Lincoln/Valentine Ski Escape Weekend
Chesterfield Community Council (CCC) will
host their second annual 'Lincoln/Valentine Ski Escape Weekend' on February
10 - 12, 2001 at the Wisconsin Dells. This package includes round trip
deluxe motor coach transportation, two (2) nights accommodations, meals,
and shuttle to nearby Casino.
The price is only $155.00 per person double
occupancy and $65.00 per child sharing room with an adult. This is a great
opportunity for friends and family to spend valuable time together. The
deadline is January 15, 2001. For more information, call 773/651-4708 or
e-mail Chestermail@Ameritech.Net
New permanent exhibit for Sue
Come face-to-face with Sue, the largest,
most complete, and best-preserved T. Rex ever discovered. Because the fossil
is 90% complete, just a few model bones were created to complete the 42-foot-long
skeleton. It contains nearly all of Sue's real bones except the skull,
which is a reconstructed model.
The real skull, in a dramatic eye-level
display, brings visitors face-to-face with the amazing details along its
spectacular five-foot length. Hands-on activities and videos take visitors
inside Sue's skull and prompt them to conduct their own scientific investigation.
Free with Museum admission. Call 312/922-9410.
Malcolm X College to host annual Career
Expo & Health Fair
Explore career opportunities in Business,
Child Care, Government, Insurance, Medical, Retail, Social Services, and
many other areas, when Malcolm X College hosts its Annual Career Expo &
Health Fair from 10:00 am. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, 1900
West Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL.
More than 100 company representatives
will be on campus to recruit individuals for job openings and provide health
screening services and information. The event is open to the public and
free of charge. For additional information on the Career Expo & Health
Fair, contact Robert Kelly, Director, Business and Industry 312/850-7183.
Explore Black Roots: Sources for slave
genealogy
In celebration of Black History Month,
Tony Burroughs, an internationally known genealogist, teacher, lecturer,
and now author of Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African
American Family Tree (Simon and Schuster, February 2001), presents 'Plantation
Records: Sources for Slave Genealogy' on Thursday, February 8, at 6 p.m.
at the Newberry Library.
For more information about African American
genealogy at the Newberry Library, call the Genealogy desk at 312/255-3512
or e-mail genealogy@newberry.org
Pfeiffer Treatment Center to discuss
disorders
'Biochemical Balancing" Natural Treatment
of ADD, ADHD, Autism, Depression, Bi-Polar Disorders and Schizophrenia'
will be the topic of a free seminar presented by the Pfeiffer Treatment
Center. The seminar will be held at the Pfeiffer Treatment Center, 1804
Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL on Tuesday evening, January 16, from
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Pfeiffer Treatment Center is a non-profit,
outpatient, medical facility specializing in biochemical testing, diagnosis
and individualized nutrient therapy for children and adults. For more information
or to reserve a space, please call630-505-0300.
Chicago's Skate on State 'Ice Skating
Rink'
State Street will be alive with the sounds
of the holiday season as skaters hit the ice during 'Skate on States' 11th
season as Chicago's premier ice-skating rink in the heart of downtown.
Skate on State is presented by the Mayor's Office of Special Events, the
Chicago Park District and ComEd. For more information, call 312/744-3315,
or TTY 312/744-2964.
Stroger announces anti-glass container
ordinance
Today, Cook County Forest Preserve District
Board President John H. Stroger announced that the Board of Commissioners
passes an ordinance prohibiting glass beverages containers from District
property. The audience is expected to reduce personal injuries, animal
inquirers, and property damage caused by broken glass found on trails,
parking lots, and picnic groves, officials said.
'This ordinance reflects my commitment
to keeping the forest preserves safe for our visitors and animals,' said
Stroger. 'If one person's experience on our property is made safer by this
measure, then it is both effective and worthwhile.'
Digital distribution of copyright material
discussed at John Marshall Law School
The Center for Intellectual Property Law
at The John Marshall Law School is hosting a Lunch and Learn Program, 'Gimme
Some Music: the Place of Napster in Copyright History,' from 11:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in room 1200 of the law school, 315 S.
Plymouth Ct. Plymouth Ct., Chicago.
The deadline for registration for the
Lunch and Learning Program is Friday, Jan. 12. Those interested should
call the Department of Event Management at the John Marshall Law School
at 312/987-1420, fax at 312/427-7128 or email events@jmls.edu.
Justice Burke and Alderman Burke to
deliver commencement address together
Dominican University, 7900 West Division
Street, announced that the Honorable Anne M. Burke, 14th Ward,
will, together, deliver the commencement address on Sunday, January 7,
at 1:00 p.m. More than 130 students will be receiving degrees from the
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences, Institute Adult Learning, Graduate
School of Library and Information Science, School of Business and the School
of Education.
Free Guide available for selecting a
school
Parents looking for an outstanding school
for their children will be interested in a recently undated, free directory
to 34 private, non-parochial schools.
Copies of 'A Guide to Chicago-Area Independent
Schools' are available by writing, Independent Schools Directory, P.O.
Box 558007, Chicago, IL 60655, or by e-mail: w-harms@uchicago.edu
The guide lists schools with pre-school though eight-grade programs, those
that also include high school, those that serve high school students only,
and those with boarding programs.