CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. If you were to visit Prairie State College’s Matteson Area Center a few weeks ago, you would have discovered a student from India, one from Wyoming, and one from Pennsylvania – all three in the same class. What class drew such widespread interest? It was the[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Nursing Student Receives AAUW Scholarship
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Tuition bills will be a bit easier next year for Prairie State College (PSC) nursing student Meghan Muldoon since she is the recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grant for 2015-16. AAUW grants are highly competitive and the organization is one[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of May 11, 2015
Another rainy start to the Monday commute in Park Forest. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. It may be hard to believe but summer is just around the corner. The Village of Park Forest is now selling passes for the 2015 Aqua Center season. Since 1952, the Park Forest[Read More…]
UUCC to Host Free Healthy Living Group on Thursday, May 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a Health Living Group on Thursday, May 14 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The topic of discussion will be ‘The Alexander Technique’ presented by Adeline Anderson. . ‘The Alexander Technique’ is[Read More…]
2015 Park Forest Aqua Center Passes Now on Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2015. Passes are now on sale at the Village of Park Forest, 350 Victory Drive, for the 2015 Aqua Center season which begins on June 6. Since 1952, the Park Forest Aqua Center has been one of Chicagoland’s premiere outdoor pool experiences. The Park Forest Aqua[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 8, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2015 Senate Passes Budget that Cuts $5.3 Trillion The Senate voted 51 to 48 on Tuesday to pass the first joint congressional budget plan in six years, ratifying a 10-year blueprint that would cut spending by $5.3 trillion, overhaul Medicaid by turning it into block grants, and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces National Study On Airport Noise To Be Expedited
Study Results Could Qualify Thousands of Chicagoans for Subsidized Soundproofing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the FAA will expedite a key study to review the existing national metric for measuring noise near airports. The expedited national study will benefit residents in Chicago, as the findings could result[Read More…]
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy Receives Grant for Medication Therapy Management Pilot
(Pictured above at the announcement of the grant award are, from left, Kathleen Jaeger, NACDS Foundation president; James Van Lieshoiut, vice president, Market Access and Pharmacy Strategy Apotex and program sponsor; George MacKinnon, vice provost for health sciences and dean of the College of Pharmacy at Roosevelt University; and Steven C. Anderson, NACDS president[Read More…]
Formerly Incarcerated Moms and Moms Whose Children were Killed by Police to Hold Mother’s Day Vigil, Speak-out, and Balloon Action Outside Cook County Jail on May 9
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2015. The Illinois Department of Corrections estimates that 80-85% of incarcerated women are mothers of minor children. That means a whole lot of moms will visit their kids inside jail or prison this Mother’s Day. Given the many barriers to visitation, many moms never receive a visit[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Amended Lawsuit Against Cicero Oil Company for Oil, Antifreeze Spills in Chicago Shipping Canal
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed an amended lawsuit against a Cicero-based oil production facility after a series of oil spills last year and a major antifreeze spill this year contaminated the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and surrounding areas. The updated lawsuit, which was filed[Read More…]
