Rich East High School Business Professionals of America 2012-2013 State Qualifiers are: (from left) Rebecca Dorantes, Sarah Abbott, Anna Kurnat, Teagan Thompson, Anna Farley, Elyse Terrazas and Gabrielle Hernandez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–The Rich East Business Professionals of America team has picked up where they left off last season[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich East Scholastic Bowl team finished its regular season Wednesday evening in impressive fashion. The junior varsity team achieved its first victory of the season at the Southland Athletic Conference meet against six other teams. The JV team was led by Sarah Abbott, Nidhi Kansara, Rebeca[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. The late Howard Luckey is the 2013 Hall of Honor inductee for Prairie State College (PSC).  The announcement was made during PSC’s spring convocation held Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at the college’s main campus in Chicago Heights. The PSC Hall of Honor was created[Read More…]

Durbin, Harkin, Franken and others say it’s time to restore transparency, fairness and common sense to student loan process WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013.  Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and U.S. Senator Al Franken[Read More…]

Sr. Agnes Ann Pisel, O.P., will be recognized for Lifetime Achievement at the 2013 Marian Catholic Hall of Fame Awards. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Ceremony and Award Dinner set for February 7, 2013 at Olympia Fields Country Club  Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic High School Community will celebrate the achievements of[Read More…]

Dr. Leo Goodman-Malamuth, shown at Governors State University’s 40th anniversary celebration in 2009. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Dr. Leo Goodman-Malamuth, Second Governors State University President, is Remembered for Reorganization of University’s Colleges, Curriculum, Grading System University Park, IL, January 23, 2013 – Dr. Leo Goodman-Malamuth II, second president of Governors State University,[Read More…]

Expansion Plan Nearly Doubles the Number of Selective Enrollment Opportunities Available by Incorporating the Current Jones School Building Into the New Campus Slated to Open In Fall 2013 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today announced a plan to expand Jones College[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. “The new NCES report is good news. After three decades of stagnation, the on-time graduation rate for high school students in the 2009-10 school year [78.2 percent] is the highest it’s been since at least 1974. It’s encouraging that the on-time graduation rate is up substantially[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently held graduation ceremonies for the Basic Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) programs. Graduates of the Basic Firefighter program were Roy Pacheco of Chicago Heights Fire Department; Nick Carollo, William Eberhardt, James Hineline, and Garrett Nykaza of Crete Township Fire Protection[Read More…]

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. Going above and beyond basic veterans’ services while fostering a veteran-friendly atmosphere, Eastern Illinois University (EIU) has been chosen as the Fall 2012 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced today. “On behalf of Governor Pat Quinn,[Read More…]