Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the distinct academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the Dean’s List. Students who maintain a high grade point average of 3.75 at the end of the fall and spring terms, with no grade of incomplete or[Read More…]
Month: June 2013
Prairie State College Part-Time Honors List for Spring 2013
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes and honor the academic accomplishments of our part-time students each year by awarding them a place on the Part-Time Honors List. Students whose term GPA is 3.75 or better, with no withdrawals or incompletes, who have completed no less than six (6)[Read More…]
Spring Class of 2013 Prairie State College EMT Graduation Certificates
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- More than 30 Prairie State College (PSC) students earned their EMT certificates during a May 20 graduation ceremony held at the main campus of PSC, located at 202 S. Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 60411. Graduates were recognized for achieving the skills necessary to perform vital functions including patient[Read More…]
PSC Awarded Free Water Station from Elkay
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) President Terri L. Winfree (left) and Sustainability Coordinator Allessandra Cairo (second from left) welcome to PSC (from third from left) Steve Nero and James Jarog of MagicPure and Steve Norbut and Araceli Lee of Elkay. MagicPure is the preferred distributor in[Read More…]
Second-Installment Property Tax Bills to be Mailed on Time for Second Consecutive Year
Local Taxing Districts and Taxpayers Will Benefit Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County officials announced that 1.6 million second-installment property tax bills will be mailed to residents on time for the second consecutive year. Property tax bills are expected to arrive in mail boxes around July 1. “We said last year that this[Read More…]
DeLuca Applauds Use of His Expanded Anti-Gang Law in Recent Arrests
Chicago Heights,IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, applauded the recent arrests of numerous high-ranking gang leaders as a result of an expanded anti-gang law sponsored by DeLuca. “Making sure families can feel safe in their own neighborhoods is invaluable,” said DeLuca. “Criminal behavior cannot be tolerated, and law enforcement[Read More…]
ACLU Hires Steve Schmidt to Bring Republicans Into Same-Sex Marriage Push
Announces $10 Million War Chest for 50-State Initiative After Court Strikes Down DOMA NEW YORK-(ENEWSPF)- Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in the landmark United States v. Windsor case, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a nationwide campaign to bring Republicans into its[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Core Section of the “Defense of Marriage Act” Unconstitutional
NEW YORK-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that section three of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act" is unconstitutional and that the federal government cannot discriminate against married lesbian and gay couples for the purposes of determining federal benefits and protections. Today’s ruling is a historic victory for gay[Read More…]
Sweeping Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Defeated in Dramatic Late Night Filibuster
Austin, TX-(ENEWSPF)- After hours of legislative dramatics led by a 13-hour filibuster by State Sen. Wendy Davis, a bill that could have resulted in the closure of all but five women’s health clinics that provide abortions in the state was defeated in the very early hours of the morning as[Read More…]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Current Coverage Formula to Voting Rights Act
New York-(ENEWSPF)- In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday struck down the coverage formula used to determine which states and political subdivisions are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a civil rights law that has protected the right to vote for[Read More…]
