More Than 1,000 Experts and Advocates to Strategize About Marijuana Legalization, Criminal Justice Reform, Public Health, and Post-Prohibition Models for Drug Control New Era: Colorado Embarks on Implementation of Historic Marijuana Legalization Law DENVER, CO—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2013. Which state will be next to legalize marijuana? What do the Obama administration’s[Read More…]
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Scholarships awarded by MIttie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis Foundation to Roosevelt University Undergraduates
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Seventeen Roosevelt University undergraduates who have demonstrated academic achievement, a need for financial assistance and an interest in giving back to their communities have been awarded scholarships by the Mittie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis Foundation. The scholarship winners, all who live in Chicago, include: seniors Danielle[Read More…]
Chicago Public Library Now Offers Largest Homework Help Program in Nation
Teacher in the Library and Online Tutoring Offer Study Assistance to Students 24 Hours a Day CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon today announced that Teacher in the Library is now offered at all 80 Library locations and the addition of online[Read More…]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Cook and Will Counties
Chicago National Weather Service-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for all or portions of Cook and Will Counties. The warning extends into Northwest Indiana as of 5:10 p.m. CDT. Source: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/
It’s Official: Marian Catholic Football Stadium is ‘Dave Mattio Field’
Kevin Kelly, left, and Kevin Ray, the installer, admire the newly placed sign designating Marian Catholic’s football field ‘Dave Mattio Field.’ (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Workers put the finishing touches on the recently christened Dave Mattio Field at Marian Catholic. The school’s football field now bears the name[Read More…]
Video: Hecklers Interrupt House GOP Press Conference: “You Guys Are Worthless”
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The House Republicans appeared before the press on Tuesday in front of the Capitol Building to address the government shutdown. During the press conference, a group of hecklers verbally attacked the Republicans hurling insults and saying that the GOP cannot govern the country. "You guys are worthless," one[Read More…]
9th Annual Fall Festival Hosted by the ACTION Sertoma Club to be Held October 11
Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2013. The 9th Annual Fall Festival will be hosted by the ACTION Sertoma Club on Friday, October 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Gaelic Park, 6119 West 147th Street, Oak Forest. The event will feature: Music by ‘Sound Barrier’ Open Bar Dinner which will include[Read More…]
Spring Registration Dates Changed at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced a change in the spring 2014 registration dates. Priority registration now begins Monday, Oct. 21 and open registration begins Wednesday, Oct. 30. The spring 2014 schedule is currently available by visiting prairiestate.edu, and hardcopy schedules will arrive on campus Oct.[Read More…]
Acclaimed Chicago Writer Lindsay Hunter to Read at Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery on October 7
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Lindsay Hunter, author of the acclaimed new short story collection Don’t Kiss Me, will read from her work as part of this fall’s Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Hunter, a long-time Chicago resident[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Seek In-residence Chamber Music Ensemble
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at Roosevelt University will launch a unique new Emerging Artist Quartet Residency Program that is designed to attract some of the most promising and talented emerging chamber music ensembles from around the world. The CCPA Emerging Artist Quartet Residency Program[Read More…]
