SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2013. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the Illinois Press Association have announced Tennie Fitts, a student of the Adult Volunteer Literacy Program at South Suburban College, as a winner of the annual Spotlight on Achievement and Spotlight on Service (SOS) Awards. [Read More…]

Christopher Cassidy, chemistry teacher at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Ill., is one of nine teachers honored with a Celebrating Teachers Award from DePaul University’s College of Education. Photo courtesy of Christopher Cassidy VIDEO CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Every day, teachers have a profound impact on students’ lives —[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn issued the below statement regarding House Amendment #2 to Senate Bill 1920, which provides Chicago Public Schools with a pension holiday extension. This legislation is before the Illinois House. “I will not sign any extension of a pension holiday for Chicago Public Schools unless[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 1307, which lowers the state’s compulsory school age to six: “We took another step forward today in our mission to ensure that every child in Illinois is prepared to succeed. “Getting students[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Sapphire and Crystals,” work by a collective of African American women artists, from June 3 through July 10, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The displayed[Read More…]

Oak Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 30 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute will present a Breakfast with BCI Workshop facilitated by Allen Babiarz titled “WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA” on June 19, 2013.  This event will take place at SSC’s University & College Center, Room 5230, on Wednesday, June 19th[Read More…]

Oak Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute will present a Public Speaking Symposium facilitated by Brian Thompson, President, Chicago Southland Speaker’s Bureau on June 14, 2013.  This event will take place at the college’s University & College Center on Friday, June 14, from 8:30[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  South Suburban College history instructor Bruce Allardice was recently announced as one of three winners of the 2013 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award, which honors the best articles on baseball history or biography completed during the preceding calendar year. Allardice was selected to receive the award[Read More…]

University Park, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013 – The College of Education at Governors State University is proud to recognize the first two graduates of the university’s doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision, Dr. Ashley Rae Cosentino and Dr. Steve Hamm. Both graduates started the program in Fall 2010 as part[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013.  Roosevelt University’s Heller College of Business will build a state-of-the art financial trading room so students can have practical, real-time experiences in finance, investing, banking and related markets. The new $200,000 trading room is made possible by a gift from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation.  Located on the[Read More…]