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A Night of Spanish Culture Featured at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 6

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016 –  For one night only on Saturday, February 6, GSU’s Center for Performing Arts will feature three styles of Spanish Dance in a celebration of Ensemble Español’s 40th Anniversary. The Chicago-based company uses Maurice Ravel’s most popular “Bolero” and the work of contemporary choreographer, RON[Read More…]

28th Annual Jazz Fest at Prairie State College Feb. 19

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will perform at Prairie State College’s (PSC) 28th Annual Jazz Fest at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]

Terry L. Chambers Joins Prairie State College TRiO Student Support Services

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Terry L. Chambers director, Student Support Services/TRiO Programs. In that role, he provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts in accordance with the established goals and objectives of the TRiO grant project. He is responsible for[Read More…]

Senator Durbin: ‘FTC Charges of Deception Against DeVry University are the Latest Chapter in the Shameful Story of So Many For-Profit Colleges’

Students from DeVry University are the ‘story behind the story’ cumulatively holding $8.3 billion in student debt, but nearly half aren’t prepared to pay it back WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  After learning that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against DeVry University, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Debt Settlement, Check Cashing, and Other Financial Service Complaints

Report Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from New York State and the New York City Metro Area WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders,[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for January 28, 2016

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]

Black History Month Programs Coming to South Suburban College

  SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  South Suburban College’s Office of Student Life & Leadership presents four programs open to the public at no charge in honor of Black History Month. Afro Blues Ensemble presents “A Tribute to Miles Davis” Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Kindig Performing[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel, CTA Announce Crimes on CTA Decreased 25 Percent in 2015

Thefts and robberies, the most common crimes, fell around 20 percent CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. announced yesterday that the total number of crimes on the CTA fell 25 percent during 2015, the fourth straight year that crimes have decreased[Read More…]

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