CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named two new administrators on campus. Gregory Kain was named executive director of information technology resources, and George Pfotenhauer was named chief of police. As executive director of information technology[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015.  Disturbing stories about lack of care and inattention to prisoners’ health inside the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) will be shared by prisoners and their families during a Sept. 12 public forum on prison healthcare injustice.  (Photo above is from Pew Charitable Trusts). Formerly incarcerated men and[Read More…]

TINLEY PARK, IL–(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2015. Six South Suburban College (SSC) Art & Design students were presented with a municipal award from Tinley Park last week for their artistic bench entered in Tinley Park’s annual ‘Benches on the Avenue’ contest.  Rina Briz of Markham, Devin Walker of Lansing, Kathleen DeJong of[Read More…]

South Suburban College baseball teams were the Division I NJCAA Region IV Champs in 1991, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.  Source: www.ssc.edu  SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2015. The South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting their 10th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Let’s all say Thank You! Roosevelt University has just been named as one of the most polite universities in the nation by GrubHub, a mobile and online service. And no one should be thanked more than the Roosevelt students, faculty and staff who used the service during[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Asmah Dauod and Fatma Walli (pictured above left to right) didn’t understand the pervasiveness of Islamophobia when they were competitively selected as interns for the Illinois chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Chicago. Now, after spending the last three months working on public-policy issues and[Read More…]

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. As a new school year begins, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today warned prospective students about the perils of for-profit colleges and called on the U.S. Department of Education to use its full authority to end abusive practices and improve student outcomes. While for-profit colleges enroll[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) today announced 27 awards totaling $8.5 million to enhance victim services and develop programs to prevent, investigate and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus.  The awards are made with funds from[Read More…]

RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015– Ron Anderson, a Southland College Prep Charter High School senior college counselor, has received a Yale Educator Award by Yale University.  Anderson and 28 other secondary school counselors from 40 U.S. states and 15 countries have been recognized for the support, inspiration and encouragement of[Read More…]

City’s $9 Million Investment to Protect 5,000 Early Learning Seats and Alleviate State’s Cuts to Child Care Assistance Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the city is investing funding to restore pre-k for roughly 5,000 children impacted by the recent changes in eligibility for the state Child[Read More…]