CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Federa; Reserve Bank of Chicago, “Making Libraries Community Hubs for Financial Education” Thank you for joining us today. All of us here share the same goal of educating and empowering consumers to help them[Read More…]
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Annual Spring Market at Governors State University on May 1
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Get ready for spring with a shopping trip to Governors State University. The GSU Civil Service Senate is hosting the Annual Spring Open Market on Thursday, May 1, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Hall of Governors. More than 30 crafters and vendors will have unique[Read More…]
Angels on Assignment to Host ‘Angels Day at the Derby’ at Balmoral Race Track on May 3
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Angels on Assignment will host a fundraising event, ‘Angels Day at the Derby’ on Saturday, May 3 at Bamoral Race Track, 26435 S. Dixie Highway, Crete. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. in Balmoral’s 1st floor Grandstand. Upstairs the dining room opens at 6 p.m. [Read More…]
Prairie State College Art Student Bolsters Résumé with Real Life Experience on Campus
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) art student Olivia Willoughby has always been interested in pursuing a career in art. However, it wasn’t until she had been in college for a couple years studying journalism that she realized how strong her passion was. The Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate[Read More…]
Tony Award Winning Theater Brings Play to Prairie State College on April 21
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 11 a.m., Monday, April 21, in the Conference Center Auditorium on the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event is[Read More…]
Craig Schmidt and Marie Hansel Named Vice Presidents at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named two to vice president positions with the college. Craig Schmidt was named vice president, community and economic development, and Dr. Marie Hansel was named vice president, academic affairs. As vice president, community and economic development, Schmidt plans, organizes, and implements[Read More…]
Meet Janiah Jones, Rich East Stellar Student
Janiah Jones, Rich East Stellar Student. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— This is another in a series of stellar students from "The Class of 2014" at Rich East High School in Park Forest, Ill. All students were given a series of the same questions. All responses are in their exact[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 7, 2014
The 2014 inductees to the Park Forest Hall of Fame: (seated) Ruth Henkel, Robert G. Pierce, A. Wayne Mann, Lois Navid and Jane Navid Joseph representing Robert and Ruth Navid. (Standing) James Henkel, Terry Medhurst, representing Ralph and Terry, and a rep. from Rich East High School. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest,[Read More…]
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Discrimination Case
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. The Supreme Court of the United States declined today to hear a case brought by a New Mexico wedding photographer who refused to photograph a same-sex couple’s wedding due to religious objections. The case raised similar issues to those raised by a vetoed Arizona law that would[Read More…]
South Suburban Diversity Dinners and The Drama Group’s Ragtime Partner to Celebrate the Cultural Richness of the Region
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. When sisters Betsy Williams of Park Forest and Mary Lee Hoganson of Homewood talked over a restaurant lunch a few months ago, it occurred to them that they were each involved in a community event dedicated to celebrating the unique diversity of the south suburbs.[Read More…]
