CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2013. A long-lost portrait of Chicago’s first archbishop, Patrick Feehan, now hangs at DePaul University. Although he was the second-longest-serving leader of the Chicago archdiocese, presided over explosive growth in Chicago’s Catholic community and laid the groundwork for many of Chicago’s most important Catholic institutions, Archbishop Patrick Feehan[Read More…]
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Law is Powerful Lever: Richard M. Daley to DePaul University Law Graduates
College of Law holds commencement May 19 Onstage at DePaul University’s College of Law commencement May 19. From left: Patricia O’Donoghue, interim provost; Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago and commencement speaker; and the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul president. (Photo by Thomas Vangel) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2013. In[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony
Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2013 – 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Morehouse! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Laughter.) That is why I am here. I have to say that it is one of the great honors of[Read More…]
‘Generation Green’ Holds Electronic Recycling at Marian Catholic High School
(Left to Right) Ileana Garcia ’13 (Matteson), Sarah Zielinski ’13 (Oak Forest), Erica Prskalo ’13 (Chicago), and Garrett Hannett ’14 (Lynwood) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Generation Green, a student-run recycling program at Marian Catholic High School, sponsored the second annual Community Electronics Recycling Drive on Saturday, May 11, at Marian[Read More…]
Father Michael Pfleger to Speak at GSU
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University begins its Dynamic Leadership Lecture Series with featured speaker Father Michael L. Pfleger on Monday, June 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in Center for Performing Arts, on the GSU campus. His presentation, “Leading a Community: Advocating for the Disenfranchised,” is free and open to the[Read More…]
Kites & Kids Returns to Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Send your kite skyward over Governors State University’s magnificent Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park. “Kids & Kites,” on Saturday May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m., gives everyone who loves flying kites – young and old – a chance to experience the sky above and great art ground-level at the[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Concert Band Earns Honor Band Title at the SuperState Band Contest
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School’s Concert Band was named the Honor Band, the top award, at the SuperState Band Contest at the University of Illinois on Friday, May 3, 2013. The Concert Band at Marian Catholic have consistently earned Superior ratings in Illinois High School Association Organizational Contests.[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Announces April 2013 Students of the Month
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School is proud to announce the Student of the Month for April. Departments choose students that go above and beyond their duties as student aids. Please see below the listing of the Marian Catholic students: Advancement: Keelan Wright ’13 (Hazel Crest) Attendance: Juliana Panelli ’13 (Homer[Read More…]
Illinois Tollway To Create Construction Business Development Center At Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Tollway, Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) announced plans to develop new programs and provide services to small businesses in the construction industry, including minority- and women-owned firms. The partnerships[Read More…]
Summer Language Therapy for 10 to 14 Year Olds
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Building Complex Language Project is offering free individual language therapy for complex sentence development as part of a clinical study. The program is designed for students between 10 and 14 years old who have a history of speech/language delay/impairment or learning disability, normal hearing, and no intellectual[Read More…]





