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Rich East Band hosts Second Annual Craft Fair

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Rich East High School Band hosted its second annual arts and crafts fair fundraiser on Saturday, March 15, as more than a dozen vendors with candles, cosmetics, crafts, jewelry, and scarfs and healthy snacks showing off their products. Pictured with some of the items[Read More…]

ICCTA Presents ‘Rare’ Award to South Suburban College’s Chairman Zuccarelli

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Last Thursday, Mike Monaghan, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), attended the South Suburban College (SSC) Board of Trustees Meeting to acknowledge this distinction for service with a “very rare award,” according to Monaghan.  Monaghan presented an ICCTA Service Award to[Read More…]

Fiction Writers Kyle Minor and Angela Pneuman to Read at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery on March 20

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Kyle Minor, author (pictured at left), most recently of the collection of short fiction Praying Drunk, and Angela Pneuman, author of the collection Home Remedies, will read from their work as part of this spring’s Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 20 in Roosevelt’s Gage[Read More…]

Register for Summer Classes at South Suburban College

SSC to offer 50% discount for summer classes at Oak Forest Center. South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Open Registration for the Summer 2014 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is now in progress.  Summer class sessions begin Monday, June 2nd and Monday, June 9th at the college’s Main Campus and[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Construction Beginning at CVCA, Which Will Transform School for 21st Century Learning and Career Training While Creating Jobs for the Community

Since 2012, the Mayor has Leveraged over One Billion in Capital Funds to Invest in Local Schools Across the City Mayor Emanuel visits with students at CVCA. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that construction has begun on the renovation[Read More…]

A Way to Give Back to Your Community–Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutors Needed at South Suburban College

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program.  The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills.  Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading skills[Read More…]

Governors State University President Wins Prestigious Award from American Council on Education

University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014 – Governors State University announced this week that its president, Elaine P. Maimon, has won the 2014 Donna Shavlik Award for women’s leadership in higher education from the American Council on Education. The award honors an individual whose leadership demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing[Read More…]

Congresswoman Kelly Features Student Video Contest Finalists on YouTube Channel

Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that the finalists of a student video competition she hosted during Black History Month are currently featured on her YouTube channel. Students in kindergarten through eighthgrade were invited to submit a 90-second video answering the question: Why it is Important to[Read More…]

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