Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 For or the March 20, 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election, traditional Early Voting will take place March 5-19. Early Voting locations and hours can be found here. COOK COUNTY EARLY VOTING Please note, Park Forest’s Village Hall is only an early voting location for Cook County residents. Early[Read More…]
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Governors State University Dance Company Brings the Big Screen to Life
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Sharon Morrissey Governors State University students showcase their versatility and knowledge of various dance disciplines in an upcoming annual dance festival. Celebrate dance inspired by the big screen at Dance to the Movies on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Director Megan Lindsay says, “The[Read More…]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Brink of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Marijuana Decriminalization Gaining Momentum in the South, As Baton Rouge Looks to Join Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, and Jackson, Mississippi LOUISIANA—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Tony Newman This week, the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan City Council voted 8-4 in favor of an ordinance to decriminalize marijuana in East Baton Rouge Parish,[Read More…]
Veterans Service Fair at Prairie State College on March 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: George Sanon The Student Veterans Center at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Services Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, in the Prairie Center gym of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
DePaul University Names Hospitality Leader Dean of Business College
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lorene Yue A recognized leader in the hospitality industry will serve as dean for DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business. Provost Marten denBoer named Misty Johanson as dean of the college, which has programs that are ranked among the best in the nation. Johanson currently[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Freshly Unearthed Comments from Pruitt Further Disqualify Him from His Job
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry This morning, Politico reported on a series of 2005 Oklahoma talk radio interviews in which Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as unproven, denounced gun control measures, voiced islamophobic statements, and advocated for a constitutional convention to ban abortion and[Read More…]
Trump Administration Guts Safeguards for Nation’s No. 2 Toxic Pollution Threat
Coal ash waste linked to cancer, heart disease, stroke, brain damage Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lisa Evans, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided yesterday afternoon that it will gut the critical protections afforded by the first-ever federal rule that provides health and environmental safeguards for communities near toxic coal[Read More…]
South Suburban College Announces 2017-2018 Annual Faculty Appreciation Awards
All nominations must be received by Friday, March 30, 2018 South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Gina Mrozek The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Faculty Appreciation Awards. Please take a few minutes to fill out a nomination ballot in recognition of the excellent service you[Read More…]
Annual Networking Event for Men of Color at Prairie State College on March 22
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 – The Male Success Initiative (MSI) program at Prairie State College (PSC) will host its 12th annual “Ties That Bind” event from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018, in the PSC Conference Center on the main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in[Read More…]
Minimum-wage Workers will Lose Almost $2,370 in Purchasing Power This Year
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Rachel West Today is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how many additional days into the new year a minimum-wage worker must work to earn the same amount she did in 2009, when the federal minimum wage was last increased.[Read More…]
