University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- CenterPoint at Governors State University is sponsoring a free seminar on “How to Be an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 29, at Markham City Hall, 16313 S. Kedzie Avenue, Markham. Don Brozek, Manager of Illinois Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Services at CenterPoint, will lead the[Read More…]
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Richton Park Mourns Loss of Long-time Village Clerk Mary Pierce
Long-time Richton Park Village Clerk Mary Pierce died peacefully at home Wednesday. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Referring to her as "the living history of Richton Park," Mayor Rick Reinbold shared the news of the passing of Mary Pierce, Village Clerk for 20 years. Mayor Reinbold said Ms. Pierce, an[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, February 10, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2012. White House Twitter Event Answers Seniors’ Policy Questions On Monday, the White House’s Jon Carson, Director of the Office of Public Engagement, held a “Tweet-up” and conference call for seniors with Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Alliance for[Read More…]
Electric Aggregation Question To Appear On March 20 Ballot In Park Forest (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest will be placing a referendum on the March 20, 2012 ballot. The purpose is to seek lower energy quotes for residents’ electric bills. The Village would aggregate resident and small business electric accounts to get competitive bids for lower prices. Mayor John[Read More…]
State Treasurer Dan Rutherford Announces Romney Delegates and Alternates in the 2nd District
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, Illinois Chairman for Mitt Romney for President, introduced the Romney Delegate and Alternate candidates for the area. Romney Delegates are: Kurt D. Diekelman from Thornton, Marjorie Milone from Bourbonnais and Suzy J. Newberg from Bourbonnais. Romney Alternate Delegates are: Tim Bukowski from Kankakee, Isaac[Read More…]
Locally Heavy Snow Aims for Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports lake-effect snow will reach westward across lower Lake Michigan to Chicagoland and northwestern Indiana beginning Friday and lasting into early Saturday. The event which features respectable cold air passing over the wide-open waters of the lake will unload locally heavy snow, especially from along the Chicago[Read More…]
GSU to Host Graduate Business and Public Administration Program Open House
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a graduate program open house on March 3, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in the Cafeteria Annex. Information on the Master in Business Administration, Master in Public Administration, Master of Science in Management Information[Read More…]
Rep. Riley Sponsors District-wide Chess Tournament
State Representative Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, watches as students from Elementary School District 159 compete in a round-robin chess tournament at Colin Powell Middle School in Matteson. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Hazel Crest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Representative Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, recently hosted a round-robin chess tournament at Colin Powell Middle School in[Read More…]
Martial Arts Guru Vincent ‘Shorty’ Mills Receives Honor
Hazel Crest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- World-renown martial arts guru Vincent “Shorty” Mills recently received a resolution from the Illinois House of Representatives honoring his many accomplishments and thanking him for his service to the community. The honor was presented by State Representative Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields. “Shorty Mills is one of the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Speech Team Members Win Several Awards
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) speech team brought home several individual awards from a recent tournament hosted by College of DuPage. Adrianna Carr of Park Forest received fourth place for varsity prose and fifth place for novice informative; Kelli Campbell of Homewood received fourth place for varsity[Read More…]
