Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– School District 163’s 21st Century Preparatory Center released the names of students on the school’s 4th Quarter Honor Roll for the 2009-10 school year. Students receiving top honors include: Principal’s Honor Roll Joshua Barnes Kayla Lee Alicia Love High Honor Roll Favor Archer Sophia Aviles Keyshawn Brewer[Read More…]
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GLBT Movie Series At The Holiday Star: Were the World Mine – Saturday, 7 PM
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As part of its ongoing effort to provide entertainment for each of its members, The Holiday Star will begin showing the first in a series of gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered (GLBT) movies this Saturday night, June 19th at 7 p.m. The feature “Were the World Mine,”[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery Artists on Display at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Synergy, Works by Union Street Artists, is a diverse collection of drawings, paintings, mixed media, and sculpture pieces by nine of the resident studio artists of Union Street Gallery. Synergy will be on display from June 21- July 29 in the Prairie State College (PSC) Christopher Art[Read More…]
Partnership for Prescription Assistance Offers Help for Those Struggling to Pay for Medications
ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2010. There are people who are struggling to pay for their medications every month. Most people don’t know, however, that through The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) they may be able to get the medicines they need for free, or almost free. If you live in Illinois, you[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Graduates
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Approximately 500 students graduated from Prairie State College on May 22. The following students received associate in arts, associate in science, associate in fine arts, associate in general studies, or associate in applied science degrees or a career program certificate. The list begins with the graduates from[Read More…]
GSU Professor Tapped to Lead Law Enforcement Project
Dr. James "Chip" Coldren. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Determining what works and what doesn’t in law enforcement is frequently supported by limited evidence, which can lead to incorrect conclusions, misspent funds, and ineffective programs. Dr. James “Chip” Coldren, Academic Program Coordinator of Criminal Justice Program at Governors State University,[Read More…]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Garden – Park Forest Library Plant Tour
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2010. On Saturday, June 19 at 10 a.m., Tina Turner from Dutch Barn Landscaping will give a tour of the new plants at the Park Forest Library and talk about sustainable gardening. Participants should meet in the lobby of the Library. Since we will be walking[Read More…]
Bankruptcy Filings Highest Since 2006
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2010, rose 27 percent when compared to bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. March 2010 bankruptcy filings totaled 1,531,997, compared to the[Read More…]
Red Tape Chronicles: Beware Browbeating Telemarketers Offering Money
Don’t ever be tempted to say "Yes!" to fast money offered by strangers on the phone. Or anywhere else. Bob Sullivan writes about unsolicited phone calls from telemarketers offering such calls, "which seem to hint that recipients have a government tax refund coming," Sullivan writes. The beginning of the story[Read More…]
Durbin: University of Illinois to Receive Nearly $800,000 in Research Funding
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded $799,200 in federal grant funding to the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, to help fund the Illinois Height Modernization Program (ILHMP). The[Read More…]
