Doggy Con: a pop culture convention for furry fanatics
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s scorching August heat didn’t stop Megan Nelson from slipping on a long faux fur coat and dressing up like Cruella de Vil for her first Doggy Con convention, a pet event for costumed canines inspired by the upcoming Dragon Con convention.
Flash Forward (Aug 21st – 28th)
Screening of "No Small Matter" The film is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays our the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.
Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Supply Undesignated Glucagon
Under the new law, undesignated glucagon must be stored in a location immediately accessible to a school nurse or a designated care aid who can administer it to a student if authorized and if the student’s prescribed glucagon is not available on-site or expired. After the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school must immediately notify the student’s parent, guardian or emergency contact.
Manhattan Park District Launches ManhattanParks.org
The Manhattan Park District and Social Snowball LLC in Bourbonnais, Illinois announce the launch of the Manhattan Park District’s new website, ManhattanParks.org. ManhattanParks.org is a fully mobile responsive website devoted to focusing on serving the Manhattan community.
NASA preps for “God of Chaos” asteroid
Named after the ancient Egyptian "God of Chaos", 99942 Apophis, an asteroid as wide as the height of the Eiffel Tower, will rocket past the Earth in the next decade.
Hail to the Orange: State-of-the-Art Athletic Complex opens for Fighting Illini
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center opened Sunday to the surprise of Illinois' football players. The 107,650 square foot, $79.2 million facility is the new home for the Fighting Illini football program, including expanded strength and conditioning and sports medicine space, coaches' offices, position meeting rooms, player development areas, locker rooms, and other areas for recruiting and prospect hosting.
