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Summer Rally at Marian Catholic

Marian Catholic Honors 78 For Academic Perfection

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School honored 77 sophomores, juniors and seniors at the annual Academic Breakfast on April 27. Students honored have earned a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher in all semesters at Marian Catholic, a significant achievement, academic perfection. Seniors include: Gabriela Angellotti, Tayler Belton, Nora Brown,[Read More…]

Chicago's Williams Park Fieldhouse

Mayor Emanuel Announces New Fieldhouse and Renovated Library Coming to Bronzeville

Investments among the latest in neighborhood revitalization Rendering of Williams Park Fieldhouse (Courtesy of STLArchitects) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Alderman Pat Dowell (3rd), the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Public Library to announce a new fieldhouse at Williams Park and significant upgrades to the Chicago[Read More…]

DePaul Law School Graduation

DePaul University College of Law to Graduate 240 Students on May 14

Labor and employment attorney Paulette Brown to address graduating class Paulette Brown, immediate past president of the American Bar Association, will address the graduating class of DePaul University College of Law on May 14, 2017. (Image courtesy of American Bar Association) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017.  DePaul University College of Law will[Read More…]

Skyway STEM Competition

Prairie State College Students Recognized With Top Honors at Skyway STEM Competition

Prairie State College students (from left) Asija Watson, Andrew Severs and Gary Rathbone received top honors during the 2017 Skyway Stem Poster Competition, hosted at Elgin Community College. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. Three Prairie State College students brought home top honors from the 2017 Skyway STEM Poster Competition. This year’s[Read More…]

Jan Schakowsky

Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the Equality Act

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL09) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Rep. David Cicilline and 192 of their House colleagues in reintroducing the Equality Act, which would provide explicit, permanent protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit,[Read More…]

for-profit colleges

Durbin, Madigan: In First 100 Days Trump, DeVos get “F” on Protecting Students

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2017.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today discussed how, since President Trump took office, the U.S. Department of Education has delayed or ignored several Obama-era rules to increase consumer protections in student loan servicing and protect students from unscrupulous for-profit colleges. In[Read More…]

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