CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College (PSC) will be hosting a Union Trades Career Information Fair on Tuesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Atrium of the college’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Participants will learn about union[Read More…]
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March Madness: DePaul University Math Prof Talks Longshot Odds of Picking Perfect Bracket
Professor Jeff Bergen calculates chances of predicting all 63 games correctly at one in 9.2 quintillion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Russell Dorn [email protected] As college basketball fans get set to fill out their brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen offers some perspective on the odds of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief Opposing Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
Madigan Leads Coalition Urging Federal Appellate Court to Declare Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Illegal under Federal Law Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday led a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief arguing that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation violates Title[Read More…]
#TimStrong: Blue Mass At St. Irenaeus Church Sunday; Officer Tim Jones Street Dedication Monday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Irenaeus Church will hold a Blue Mass Sunday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 19, marks two years since Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones sustained two gunshot wounds that almost killed him. Officer Jones continues to recover, and, on Monday, Park Forest will dedicate[Read More…]
Spartans (25-5) State-Bound On Three By Tidwell To Stun Metamora In OT
DeKalb, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It was a shot every basketball player dreams of: sink a bucket at the buzzer to win your team the game. This one wins Marian Catholic a bid at State. Tuesday evening, Malik Tidwell buried a three as the buzzer sounded Tuesday, sending Marian Catholic to its first[Read More…]
Representative Luis Gutiérrez Speaks to Packed Chicago Church About Importance of Standing Up for Human Rights
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: “We cannot profess to be progressives… as long as children are being treated the way they are in the Occupied Territories” CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2018 By: Michael Deheeger Last night, Representative Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL 4) spoke to a packed church in Chicago about the importance of standing[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Redevelopment Project on North Side of Chicago Riverfront
Lettuce Entertain You Teaming Up with Hines & Levy on Four-Story ‘RPM On The Water’ in 2019 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined a broad coalition of partners yesterday to announce a major new development on the north side of Chicago’s downtown riverfront. The property ownership[Read More…]
Chicago Youth to Combine National Walkout with Parades to Polls to Say #ENOUGH
Students organize March 14 events across the city to engage peers, lobby elected officials to address gun violence as part of nation-wide day of action CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2018 – On Wednesday, March 14th, Chicago youth will join students across the nation in raising their voices to protest gun violence[Read More…]
Jobs Coming: Park Forest Foods Hiring Now
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The name of the grocery store will be Park Forest Food. It will open at 120 South Orchard Drive. And the store is hiring. For all departments: Grocery, Produce, Dairy, Meat, Cashiers, Deli, Seafood. Now. There will be on-site interviews at the store this Thursday, March 15,[Read More…]
TV & Broadway Star Merle Dandridge to Receive Roosevelt University’s First Distinguished Artist Award
HICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Laura Janota Merle Dandridge, star of Oprah Winfrey Network’s Greenleaf and recent star in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island, will receive a Chicago College of Performing Arts Distinguished Artist Award from Roosevelt University. A 1998 graduate of Roosevelt’s theatre program, Dandridge will receive[Read More…]
