University Park, IL. –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Governors State University reaffirmed its commitment to providing an affordable and accessible high-quality education for its students by freezing tuition and renewing its pledge to front funds for Monetary Award Program (MAP) eligible students for the upcoming academic year. At its meeting on Friday,[Read More…]
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Marian Catholic Speech Team Crowns Two IHSA State Champions
Jocelyn Billheimer’17 & Performance in the Round Members Earn State Champion Honors Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Speech Team once again put on a phenomenal performance at the IHSA State Finals in Peoria on Saturday, February 2, 2016. Junior Jocelyn Billheimer (Country Club Hills) and ten members of the[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces Illinois State Scholars
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Applauds the Success of 44 Marian Catholic Students Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic Principal, Steve Tortorello is pleased to announce that 32 Marian Catholic students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Another 12 students who met the Illinois State Scholar[Read More…]
NOTICE: Clerk’s Office Closed, Early Voting Sites Open on Pulaski Day
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Monday, March 7, in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day, a countywide holiday. All 44 Early Voting sites – 43 in suburban Cook County and one at the Clerk’s office at 69 W. Washington in Chicago – will be open. Additionally, the[Read More…]
Chicago Named Nation’s ‘Top Metro’ For New And Expanding Companies For Third Year In A Row
Site Selection Magazine recognized Chicago for having most corporate investment in the nation in 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Chicago ranked “Top Metro” in the United States in 2015 for corporate investment in the March issue of Site Selection magazine. For the third consecutive year, the Chicago metro area saw more[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman Restart Construction on Olive-Harvey College’s Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Center
City Overrides Eight-Month Work Stoppage by the State of Illinois; Construction Moves Forward at City Colleges’ Expense CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Cheryl Hyman yesterday to restart construction on the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Center at Olive-Harvey College, eight months after the[Read More…]
Home Sustainability Expert to Talk at Sierra Club Meeting on March 14
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2016. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, March 14th at 7:15 pm. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library at 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort. Our featured speaker will be local success story, William Lorch of Joliet. Mr.[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On the Murder of Environmentalist Berta Caceres
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after it was announced that Honduran indigenous and environmental rights activist Berta Cáceres was murdered: “The murder of Honduran indigenous and environmental rights activist Berta Cáceres is a tragedy. It is further proof of the horrific conditions for[Read More…]
Senator Warren Seeks Answers from Education Secretary Nominee About Department’s Flawed Oversight of Student Loan Servicers
Questions Follow Inspector General Report Detailing Faulty and Inaccurate Review of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Compliance by Student Loan Servicers Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter and a series of “Questions for the Record” to Acting Secretary of Education Dr. John[Read More…]
After School Matters® and Mayor Emanuel Announce Neighborhood Programming Site To Open In Belmont Cragin
Donated 36,000-square-foot building to deepen organization’s community presence, potentially lead to replication in neighborhoods throughout Chicago Open in Belmont Cragin CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. As part of a creative, new strategy to plant its roots in more of Chicago’s neighborhoods, After School Matters joined Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday to announce the[Read More…]
