PSC President Dr. Terri L. Winfree (left) and Helen Manley, PSC’s coordinator of student life (right) congratulate Richard V. Green on receiving the 2016 Dr. James H. Griffith Community Service Award at PSC. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) honored Richard V. Green of Matteson with the 2016[Read More…]
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Winter Preparedness Snow and Ice Conference Coming to South Suburban College Oak Forest Center on Nov. 7-9
South Suburban College Oak Forest Center SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. South Suburban College is presenting a Winter Preparedness Snow and Ice Conference designed for Public Works directors, supervisors and operators on November 7 and 8, with a session for facilities and large parking lots on November 9. The[Read More…]
Secretary of State John Kerry Discusses U.S. Role in Increasingly Complex World at University of Chicago (Video)
Secretary of State John Kerry talks to UChicago students about U.S. foreign policy during an Oct. 26 event at Mandel Hall. Photo by: Zane Maxwell John Kerry speaks to students during Institute of Politics event CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 By: Mark Peters Author Walter Isaacson ended his public conversation at the[Read More…]
Educators Stand With Hillary Clinton in Declaring That We Must Be “Better than Bullying”
Eskelsen García: “Clinton understands that kindness, collaboration and cooperation are important in school and in life” WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 -NEA President Lily Eskelsen García provided the following response today to Hillary Clinton’s release of Better than Bullying, a plan to provide $500 million in new funding to states to[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Jazz Alumna to be Guest Drummer on NBC TV’s Late Night with Seth Meyers
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Hannah Welton, an alumna of the jazz studies program at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) and a former drummer with Prince, will be the guest drummer from Oct. 31 through Nov. 3 on NBC TV’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. Welton, who was known[Read More…]
Illinois Will Now Comply with 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Requiring Due Process for Parole Revocations
State agrees to provide attorneys to poor people facing re-imprisonment as part of class action settlement CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 –The state of Illinois will provide attorneys to eligible parolees who are accused of violating their parole, and will overhaul the parole revocation process to ensure that the hearing process[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Illinois State Board of Elections Issue Alert to Residents Regarding Voting by Mail
Madigan & State Board of Elections Urge Voters Who Requested Mail-In Ballots to Monitor Ballot Status & Contact Election Authorities if Ballots Are Not Received Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois State Board of Elections today alerted voters throughout Illinois about the voting by[Read More…]
Soils Hike at Thorn Creek Woods on October 29
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. Is all soil created equal? Come and see, smell, hear and feel for the parts of soil. Learn how soil supports every form of life in the woods. On the hike with naturalist April Richards, you will observe and touch real samples of Thorn Creek[Read More…]
Earth Underfoot: An Afternoon with Friends of Thorn Creek on November 6
Thorn Creek Woods Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. An exciting project of the Illinois State Geological Survey is mapping deposits both at the land surface and in the subsurface throughout Will County. Join other nature lovers for the Friends of Thorn Creek Woods annual gathering, pot luck, a fall raffle[Read More…]
Cook County Judges: Who Should Not Be Elected Or Retained
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In our last article on judicial recommendations and qualifications, we provided an exhaustive report from the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening (Alliance) on who you should consider voting for as Cook County judges, either those running to fill vacancies or sitting judges running for retention. There[Read More…]
