Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80th) will host a free paper shredding event this Saturday, September 17. This will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. at Bloom Plaza, 1020 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights. The event is free, but there is a limit of two boxes per car.[Read More…]
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Governors State University Announces Increases in Male and Minority Enrollment
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Strategic initiatives at Governors State University designed to increase and enhance degree completion rates for minority males are paying off. Official fall enrollment numbers at GSU show an increase of 5.8%, or 804, minority males enrolled at Governor State University this fall. Overall, the total number of males[Read More…]
PSC Christopher Art Gallery Celebrating 20th Anniversary with Special Reception
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Christopher Art Gallery and unveiling of the E. Timothy Lightfield Hall of Honor during a special event from 4:30 to 7 p.m.,Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Conference Center of the college’s main campus[Read More…]
Arrangements For Dave Mattio
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The administration of Marian Catholic High School announced Thursday that the Dave Mattio family will be “celebrating Dave [Mattio’s] life and legacy here at Marian Catholic on Wednesday, September 14th.” “On that day, a memorial visitation with Dave’s family will be open to the public in our[Read More…]
Main Street Music Fest Returns September 17
Park Forest-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest, in conjunction with the 61st Annual Park Forest Art Fair, will host a music festival (music fest) on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The lineup of bands performing includes an eclectic mix of renowned artists from Chicago and the[Read More…]
Home Fire Sprinklers: Park Forest Fire Department Educates Area Real Estate Agents with FEMA Grant-Funded Program
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As part of a FEMA grant, officials from Park Forest Fire Department recently hosted area real estate agents at Dining on the Green banquet hall in Park Forest for an educational program about how to sell homes protected by fire sprinklers. The program, which included a presentation[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host Veterans Housing Symposium on Saturday, September 24
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Veterans Housing Symposium on Saturday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Vodak-East Side Public Library, 3710 E. 106th St., Chicago. Speakers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Cook County Assessor’s Office and others will talk about[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Youth Financial Initiatives
Bureau Releases Report on Teaching Financial Fundamentals and Offers a Tool for Educators Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today unveiled new resources for financial educators including Building Blocks to Help Youth Achieve Financial Capability, a report that presents a new financial capability developmental model[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society to Host the Suburban Church Program on Sunday, September 25
Gretchen Buggeln, author of “The Suburban Church: Modernism and Community in Postwar America” Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2016. The Park Forest Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and election of officers, Sunday, September 25 with author Gretchen Buggeln speaking on her book, “The Suburban Church: Modernism and Community in[Read More…]
Rainbow Café to Screen ‘Holding the Man’ on Friday, September 16 at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2016. The Rainbow Café will screen the movie “Holding the Man’ on Friday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. ‘Holding the Man’ tells the story of Tim and John who fall in love while[Read More…]
