CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Area experts will weigh in on the future of tax increment financing (TIF) in Chicago in relation to the city’s growing fiscal crisis at 5 p.m. on April 14 at the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate at Roosevelt University, 425 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. As discussions[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Montesquieu Forum on April 14-15 to Feature Views of International Scholars
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. David Womersley, the Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature and editor of The Review of English Studies at the University of Oxford, will give the keynote speech at the Roosevelt University Montesquieu Forum conference on philosophy and historiography in the Eighteenth Century. Womersley’s speech will be at[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly To Host College Savings Night for Parents on April 25
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2016. Parents can learn about two economical college savings programs during Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s 2nd annual College Savings Night on Monday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Country Club Hills City Hall, Downstairs Room 105/106, located at 4200 W. 183rd Street. Representatives will explain College[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse Proudly Presents Eric Lambert and Chris Walz on Saturday, April 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2016. Edgar’s Place Coffee House will host a CD release party for Eric Lambert and Chris Walz on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. Eric Lambert and Chris Walz are each virtuoso flatpickers, master[Read More…]
The Drama Group to Present ‘Mary Poppins’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2016. The Drama Group is delighted to present the beloved Disney musical, ‘Mary Poppins’ directed by Andy Leahy. Performances will be held at the Bloom Theatre in Chicago Heights on April 29 & 30 at 7:30 p.m. and matinees on April 30 and May 1 at 2:00[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Presents Monteverdi Opera on April 9 & 10 at Studebaker Theater
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. One of the first operas ever written, Claudio Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppaea, will be presented by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) on April 9 and 10 at Chicago’s newly renovated Studebaker Theater in the historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.[Read More…]
Registration for Kids@College Summer Program at Prairie State College Now Open
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Registration is open for Kids@College, the Prairie State College (PSC) summer program for children. The program is new and improved with week-long classes, new times, and new topics. Children ages 5 to 13 can enjoy innovative and creative, hands-on learning with weekly themes. Curriculum is focused[Read More…]
Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club’s 35th Annual Easter Ride to be held on Sunday, April 24
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2016. The 35th Annual Easter Ride is scheduled for Sunday, April 24 from the Park Forest Village Hall on 350 Victory Drive in Park Forest. The ride, sponsored by the Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club, will start between 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. Riders can choose from[Read More…]
Chicago vs. Chiraq: The Rev. Michael Pfleger & Professor John Fountain Weigh In at Roosevelt University on April 6
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. Spike Lee’s most recent film, Chiraq, continues to be controversial in large part because of its name suggesting Chicago is a warzone, similarly to Iraq. The Rev. Michael Pfleger (above) and Roosevelt University Journalism Professor John Fountain (right) both have frequently spoken publicly about the film and its[Read More…]
South Suburban College BCI Presents Elevation Leadership Summit on April 25
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents an Elevation Leadership Summit: Taking Faith-Based and Non-Profit Leadership to Loftier Heights! on Monday, April 25th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This conference will be held in the South Suburban College Performing Arts[Read More…]
