CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Performing on Broadway always has been a dream for Roosevelt University theatre alumnus J. Michael Finley, who recently joined the cast of Les Miserables and starred last week in a number of performances of the Broadway show. An ensemble member and understudy in the lead role of[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Celebrating Veterans in November
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) has several events planned on campus in recognition of Veterans Day next month. Most events are taking place on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The first event is at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, with[Read More…]
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts Turns up the Heat with Chévere de Chicago
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)– November 2, 2015 – On November 21 at 8 p.m., the Center for Performing Arts will be ‘en fuego’ when composer, virtuoso pianist and master harmonica player, Howard Levy, his long-time comrades in the Latin/jazz/funk/blues band, Chévere de Chicago for a night filled with Latin inspiration. The[Read More…]
Action/Reaction Exhibit at November Prairie State College Art Gallery Exhibition Features Veteran Artists
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Prairie State College is hosting “Action/Reaction,” works by a collective of veteran artists who call themselves Dirty Canteen, Monday, November 2 through Thursday, December 3, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]
Thorn Creek Woods Story of the Landscape Hike on November 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 1, 2015. The Story of the Landscape Hike will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Thorn Creek Woods, 247 Monee Road, Park Forest. In 1957, May Theilgaard Watts, naturalist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois wrote the enchanting book[Read More…]
Cook County Resident Feedback Needed for Community Health Survey
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2015. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus and the Health Impact Collaborative of Cook County are currently conducting an important community survey initiative. Cook County residents over the age of 18 are asked to complete this important survey to better understand the health and social[Read More…]
‘Start Something that Matters’ A Summit to Make a Difference at Governors State University on Nov. 20
University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. Making a difference can begin locally and result in broader positive results. Governors State University is celebrating the determination of local people to have a global impact at the ‘Start Something that Matters’ Summit on Friday, November 20, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., in[Read More…]
Spend an Afternoon with Friends of Thorn Creek Featuring Will County Geologic Mapping Project on Nov. 8
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. Old friends and new will join other nature lovers for Friends of Thorn Creek Woods Annual Meeting and Program, on Sunday, November 8 at 1 p.m., at Thorn Creek Nature Center, 247 Monee Road, Park Forest. This event includes a program, hike, refreshments, and a[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Oct. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015 Budget Deal Protecting Social Security and Medicare Beneficiaries Passes U.S. House Congressional leaders and the White House announced on Monday that they had reached a deal to avert default and keep the government funded. Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner helped arrange the deal, which also cleared[Read More…]
Annual Wheel Chair Basketball Game to be Held on Thursday, Nov. 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. The Annual Wheel Chair Basketball Game will be held on Thursday, November 12 at the Lincolnway Special Recreation Center, 1900 Heather Glen Drive, New Lenox. The game will feature the Rolling Falcons playing against local Illinois State Representatives. This educational yet fun event brings attention to[Read More…]
