Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. Today, President Obama reiterated his belief that States should have the power and flexibility to innovate and find the health care solutions that work best for them and announced his support for accelerating State Innovation Waivers and allowing states to apply for them starting in 2014.[Read More…]
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Kirk to Advance Anti-Piracy Legislation in Wake of Slaying of Four Americans on Arabian Sea
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. In the wake of the killings of four Americans last week, U. S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) drew attention Monday to a recent New York Times report detailing the escalating threat to the international shipping industry from increasingly demanding and violent Somali pirates. Senator Kirk said he[Read More…]
AP Scholars Number 117 At Marian Catholic
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Ranking among the best in the Chicagoland area, Marian Catholic High School recently had 117 students named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams. Only 18 percent of nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams[Read More…]
Rich East Goes To The Business Professionals of America State Competition
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East High School again sent a strong group to this weekend’s Business Professionals of America State Competition in Oak Brook. Pictured are: {back row, from left) Bob Frederick (coach); D’Angelo Blackmon, who will be competing in payroll accounting; Heather Adney, competing in fundamental accounting[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased once again to present our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Jacob Wilson, a 17-year resident of Park Forest who some day hopes he’s LA-bound. He likes to jog, draw, and play video games.[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Charan Bashir
Charan Bashir. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased once again to present our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Charan Bashir, a 17-year resident of Park Forest. He loves to draw and skate, has participated in Snowball, admires teachers who demonstrate leadership[Read More…]
Civic Reflection Workshop Coming to GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Civic reflection helps create an understanding of the importance and value of community service to both the individual who volunteers and the society who benefits. To increase awareness and understanding of civic reflection and to improve related skills, Governors State University is sponsoring a Civic Reflections Workshop.[Read More…]
Wafaa Bilal and Major Chicago Artists to Exhibit at GSU
“The Secret Life of Men” by Sioban Lombardi of Chicago. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery will host “Regard – Resist – React,” a major exhibit of artists’ creative reactions to the issues that affect them personally, emotionally, and/or intellectually. The exhibit runs from[Read More…]
Forest Trail Announces Science Fair Winners
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The sixth and seventh grade students at Forest Trail Middle School recently participated in the school’s Science Fair/Exposition. The Science Exposition involved the gathering of research on a scientific topic, creating a poster on that topic and presenting the topic. For the Science Fair, students must use the[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of February 28, 2011
Ray Devine (right) was in charge of hanging the artwork for Half the Sky, now at Tall Grass Arts Association through May 8. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2011. The Sierra Club, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, the Southeast Environmental Task Force and Little Village Environmental Justice[Read More…]
