Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Quality Classic Health & Fitness Center, “the DownTown gym,” will celebrate its 8th anniversary Saturday. As is typical for this establishment, as much a gym as a community gathering place, expect quite a spread of food and a rush of members to assist owners Earl and Alia[Read More…]
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UChicago Physicists First to See Behavior of Quantum Materials in Curved Space
Interplay of light, matter is of potential technological interest These false-color images represent the quantum Hall state that UChicago physicists created by shining infrared laser light at specially configured mirrors. Achieving this state with light instead of matter was an important step in developing computing and other applications from quantum[Read More…]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Releases Report Raising Serious Concerns About College Accreditor and Federal Advisory Committee’s Troubled Oversight
Urges Education Department to hold accreditor ACICS accountable for long record of failure Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. A report released today by Senator Elizabeth Warren describes lax federal oversight of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a college accreditor that has a long track record of[Read More…]
Stained Glass Competition Announced for Tiny Home Design Display
Emily Carlson of Solstice Stained Glass Winning tiny home on display CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. Solstice Stained Glass in Chicago is announcing a design competition for window displays in the winning entry of the recent Tiny Home Design competition. Solstice Stained Glass, founded by Emily Carlson 25 years ago, will host[Read More…]
White House Launches the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. at the White House, Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz and Education Secretary John King will host 15 higher education public and private institutions from across the country who are standing with the Obama Administration as founding partners in launching the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Illinois Charities of Elaborate Donation Scam
Attorney General’s Office Reports of Interactive Email Scam Targeting Illinois Charities Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois charities to a sophisticated email scam offering organizations large and unsolicited donations from a man who claims to be carrying out the final wishes of his deceased mother.[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Urges House to Disband GOP Select Panel to ‘Attack Women’s Health’ (Video)
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. Today, Select Panel Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky delivered the following statement urging the House to defeat the previous question, allowing consideration of H.R. 769 to shut down the Republican Panel to Attack Women’s Health. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to defeat[Read More…]
University of Chicago Renaissance Society Receives Largest Gift in Museum’s History
Kevin Beasley’s Your face is/is not enough (2016), a work that the Renaissance Society commissioned for its current exhibition, Between the Ticks of the Watch. Courtesy of The artist and Casey Kaplan, New York CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. The Renaissance Society has received three leading gifts to its Next Century Fund,[Read More…]
Downtown Homewood Art and Garden Street Fair June 10 & 11
Homewood, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2016. The Village of Homewood proudly presents the annual Downtown Homewood Art and Garden Street Fair on Friday, June 10 and Saturday June 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. This two-day festival features over 45 unique artisans and vendors, activities for all ages, gardening workshops,[Read More…]
House Speaker Michael Madigan: Credit Downgrade Caused by Governor Rauner’s Desire to Cause Crisis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Illinois’ credit rating Wednesday: “Governor Rauner has created the crisis he so publicly sought. The crisis he wanted when, shortly after taking office, he said ‘Crisis creates opportunity. Crisis creates[Read More…]
