch live. Any moment now. Sign up for text alerts here. No kidding. That link will take you to Animal Adventure Park where it’s all happening. Live. Get[Read More…]
Center for Performing Arts Presents A Jazz Birthday Celebrated in Style with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic on April 29
Obert Davis, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (Photo furnished) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017. This year is the 100th birthday of Jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk, and Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) is celebrating in style! The CJP Chamber Ensemble debuts new arrangements in a one-night only centennial concert,[Read More…]
U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke Leads Bipartisan Bill that Repeals Federal Transportation Law Requiring States to Suspend Driver’s Licenses for Drug Offenses
Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) Source: house.gov More than 30 Addiction Recovery, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights and Faith Organizations Send Letter to Congress Urging Repeal of Federal Suspension Law Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2017. U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) has introduced bipartisan legislation with Representatives Justin Amash (R-MI-3), Hakeem Jeffries[Read More…]
Park Forest Student Named to Dean’s List at Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (Source: wustl.edu) ST. LOUIS, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2017 – Ryan Paige of Park Forest, Illinois was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Paige is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for[Read More…]
The Center for Multicultural Communities Presents ‘How Love Survived Hate’ on April 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2017. The Center for Multicultural Communities will present ‘How Love Survived Hate’ on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in Room 1318 at Prairie State College, 202 Halsted Street in Chicago Heights. Julia Erdely will tell her amazing story of surviving[Read More…]