Nick Guida, game developer at Chicago-based Phosphor Games. (Photos by Jeff Carrion/DePaul University) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  Big changes in the video gaming landscape have given Chicago a new foothold in the industry. In the first decade of the 21st century, Chicago was a major player in game development.[Read More…]

City Colleges Has Also Recorded Highest Credit Enrollment in Years CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  On the same day that a delegation from World Bank arrived in Chicago to learn more about the City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) successful College to Careers program, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CCC Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013.  Parents, teachers, students, community groups and neighborhood members will join forces in opposition against the Chicago Public School proposed closure of Matthew A. Henson Elementary school. The Unity Rally, located at 1326 S Avers and is supported by Chicago Teachers Union, Henson Local School Council members, west[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  John McDonald, professor of real estate in the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University and the Gerald W. Fogelson Distinguished Chair in Real Estate, was awarded the prestigious David Ricardo Medal by the American Real Estate Society (ARES) at its annual conference on April[Read More…]

Key Members of World Bank Staff to Explore College to Careers program as an International Model for Successful Education Strategies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  A World Bank delegation is traveling to Chicago on April 23rd and 24th to participate in a “learning journey” to explore the City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC)[Read More…]

Innovative free app sends personalized information directly to students’ mobile devices DEERFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013.  The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) today launched the first free smartphone app specifically designed to help Illinois students plan, prepare and pay for college. The B4College app sends personalized notices directly to students who download[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School has announced its Third-Quarter Honor Roll for the 2012-2013 school year. Along with a full complement of co-curricular activities in athletics and fine arts, rigorous college-prep academics remain the focus as the following “Scholars with a Soul” are recognized for their efforts, beginning with those[Read More…]

Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rabbi Paul Caplan does a Q&A on Reform Judaism with students from Marian Catholic High School. The gathering was for World Religions students who met with him after services at Temple Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields.

Tony Cingrani. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former South Suburban College pitcher Tony Cingrani (6’4”, LHP, Lincolnway Central) earned his first major league win on April 18 as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Florida Marlins 11-1. Cingrani pitched five innings allowing one run and striking out eight. He was just[Read More…]

Rich East Stellar Student Selena Wilson. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest continues with our series of stellar students from Rich East High School. Mr. Kevin Kredens, the school’s publicity liaison, provides each student a series of the same questions. All responses are in the students’ exact words,[Read More…]