Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Choosing a college is an important choice. Among the many options that Prairie State College (PSC) offers, students can earn an associate’s degree to transfer to a four-year school or gain job specific skills to enter the workforce with a degree or certificate. To learn more, students[Read More…]
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Farm Fresh Market at Governors State University
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables are coming to Governors State University. The university’s first-ever outdoor farmers market opens for business June 3 on the south end of Parking Lot D on GSU’s University Park campus. Hours of the farmers market are 1 to 6 p.m., rain[Read More…]
Free Java Tuesdays at Faith United
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– All are invited to Faith United Protestant Church for FREE JAVA TUESDAYS beginnign June 1, 2010. Visitors are asked to go to Indianwood Boulevard side entrance between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. for free curbside service or to come and sit a bit. "There is no end[Read More…]
How To Avoid 5 Common and Expensive Financial Mistakes
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Young adults are graduating college and may lack a basic knowledge in financial literacy. After countless hours studying, late nights, final exams and some parties, now it’s time for graduates to head out into the "real world". The Better Business Bureau encourages these graduates to take initial steps[Read More…]
‘Barns’ Photographer to present at GSU
“Teeple” by Larry Kanfer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Photographic artist Larry Kanfer is known for striking images of Midwestern scenes. As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, he will discuss his new book “Barns of Illinois” on Tuesday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m., in Engbretson Hall.[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre’s Melanie Jones Named Rotary Club President of the Year
Melanie Jones, President of Orland Park Rotary Club and named President of the Year at 2010 District Conference. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Sertoma Centre, Inc. is proud to announce that Melanie Jones, Director of Advancement and Communications was recently named President of the Year at the 2010 Rotary District #6450[Read More…]
GSU Hosts First Doctorate Hooding Ceremony
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Twenty Governors State University doctoral graduates, the first in the university’s 41-year history, will be honored on June 10 in a historic hooding ceremony that celebrates their academic achievements. “We devote a separate ceremony, the first of many, to the ritual of placing the hood, symbolizing the[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2010. As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities. Since our earliest days of independence, our Nation has striven to fulfill that promise. An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for[Read More…]
Durbin, Gregg Introduce Bill to Expand Successful Charter Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced legislation that would expand the Charter School Program at the Department of Education (DOE) to make eligible the expansion and replication of successful charter school models. The bill – the All Students Achieving through Reform[Read More…]
Bob Sullivan at MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles Takes On Debt Settlement Companies
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Okay, I’ll admit it. This one is personal. From The Red Tape Chronicles: Gary Kopycinski teaches religion and ethics in a suburban Chicago Catholic high school, but his effort to practice what he preaches made him the perfect target for a debt settlement company. Three years ago, Kopycinski[Read More…]
