The Marian Catholic Band performs at ISU. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Band took home their 35th State Championship on Saturday, October 11, in Hancock Stadium at Illinois State University and then followed up with a 1st place finish at the Lincoln-Way Invitational on October 18th. The[Read More…]
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Terminal Town Celebrates Midway Airport’s 35th ‘Re-birthday’
Former Southwest Airlines CEO Howard Putnam to speak at DePaul University Chicago Midway International Airport was a busy place in 1960, before airlines began migrating to O’Hare Airport in the following decade. (Photo by John Proctor) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. Midway Airport is a critical part of Chicago’s transportation network[Read More…]
Stars From the Screen and Stage Among Honorees at DePaul University Theatre Gala
Alumnus P.J. Byrne, stage actress Felicia Fields, James and Catherine Denny to receive awards Television and movie actor P.J. Byrne earned his Master of Fine Arts in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University and will be honored with the 2014 Alumni Award for Excellence in the Arts. CHICAGO[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Family Reading Night on November 19
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. The South Suburban College’s Adult Volunteer Literacy Program is hosting their fifth annual Family Reading Night event on Wednesday, November 19th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to join SSC to find out about community literacy[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate Wins Community Service Award, Oct. 23, 2014
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. May 2014 Prairie State College (PSC) graduate Natasha Wallace recently was named the 2014 winner of the Dr. James H. Griffith Community Service Award at PSC. She received the award during the September meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The award is named after the[Read More…]
Forum on State of Middle East and ISIS to be Held October 28 at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. A forum exploring the current state of the Middle East and the U.S. response to ISIS will be held at Roosevelt University in Chicago on Tuesday, October 28. A noteworthy panel of political and academic experts from the Chicago area will participate in a discussion on “The U.S.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Education and Community Leaders Launch Funding Campaign To Transform Arts Education In CPS Schools
“Be Creative: The Campaign for Creative Schools” to Raise $38 Million to Ensure Arts Education Reaches “Every Student in Every Grade in Every School” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Board of Education President David Vitale and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today announced a transformative $38 million arts[Read More…]
New Gage Gallery Exhibit Attracts International Visitors
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. When five U.S. State Department-sponsored photographers from Jordan visited Chicago in October, one of the places they stopped was Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery. Members of the Jordanian delegation toured the gallery’s new “Faith, Focus, Flight: A John H. White Retrospective” exhibition, which closes Dec. 20. They learned[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Theatre Alumnus to Lead Steppenwolf Theatre Company
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. A graduate of Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory has been named as the principal financial and administrative officer in charge of operations at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company. David Schmitz, a 2001 Master of Fine Arts in Theatre graduate who also has a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Roosevelt[Read More…]
Thomas Philion Appointed Dean of Roosevelt University’s College of Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2014. Thomas Philion has been appointed dean of Roosevelt University’s College of Education. An accomplished scholar, professor and academic leader, Philion, 52, joined Roosevelt in 1999 and has been interim dean of the College of Education since July 2013. “Tom Philion is a thoughtful and strategic leader who[Read More…]
