Jonathan Gallagher (Class of 2004), Chicago, Ill.; Charles Gallagher ’77, Crete, Ill.; Sister Judine Hilbing, O.P., President of Marian Catholic High School, Chicago, Ill.; Robert Jones ’79, Crete, Ill.; and Timothy Daw ’78, Homewood, Ill. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The 2013 Marian Catholic High School Endowment Golf Classic, held[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Announces Nearly $8.5 Million in Workforce Development and Training Grants for Illinois Community Colleges
Lewis and Clark Community College to Receive $5 Million Grant to Help Address Workforce Needs along the Mississippi River Waterway WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19,k 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Labor has awarded a total of $8,460,255 in funding through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy Dean George MacKinnon Shares Views About Pharmacists as Healthcare Providers
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. George MacKinnon, founding dean of the College of Pharmacy and vice provost of health sciences for Roosevelt University shares timely opinions about pharmacists as healthcare providers in an article he wrote, “Recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers—a solution for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act roll-out,” which was[Read More…]
CPS Student Excels as Change Agent and Scholarship Winner
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. Psychology Major Desire Miller is a true success story in the Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies. Miller, 33, recently received the prestigious Mittie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis scholarship based on an impressive record of academic excellence, a fervent commitment to social justice and volunteer[Read More…]
Nursing Assistant Professor Marcia Bulthuis is Awarded Tenure at Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced that Assistant Professor Marcia Bulthuis met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with her peers, and dedication to the college’s mission and core values. The announcement was made at the August Board of Trustees[Read More…]
House Bill Would Open Pandora’s Box of Discrimination against Lawfully Married Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. A bill entitled the “Marriage and Religious Freedom Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives today. Sponsored by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), this bill would explicitly authorize discrimination against one group of Americans – married same-sex couples – by recipients of taxpayer-funded grants and contracts, and,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $36 Million Investment in College of Lake County’s Lakeshore Campus
Downtown Waukegan Project Will Expand College Access for Underserved Area WAUKEGAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by school and local officials to announce a $35.9 million investment from his Illinois Jobs Now! program to build a major expansion at the College of Lake County’s Lakeshore Campus in[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Rockford Area Businesses Expanding in Manufacturing and Health Care
Total of 94 New Jobs Created in Northern Illinois MACHESNEY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that several Rockford area businesses are expanding, creating 94 jobs in the manufacturing and health care industries in northern Illinois. Manufacturing firms Curtis Metal Finishing Company and HMC Products Inc. joined medical[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens New ADM Intermodal Container Facility
Intermodal Ramp Offers Prime Rail and Roadway Access for Goods from All Businesses DECATUR–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by company and local officials to open a new intermodal container facility at Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in Decatur. The facility will enable businesses to tap into[Read More…]
Premier of ‘America’s Long War’ and Panel Highlights Disastrous 40 Year War on Drugs on Tuesday, September 24
Discussion Panelists Include: Director Paul Feine, Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann, NY City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito, Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady and New York Times’ John Tierney NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2013. Reason TV is hosting a special New York City reception, panel discussion and screening of ‘America’s Longest War’[Read More…]
