Event Marks Fifth Anniversary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Which is Funding $12 Billion in Illinois Projects GRANITE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood at America’s[Read More…]
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Town Hall Forum on February 21 Re: The Crisis in Illinois’ Health & Human Services System
Residents to electeds: Address crisis in state health and human services CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. Illinois’ ongoing budget crisis has sparked severe problems in the state’s health and human services system — from public aid and food stamps to medical, mental health and disability services. Residents are pushing back by bringing[Read More…]
South Suburban College Student Publication The Scriblerian Earns National Awards
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. South Suburban College’s student literary art publication, The Scriblerian, has been informed that it won several awards for excellence in publication from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) and from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The Scriblerian received a “First Place with Special Merit”[Read More…]
Prairie State College Offering Series of Energy Demand Reduction and Behavior Training Programs
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. Prairie State College will be offering a series of energy demand reduction and behavior change trainings this semester FREE of charge for employees and members of our community. The Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN)’s Illinois Community College Targeted Energy Management Training (ICCTEMT) Program provides a coordinated[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Crowned Grand Champion at State of the Art Competition
Marian Catholic Band officers. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly1,000 band members participated in the 34th Annual State of the Art Catholic Band Competition that took place on February 15th at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights. This will be the third consecutive year the event was hosted by[Read More…]
Frozen Underground Pipes Leaving Some Park Foresters Without Water
(Image: VOPF) Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials in Park Forest are aware of several homes in town that have no water service due to frozen pipes — a problem that has no quick and easy solution. Many other towns throughout the region are[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Claims Sectional Title Again
Emerson Pavur – Monee, Regina Hoyles – Olympia Fields, Cristen Milliner – Richton Park, Kyliah Thompson – Richton Park, Cooper Packard – Lansing, Megan Ringo – Crete, Laura Hilger – Oak Forest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Marian wins Reavis Sectional, sends 9 to IHSA State Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the eighth consecutive[Read More…]
‘Hate Crimes in the Heartland’ Premieres February 25 at DePaul
Film to foster dialogue on race relations in the US Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. A new documentary by Rachel Lyon, “Hate Crimes in the Heartland,” explores the 250,000 hate crimes committed in the United States each year through the lens of two hate crimes in Tulsa, Okla. The Illinois premiere of[Read More…]
Full-ride Scholarships Pay Off for Two Roosevelt Graduates
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2014. Five years ago, Roosevelt University promised full-ride scholarships with room and board to all qualifying students from the classes of 2009 and 2010 at Chicago’s Social Justice High School. Recently, two of those students, Channing Redditt and Chloe Robinson, both 22 years of age and from Chicago’s[Read More…]
Three Southland College Prep Charter High School Seniors Win Medals in IHSA Speech Forensics Sectional
Earn Berths to Compete in Finals at Peoria February 21-22 RICHTON PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 17,, 2014—Southland College Prep Charter High School seniors, Morgan Brown, Aronna Wynne and Nneka Onyeka, earned medals in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Speech Forensics Southwest suburban Sectional tournament held at Reavis High School, Burbank, IL.[Read More…]
