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Father Michael Pfleger to Speak at GSU

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University begins its Dynamic Leadership Lecture Series with featured speaker Father Michael L. Pfleger on Monday, June 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in Center for Performing Arts, on the GSU campus. His presentation, “Leading a Community: Advocating for the Disenfranchised,” is free and open to the[Read More…]

Kites & Kids Returns to Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Send your kite skyward over Governors State University’s magnificent Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. “Kids & Kites,” on Saturday May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m., gives everyone who loves flying kites – young and old – a chance to experience the sky above and great art ground-level at the[Read More…]

Marian Catholic High School Concert Band Earns Honor Band Title at the SuperState Band Contest

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School’s Concert Band was named the Honor Band, the top award, at the SuperState Band Contest at the University of Illinois on Friday, May 3, 2013.  The Concert Band at Marian Catholic have consistently earned Superior ratings in Illinois High School Association Organizational Contests.[Read More…]

Illinois Tollway To Create Construction Business Development Center At Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Tollway, Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) announced plans to develop new programs and provide services to small businesses in the construction industry, including minority- and women-owned firms. The partnerships[Read More…]

Summer Language Therapy for 10 to 14 Year Olds

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Building Complex Language Project is offering free individual language therapy for complex sentence development as part of a clinical study. The program is designed for students between 10 and 14 years old who have a history of speech/language delay/impairment or learning disability, normal hearing, and no intellectual[Read More…]

GSU Hosts Transfer Thursdays

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is offering qualified undergraduate applicants the opportunity to get admitted to the university “on the spot” with a new program called Transfer Thursdays. Twice a month on selected Thursdays, the Office of Admissions and Student Recruitment will host instant admission opportunities. The first Transfer[Read More…]

Artwork by Graduating PSC Students On Display Through May 23

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Works of art from nine graduating Prairie State College (PSC) students is on display through May 23 in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The featured works include drawings, paintings, photography, and mixed-media pieces by[Read More…]

School District 163's 2012 golf outing

District 163 Golf Outing Set for June 13

District 163’s Teeing Off Fore Education Golf Outing on June 13 at Lincolnshire Country Club includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, complimentary reception, and dinner. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will hold its third Annual Golf Outing, Teeing Off Fore Education, on Thursday, June 13, at Lincolnshire Country Club,[Read More…]

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