SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2013. South Suburban College (SSC) Men’s Basketball player Michael Harris was recently named Player of the Year by the Division II National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Harris is a sophomore guard out of East Chicago Central High School. He averaged 23.5 points, 7.7 rebounds,[Read More…]
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Portrait of Chicago’s Archbishop Feehan Presented to DePaul
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2013. A long-lost portrait of Chicago’s first archbishop, Patrick Feehan, now hangs at DePaul University. Although he was the second-longest-serving leader of the Chicago archdiocese, presided over explosive growth in Chicago’s Catholic community and laid the groundwork for many of Chicago’s most important Catholic institutions, Archbishop Patrick Feehan[Read More…]
Law is Powerful Lever: Richard M. Daley to DePaul University Law Graduates
College of Law holds commencement May 19 Onstage at DePaul University’s College of Law commencement May 19. From left: Patricia O’Donoghue, interim provost; Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago and commencement speaker; and the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul president. (Photo by Thomas Vangel) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2013. In[Read More…]
Durbin, Gutierrez Optimistic on Prospects for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday provided an update on the Senate’s negotiations over the comprehensive immigration reform bill he helped draft and said he is optimistic about the proposal’s chances for passage. Durbin was a member of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that introduced the bill[Read More…]
Bipartisan Coalition to Introduce Sugar Reform Amendment to Senate Farm Bill
Kirk, Shaheen, Toomey Effort Would Save Consumers Money, Lower Price Support Levels WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) today are announcing plans to implement commonsense reforms to the U.S. sugar program by amending the Senate Farm Bill with a bipartisan[Read More…]
Newtown Parents Join Governor Quinn to Press Illinois Lawmakers on Gun Control
New Legislation Introduced Friday Bans the Sale of High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2013. Parents who suffered unfathomable loss during the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., today joined Governor Pat Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Dan Kotowski to urge lawmakers to ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony
Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2013 – 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Morehouse! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Laughter.) That is why I am here. I have to say that it is one of the great honors of[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of May 20, 2013
Heat’s on. Time to relax. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2013. While our spring weather has certainly been unpredictable, we know that soon we’ll be turning on the air conditioners for the hot weather that is ahead. You can learn how to keep your summer electricity bills under control through[Read More…]
Movie Review: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (Includes Trailer)
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski If Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the old (Uh, sorry. Original.) Star Trek lost control of the starship Enterprise to aliens about a dozen times, why was he never relieved of command? If Lieutenant Geordi LaForge of Star Trek: The Next Generation was[Read More…]
‘Generation Green’ Holds Electronic Recycling at Marian Catholic High School
(Left to Right) Ileana Garcia ’13 (Matteson), Sarah Zielinski ’13 (Oak Forest), Erica Prskalo ’13 (Chicago), and Garrett Hannett ’14 (Lynwood) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Generation Green, a student-run recycling program at Marian Catholic High School, sponsored the second annual Community Electronics Recycling Drive on Saturday, May 11, at Marian[Read More…]
