Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA has selected a new space mission, SPHEREx, that will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is[Read More…]
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Michael Madigan Lauds Minimum Wage Hike
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour by 2025. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Thursday regarding the wage hike. “Today we made history in Illinois by increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour for the hardest working people in our state.[Read More…]
Duo Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics into Indiana Correctional Facilities
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Two Allen County residents were recently indicted by a federal Grand Jury in the Northern District of Indiana. In the indictment, Calvin Jones, 37, and Diamond Parker, 28, were charged with participating in a conspiracy to smuggle illegal narcotics into correctional institutions located within Indiana. The indictment[Read More…]
New Study Suggests Possibility of Recent Underground Volcanism on Mars
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A study published last year in the journal Science suggested liquid water is present beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars. Now, a new study in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters argues there needs to be an underground source of heat for liquid water to exist underneath the polar ice cap. This[Read More…]
Top Jazz Artists Coming to PSC Stage Feb. 15
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.” Thus spake Plato, and jazz artists explore the patterns in music live, with depth and precision. Prairie State College is putting[Read More…]
Another Top Ranking for GSU Online MBA
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- GSU’s Online MBA in Supply Chain Management program was recently ranked fifth in the U.S. by Onlinemasters.com’s 2019 Best Online MBA in Supply Chain Management list. The ranking was based on three criteria:academic quality (40%), student success (40%), and affordability (20%). Surveyors reviewed every online MBA in supply chain management program,[Read More…]
Transnational Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced September 8 that Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson sentenced Ricky Dean Clark, 37, to a term of life imprisonment without parole for multiple charges involving the sexual exploitation of three minor children, including one child who lived in Ireland. Because of the[Read More…]
Environmental “Impact” Exhibit on Display in the Christopher Art Gallery at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) presents “Impact,” an exhibition of art that addresses the issue of the environmental impact of human’s use and abuse of the earth. The exhibit will be on display in the gallery Feb. 4 through 28, 2019. An artists’[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Again Look to Add LGBT Curriculum
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois News Network Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois lawmakers are once again want to require the state’s public schools to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of the nation and the state of Illinois. The thinking on the LGBT[Read More…]
Old Man Winter to Throw Multiple Storms at Park Forest, Midwest, Northeast Into Next Week
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Soon after cold air becomes established in the Midwest and Northeast to end this week, multiple storms with some snow and ice will bring difficult travel and are likely to prompt school delays and closings in the span of a few days. The storms from later[Read More…]
