Marian Catholic High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School has announced its Honor Roll for the Second Quarter of the 2011-2012 school year. Along with a full complement of co-curricular activities in athletics and fine arts, rigorous college-prep academics remain the focus as the following “Scholars[Read More…]
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Madigan Sues Standard & Poor’s For Enabling Financial Meltdown
Lawsuit: ‘Profits Were Running the Show’ at Leading Credit Ratings Agency Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s for its fraudulent role in assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments in the years leading up to the housing market crash, according to[Read More…]
Forest Trail Spelling Bee Winners
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Forest Trail School recently held its annual Spelling Bee and Robneal Edgecombe’ was the first place winner. He will represent Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 at the ISC 2nd Annual Spelling Bee on February 7 at Central Park Middle School in Tinley Park. Forest Trail’s second[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Team Captures 2nd Place
Spartan team members who placed among the top six in the final round include from left: DeAira Cooper (Lynwood), 6th place in Original Comedy; Pia Lyander (Hazel Crest), 4th in Humorous Interpretation; Summer Fields (Richton Park), 2nd in Radio Speaking; Jaboukie Young-White (Midlothian), 1st place in Special Occasion Speaking and[Read More…]
Exposed: Lobbyists Paid $1.9 Million In Cook County Last Year
Hot issues included budget, taxes on tobacco, alcohol Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Lobbyists were paid $1.9 million in 2011 as they attempted to influence Cook County officials on issues including the budget, pension reform, and taxes on tobacco, alcohol and amusements, according to reports submitted to Clerk David Orr’s Lobbyist Online website. "Lobbyists[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Overhaul School Performance Reporting
New School Report Cards to Help Parents and Communities Measure Performance CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. As part of his ongoing commitment to reform education in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will give parents and communities more information about their schools’ performance than ever before. The new law makes[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Federal Funding to Improve Nursing Home Safety
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced $110 million in additional federal funding for enhanced safety, increased staffing and quality standards in nursing homes. Federal authorities approved a federal Medicaid funding match that will allow the state to fully implement the reforms designed to protect frail older adults and[Read More…]
Are January Tornadoes a Sign of a Bad Severe Season?
Source: AccuWeather State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports more than one round of thunderstorms producing tornadoes has already struck the South this January with the latest hitting the Deep South, and Alabama in particular, hard early this week. Many people are asking whether tornadoes in January are rare and whether this[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson Asks Illinoisans to Pray for Senator Kirk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. Congressman Jesse L. Jackson issued the following statement today after hearing that U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) suffered a stroke this morning and is recovering after surgery. “I send my best wishes and remain prayerful that my friend Mark Kirk will have a swift and complete[Read More…]
New Report: Strategies to Increase Teaching Effectiveness
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. A new report released today from the Center for American Progress recommends the best approach for increasing teaching effectiveness, or the extent to which teachers can, and do, contribute to students’ learning. Fueled in part by the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top program,[Read More…]
