Durbin asks principals, counselors, teachers to provide students with “accurate and up-to-date information about their post-secondary education options” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As high school seniors are making decisions about their educational futures, Senator Dick Durbin, for the fifth consecutive year, is enlisting the help of Illinois[Read More…]
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Actor and Producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel Launch #ThatsHarassment Campaign in Chicago (Video)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, actor and producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel launched ‘#ThatsHarassment’ in Chicago, a citywide campaign to empower victims and bystanders to speak out and provide tools for employers to create a safe work environment. The Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will appear on City[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens Restored Carling Hotel
Project Preserves 80 Affordable Housing Units on Chicago’s Near North Side CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) and preservation advocates to open the renovated and restored Carling Hotel, 1512 N. LaSalle Street. The[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Earth Day Celebration for Kids on May 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 In recognition of Earth Day 2018, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a free community event designed for children ages four to 13. The Saturday, May 12 event is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. at the college’s Matteson Area Center (MAC), located at 4821 Southwick[Read More…]
Park Forest Board Committee Seeks Recommendations on Confederate Street Names
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2018 Should streets in Park Forest named after people who fought for or represented the Confederacy be renamed, or rededicated? A Village Board committee originally charged with exploring renaming them now seeks to rededicate them. And the committee, called, simply, Committee A, seeks input from the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Awarded Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 Prairie State College (PSC) recently was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award was presented to members of the PSC Finance and Administration Department by Rita Kruse,[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group to Discuss Will County Truck Traffic at May Meeting
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, May 14th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 7:15 pm. This will be our last meeting until we meet again in September. Sierra Club’s Will County Conservation Organizer Ann Baskerville[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of April 22, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Attention all Park Forest procrastinators. Just a reminder that your 2018-19 Village of Park Forest vehicle stickers must be purchased and properly displayed on all vehicles registered in the Village of Park Forest by the end of the business day on April 30, 2018 to avoid late fees[Read More…]
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations to Host Lecture Series on Race Beginning April 22
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will host its first in a series of lectures on race on Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The first lecture will feature a conversation on the reality of[Read More…]
Two UChicago Undergraduates Recognized for Academic Excellence in STEM Fields
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2018 By: Danika Kmetz Adel Rahman and Naomi Sweeting, third-years in the College, have been awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships, awarded annually based on academic merit in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering. The two students were nominated by the College and are among 211 scholars selected from[Read More…]
