Dressing up as during Marian Catholic’s Spirit Week, from left to right, Packey Daley as Champ Kid, Jason Keane as Brian Fontana, Josh Pieper as Ron Burgandy, and Jay Hochstetler as Brick Tambland. All are characters from the movie Anchorman – The Legend of Ron Burgundy) . (PHOTO ENEWSPF) Chicago[Read More…]
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PSC Job Fair Scheduled for October 21
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For many unemployed workers, job searches can be a long and frustrating road. Job fairs are an excellent way for job seekers to explore potential employment opportunities, which can lead to great jobs. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting its annual fall job fair on Wednesday, October[Read More…]
Chicago’s Famed Second City Comes to Freedom Hall
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On October 23, Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre The Second City will appear at Freedom Hall in Park Forest at 8 pm. This special performance will feature some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City’s fifty year history. The Second City is truly a[Read More…]
Park Forest House Tour ‘Springs Forward’ with New June Date
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area (LWV) is pleased to announce that the 26th Annual Park Forest House Tour will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010. For the last several years the House Tour has been held in the fall and it[Read More…]
$21.8 Billion Distributed to Promote Educational Improvement
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today the distribution of more than $21.8 billion in formula grants to support state-administered programs that support teachers and help students reach high standards. Formula grant programs are noncompetitive awards based on a predetermined formula and provide funding for[Read More…]
Secretary Chu Announces up to $12.5 Million in Recovery Act Funding for New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through[Read More…]
Marriage Bill Introduced in Illinois State Senate
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)– Equality Illinois is happy to announce the introduction in the Illinois State Senate of the bill to legalize marriage between two adults of the same sex. The bill was introduced today by State Senator Heather Steans. "This is not an issue of sacred versus secular – there are plenty[Read More…]
HUD Charges Illinois University with Allegedly Violating the Fair Housing Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2009. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it has charged Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois with housing discrimination for allegedly refusing to allow a student with epilepsy and blindness to live in a dormitory with her trained service dog. The Fair Housing Act[Read More…]
Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Could Increase More Than 35 Percent in Every State by 2019
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2009. As policymakers continue to debate comprehensive reform of the nation’s health care system, a new report commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) projects that if federal reform efforts are not enacted, the cost of failure would be substantial. In every state, the number of[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Fights to Save College MAP Grants
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today joined hundreds of Illinois college students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Student Center in an effort to rescue the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). Those attending the Governor’s Town Hall Meeting to Save College Scholarships rally called on the Illinois[Read More…]
