CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College (PSC) will be hosting a Union Trades Career Information Fair on Tuesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Atrium of the college’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Participants will learn about union[Read More…]
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March Madness: DePaul University Math Prof Talks Longshot Odds of Picking Perfect Bracket
Professor Jeff Bergen calculates chances of predicting all 63 games correctly at one in 9.2 quintillion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Russell Dorn [email protected] As college basketball fans get set to fill out their brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen offers some perspective on the odds of[Read More…]
Spartans (25-5) State-Bound On Three By Tidwell To Stun Metamora In OT
DeKalb, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It was a shot every basketball player dreams of: sink a bucket at the buzzer to win your team the game. This one wins Marian Catholic a bid at State. Tuesday evening, Malik Tidwell buried a three as the buzzer sounded Tuesday, sending Marian Catholic to its first[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through February 26, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
TV & Broadway Star Merle Dandridge to Receive Roosevelt University’s First Distinguished Artist Award
HICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Laura Janota Merle Dandridge, star of Oprah Winfrey Network’s Greenleaf and recent star in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island, will receive a Chicago College of Performing Arts Distinguished Artist Award from Roosevelt University. A 1998 graduate of Roosevelt’s theatre program, Dandridge will receive[Read More…]
Obituary: Gary M. Marron
Gary M. Marron. Beloved husband of Linda E. nee Keeffer. Loving brother in law of Elaine & Larry Kancler. Dear uncle of Bridget, Amy & Tracy (Caleb) Hanson. Proud great uncle of Lilah & Emmett Hanson. Treasured friend of many. Member of Knights of Columbus #3602 Nina Council, Park Forest[Read More…]
Adults Don’t Get To Tell David Hogg How He Says What He Says
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- David Hogg is mad as hell, and none of us have the right to tell him how to speak or what he says. No adult has the right to tell David Hogg he should be more polite, label him profane, tell him to[Read More…]
Spartans (24-5) Hold Off Kankakee for IHSA 3A Elite Eight Berth
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic is taking its men’s basketball team to the Elite Eighth against Metamora at Northern Illinois University Tuesday. The supersectional game will begin at 6:00 p.m. Ahron Ulis paced three Spartans in double figures Tuesday with 19 points, as Marian Catholic advanced to its third IHSA[Read More…]
Professional Wrestling Stars Coming To Marian Catholic High School for Fun-raising Event
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic will welcome professional wrestling stars from around the world for Warrior Wrestling on Friday, May 11th. The wrestling event will serve as a fundraiser for scholarships for students as well as a “fun-raiser” for the school community and surrounding area of the South Suburbs and[Read More…]
Three Receive Tenure at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018. Prairie State College (PSC) announced at a recent Board of Trustees meeting that three faculty members had met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with their peers and dedication to the college’s mission and core values. Receiving tenure, effective August 2018,[Read More…]
