SSC’s Oak Forest Center SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. Summer is a great time to take a few classes and our schedule will be available online at www.ssc.edu beginning Monday, March 6 at 8 a.m. with registration opening on Monday, March 20, 2017. Summer classes begin Monday, June 6th[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Calls Out President Trump’s Failure to Put America Workers First
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Urges President to immediately deliver on his campaign promise to reform guest worker visa program exploited by outsourcing companies WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, is calling out President Donald Trump for failing to[Read More…]
Governors State University Approves Tuition Increase and Program Elimination
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. With a clear focus on continuing to serve its community and fulfill its mission amid continued budget uncertainty, Governors State University’s Board of Trustees at its meeting on Friday, March 3, approved a 15 percent tuition increase and the elimination of 22 programs— “difficult but necessary[Read More…]
Porchlight Music Theatre Brings Controversial and Celebrated Musical to Governors State University on March 25
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017 – It was the legal case that could be considered the fuel that ignited the modern civil rights movement. A train ride to Scottsboro, a tiny town in Alabama, not only changed the course of nine lives but the entire nation. See the true-life story come[Read More…]
Irish Music Ensemble, Caladh Nua, In Concert At Freedom Hall
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The traditional Irish music band, Caladh Nua, will perform for the 2017 Freedom Hall Matinee Series on Tuesday, March 14 at 11 a.m. Throughout history, Ireland has been embraced as a land of song and singers, of music and musicians; men and women who for centuries have been[Read More…]
With New Information, IL House Speaker Madigan Re-Creates Committee to Study Public-Private Partnerships
IL House Speaker Michael Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. Speaker Michael J. Madigan is re-forming a bipartisan committee to review the state’s use of public-private partnerships, and ensure partnerships pursued by Gov. Bruce Rauner operate transparently and ethically. A previous House committee was stonewalled by Rauner’s administration during an[Read More…]
Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Individual Honors from Harper College Tournament
Prairie State College speech team members participating in a recent tournament at Harper College were (from left) Abigail Thompson, Lakeysha Moutry and Alyssa Beverly. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) speech team members brought home individual awards from a recent tournament at Harper College. Alyssa Beverly of Homewood[Read More…]
ASPIRA Educators to Announce Strike Date on Tuesday, March 7 As Negotiations Stall
Management balks at $100k in economic support for teachers, as publicly funded schools deliver surplus to parent agency. Strike – which teachers voted overwhelmingly to support – would be first in nation of charter school network. CHICAGO: With negotiations at a standstill, educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools will set a[Read More…]
The Trans Liberation Collective to Hold Trans Liberation Protest on Friday, March 3rd
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 3, 2017. As we gather tonight at 6 p.m. at Wacker and Wabash in Downtown Chicago, to take to the streets for our liberation, we affirm the statement released earlier in the week, and emphasize the need to keep trans voices at the front and center of all conversations[Read More…]
Trump-DeVos Plan to Voucherize Public Schools Is Unlikely to Work in 85 Percent of Public School Districts, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
A sixth-grade Chicago classroom sits empty on the final day of school, June 2013. (AP/Scott Eisen) Interactive map allows readers to see whether vouchers would work in their school district Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. On the campaign trail, now-President Donald Trump laid out a plan to redirect $20 billion[Read More…]
