Concert series is co-curated by, features the work of UChicago faculty members https://youtu.be/VMsdz0IsE00 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. The inaugural Ear Taxi Festival, which will celebrate and premiere contemporary classical music, has announced its complete lineup. The Chicago-centric concert series is set to feature more than 300 musicians, 53 world premieres and a two-day[Read More…]
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Free Rain Barrels Available to Park Forest Residents in Cook County
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. Free rain barrels are available to Village residents in the Cook County section of Park Forest through the end of 2016. The rain barrel program is a cooperative effort by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the Village of Park Forest.[Read More…]
Park Forest Environment Commission Free to Host One-Day Gardening Course on Fall in the Garden on Saturday, August 20
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. The Saturday Morning Gardening Series presented by the Park Forest Environment Commission continues on Saturday, August 20, with a presentation on fall in the garden. Early fall is the ideal time for lawn care, assessing garden needs, and planning for next year’s garden. Aerating, fertilizing,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Highlights Dangers of Unsafe Furniture For Children
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky participated in an event highlighting a new report by Kids In Danger (KID) and Shane’s Foundation that analyzes injury statistics and presents independent testing results for furniture tip-overs, revealing significant risks to children from dressers and chests in the home and dangerous[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Runway at O’Hare International Airport
Final runway makes O’Hare more efficient, reduces delays and paves way for future terminal expansion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today marked the next step in modernizing O’Hare International Airport with the groundbreaking of O’Hare’s newest runway, 9C/27C. The runway is one part of a $1.3 billion infrastructure plan[Read More…]
University of Chicago Grad Student’s Discovery Could Enable Rapid Screening of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Unique process creates knotted chemical structures Graduate student Di Liu co-authored an article describing how to create tiny, knotted chemical structures that may provide a way to rapidly screen hundreds of chemicals for anti-cancer activity. Photo by: Joel Wintermantle CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016 By Carla Reiter It isn’t often that a[Read More…]
South Suburban College Foundation Elects New Membership, Readies For Scholarship Drive
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) recently held its annual meeting at South Suburban College (SSC) in South Holland to review and close fiscal year (FY) 2016 and to elect new membership and officers for FY-17. Two representatives from Illiana Financial Credit Union’s[Read More…]
South Suburban College Offering Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program in August
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. South Suburban College will be offering a Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program this fall at their Oak Forest Campus. Orientation and Assessment Testing will be August 23-25 at the Oak Forest Center, with the program set to begin on September 19, 2016.[Read More…]
‘Graffiti aHEAD: A Documentation of the Midwest Graffiti Writers’ Opens in Dorothea Thiel Gallery of South Suburban College on August 28
An exhibition of artwork from Indiana Artist Felix “Flex” Maldonado Jr. Indiana Artist Felix “Flex” Maldonado Jr. Opens a Solo Exhibition “Graffiti aHEAD: A Documentation of the Midwest Graffiti Writers” in Dorothea Thiel Gallery of South Suburban College. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. The Art & Design Department[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Mhub to Drive Innovation in Physical Product Manufacturing
MHub Will Galvanize Chicago’s Manufacturing Ecosystem by Helping Bring Innovative Products to Market, Attracting World-Class Talent and Driving Greater Productivity CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced MHUB, a collaboration among Chicago’s leaders in business, innovation and research designed to galvanize the manufacturing ecosystem by generating innovative ideas, attracting[Read More…]
