A representative from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts speaks with a prospective student at an education fair. SOURCE: Flickr/usag-miami New CAP analysis finds that nearly 30 percent of students at for-profit colleges attended an institution now under additional scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education. Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
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South Suburban College to Host Illinois Energy Conservation Codes Free Training in Oak Forest
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) will host a one-day training titled Illinois Energy Construction Codes Free Training, through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO). The free training will be presented by the Illinois Energy and Recycling Office on Thursday, May 7th from 8:00[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Israel’s Yom HaShoa – Holocaust Remembrance Day
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement on Yom HaShoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today on Yom HaShoa, Israel’s National Holocaust Remembrance Day, we recognize and commemorate the horrific loss of six million Jews and millions of other innocent individuals at the hands of Nazi regime,[Read More…]
Governors State Commencement to Feature Nikki Giovanni, Elizabeth Brackett and Multi-Generational Family Graduates
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Three generations of the same family—grandmother, daughter and son—will be among the graduates when Governors State University holds its annual Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 16 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. GSU will hold two commencements, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. In the morning ceremony,[Read More…]
Governors State Students to Rally in Springfield against Proposed Budget Cuts
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Students from Governors State University (GSU) will travel by bus to Springfield Wednesday, April 22 for a rally in opposition of the proposed budget cuts to Illinois public higher education. Students will bring thousands of signed letters to their state representatives, meet for a rally[Read More…]
An Employment Opportunity at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church
UUCC Seeking Part-Time Office Administrator Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Applications are currently being accepted for a part-time position of Office Administrator at Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore, Park Forest, IL 60466. Strong computer skills are a definite plus, especially experience with Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Mail Merge, Outlook,[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Extends Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines for Businesses and Individuals Impacted by Recent Tornado
Deadlines Pushed to October 31, 2015 Springfield –-(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. Governor Bruce Rauner today announced that residents affected by the April 9, 2015 tornado and severe weather that devastated parts of DeKalb and Ogle County will now have until October 31 to file tax returns that were due in April[Read More…]
Schakowsky, Sanders Introduce the Stop Corporate Tax Dodging Act to close the Notorious Tax Shelter Loophole
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Stop Corporate Tax Dodging Act today to stop profitable corporations from sheltering income overseas in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The legislation also would end tax breaks[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Removal Of Cuba From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after President Obama announced that the United States would remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism: “After careful review by the State Department, the removal of Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 13, 2015
John Ostenburg was handily re-elected mayor on April 7, 2015. (Photo: Rich Whitehead) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Spring is here and it’s time to clean off all the remains of winter past. Park Forest’s first street sweeping of the year will take place on Monday, April 13 through Friday, April[Read More…]
