SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Open Registration for the Spring 2017 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is in progress. Spring classes begin Monday, January 17, at the college’s Main Campus and Oak Forest Center. The deadline to submit an application for financial aid for the Spring semester[Read More…]
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The FAHF — Fashion and Arts Humanity Fete Awards 2016 on Saturday, November 12
Chicago, IL.—(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016 – The Arts of Humanity (The AofH) via its new AofH Production division announced today the complete lineup for The FAHF Awards 2016 . Shining the spotlight on creative Do-Gooders, The FAHF Awards will be filmed on November 12, 2016 at JBTV Studios. “I’m so excited[Read More…]
Swarms of Drug Industry Lobbyists and Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Prescription Costs
By Stuart Silverstein FairWarning When the Republican-controlled Congress approved a landmark program in 2003 to help seniors buy prescription drugs, it slapped on an unusual restriction: The federal government was barred from negotiating cheaper prices for those medicines. Instead, the job of holding down costs was outsourced to the insurance[Read More…]
President Obama Announces High School Graduation Rates Reach Record High of 83.2 Percent (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. Today, President Obama announced America’s high school graduation rate reached a record high of 83 percent. Since he took office, the high school graduation rate has increased steadily, growing by about four percentage points since the 2010-2011 school year (the first year all states used a consistent,[Read More…]
Prairie State College 2016 Fall Leadership Series Features Lee Ann Piano
Source: Prairie State College CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. The Corporate and Continuing Education Department at Prairie State College (PSC) bringing back, by popular demand, the 2016 Fall Leadership Series, “Developing the Leader Within You,” featuring facilitator Lee Ann Piano. The series is divided into three sessions, and attendees will “learn[Read More…]
Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College Monday, Oct. 31
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–The Prairie State College (PSC) Police Department, along with PSC students, faculty and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Record High Levels Of Student Interest In Thriving Chicago Tech Sector
Record Number of Applications Builds on Recent Success Attracting Top Tech Talent to Chicago; Nearly 900 Students Applied for the ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week Program in 2016 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced record high levels of student interest in Chicago’s thriving tech sector, demonstrated by the record[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Completion Of Chicago Plays! Program, Which Built Or Restored 327 Playgrounds Across The City
Country’s most comprehensive playground initiative is completed one year ahead of schedule Photo Source: chicagoparksfoundation.org CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael Kelly today announced the completion of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! playground initiative, which built or renovated 327 playgrounds across the City so[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Increased Resources for Mental Health Services of College Campuses
URBANA –(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to discuss legislation to improve mental health services on college campuses. The Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, which Durbin introduced earlier this year, would make federal help available for campuses to expand[Read More…]
Governors State University Receives Nearly $5 Million from HRSA
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016 – Governors State University has been awarded $4.9 million in scholarship and grant money for students from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The first awards were issued in July to the College of[Read More…]
