University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. For the fourth straight year, The Chicago Community Trust is supporting the work of Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The grant awarded this season for $25,000 will be used towards GSU Center’s “Made in Chicago” series, which brings the best in Chicago-area[Read More…]

Students get stuck with a substandard education and crushing debt, while Rauner and his Wall Street buddies run away with profits Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. This morning the Chicago Reader published a piece outlining how billionaire Bruce Rauner attempts to profit from ripping off college students and taxpayers.  Both in his[Read More…]

South Holland, IL—(ENEWSFP)—October 17, 2014. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop:  Implementing Tablets and Smart Phones into Your Small Business.  This workshop will be facilitated by Allen Babiarz, BCI Client Solutions & Project Manager on Thursday, November 6, 2014, in the[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Department of Police and Campus Safety, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, October 31, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014.  Roosevelt University will present a concert in tribute to the late Chicago concert pianist and Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) faculty member Deborah Sobol on October 22 during PianoFest, which is celebrating its sixth season at the University. The Deborah Sobol Tribute Concert, which is free[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Noah Haidle’s “Vigils,” a generous and bittersweet play about the absurdities of loss, change and love. Performances will be in the Sondra and Denis Healy Theatre in the Theatre School building at 2350 N. Racine Ave. The production is[Read More…]

Bureau Publishes Sample Letter to Help Borrowers Request Repayment Options WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report highlighting complaints by struggling private student loan borrowers who describe being driven into default. Distressed borrowers report that they receive very little information[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2014.  Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Felix Simpkins dean, student development and campus life. In that role, he provides overall leadership and support to administrators, faculty and staff in the division, which includes the Counseling and Academic Advising Center, Student Career Development Center, Disability Services, Veterans[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2014. It might be the most helpful and informative conference you attend all year. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a conference to help people understand mental health. Titled, “Changing Perspectives and Altering Perceptions: Understanding Mental Health,” the conference is a full day of educational, emotional, and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2014.  Roosevelt University will present a Showcase Recital featuring performances by some of the finest student pianists at Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), as the sixth annual, four-night PianoFest celebration opens at the University on Monday, October 20. The festival’s opening night recital, which is free and[Read More…]