From L to R: Arielle Smith, University of Illinois-Champaign; Jackie Guider, University of Illinois-Chicago; Aaron Sandifer, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ariel Julian, University of Illinois-Champaign, and Victoria Hannett, University of Tennessee. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Spearheaded by former Rich Central student body president, Arielle Smith, a group of Rich Central[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today thanked schoolchildren across Illinois for their overwhelming response to the Illinois Heroes holiday card drive. The annual drive helps ensure a brighter holiday season for wounded soldiers at Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany. “I salute every child in Illinois who made a holiday[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Beginning on December 17, Governors State University’s Family Development Center (FDC) opened an Illinois State licensed childcare facility for infants, toddlers, and two year olds. The little ones are cared for in specially equipped classrooms of eight children, each staffed with two teachers. The infant and toddler[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010. When Cindy Wisniewski found out she was pregnant with twins, her husband’s first thought was “How are we going to afford college for them?”  Cindy’s answer gave him comfort.  “The same way we paid for the other three, with the College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program. “[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) offers the training to become a firefighter or emergency medical technician. This spring, students enrolled in the college’s Firefighter/EMT-Basic program are eligible for Illinois Education Foundation (IEF) scholarships.   Those selected for the scholarship will benefit from financial, academic, and professional development opportunities including[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) understands that starting or returning to college as an adult can be overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. To help adults take the first step, the college is hosting a free information session for adults who are thinking about starting college, but not[Read More…]

Kim Godboldt. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–When Prairie State College (PSC) alumna Kim Godboldt was in high school, she decided that she wanted to be a physician to follow in both of her parent’s footsteps. With her baby daughter in tow, she began her college career at the University of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. The Justice Department today announced it has filed a lawsuit against Berkeley School District, Berkeley, Ill., alleging that the school district violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of Safoorah Khan, a Muslim teacher at McArthur[Read More…]