CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 14 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn issued the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the NIU tragedy of Feb. 14, 2008: “Today is a day to reflect. Six years ago today, Illinois lost five young men and women in a tragedy that shook the entire nation. We will never[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2014. Students who are interested in undergraduate or graduate study can learn about the many advantages of Roosevelt University during Preview Day being held from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, March 22 at the University’s Chicago Campus, 425 S. Wabash Ave. At Preview Day, future students and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met yesterday with leaders from Illinois community colleges to discuss higher education issues including reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, college textbook affordability, student loan debt, and the Community College to Career Fund Act.  “I was pleased to meet with representatives[Read More…]

Urges Congress to Refinance Student Loan Debt in Floor Speech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014.  In a floor speech yesterday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on the floor of the Senate to address college affordability. Senator Warren spoke about[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting, “I Have a Dream: A King’s Journey,” featuring Marcus Gentry, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, in the Conference Center Auditorium, on the PSC Main Campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.           Gentry will present,[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2014. The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to present its Biannual Faculty Exhibition in the Lee E. Dulgar Gallery on the first floor of the college’s Main Campus.  The exhibition will feature works from full-time and adjunct instructors currently teaching[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2014. The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) 2014 Scholarship Books and Applications are now available in the President’s Office (Room 2134), the Financial Aid Office (2355) and online at www.ssc.edu/foundation.  The SSC Financial Aid Office is also encouraging all prospective and current students to complete the[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2014. South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education is offering a variety of non-credit classes for friends and family of all ages and interests.  A new schedule of classes in areas such as creative arts, computers, language, professional development, and much more will begin February 17th[Read More…]

  CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014.  Roosevelt University will debut “Lifescape: A Video Portrait of Marshall Bennett” beginning April 4 in the University’s Heller College of Business, 425 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Located in the college’s 12th-floor Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate (MBIRE), the installation is free and open to students,[Read More…]

Event Hosted by Southland College Prep Charter High School RICHTON PARK, IL.—(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2014–Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, a speech powerhouse that has produced nine State champions in the past seven years, narrowly topped Southland College Prep, the new south suburban public charter high school, to win first place[Read More…]