(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College student Josh Johnson, of Palos Heights, sits behind the wheel to experience what it would be like to drive under the influence, while Jan Griffith, of United National Arrive Alive Tour, judges his performance. The college hosted the Arrive Alive Tour to[Read More…]
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Governors State University Hosts Constitution Day Panel Discussion
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will observe Constitution Day with a panel discussion on “Controversies in the Constitution,” on September 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in Engbretson Hall. Panelists include GSU faculty members Dr. Chelsea Haring, assistant professor of Social Sciences; Dr. Will Kelley, Assistant Professor of Political[Read More…]
District 163 School Board Election Packets Available Sept. 20
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Nominating petition forms for the Tuesday, April 5, 2011, school board election in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will be available on September 20, 2010. The first day that candidates may circulate nominating petitions is Tuesday, September 21, 2010. On school business days, forms may be[Read More…]
PSC Receives $1.1 Million TRIO Grant to Support Student Success
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For the first time in its history, Prairie State College (PSC) was awarded a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant in the amount of $220,000 per year from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant totals about $1.1 million over a five-year period. The grant will assist[Read More…]
Steger Resident Receives Community Service Award from PSC
From left to right: PSC Trustee Cindy Somer, PSC President Dr. Eric Radtke, Michael R. Monteleone Community Service Award Winner Michele Helsel, and PSC Trustee Dr. Kathleen Doyle (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Steger resident Michele Helsel has worn many hats over the years including room mom, Girl Scout leader,[Read More…]
Rocket Cross Country Runs in Countryside
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East’s Dorian Simmons captured a 17th place finish (17 minutes, 56.5 seconds) in the prestigious 51st Annual Riverside-Brookfield Cross Country Invitational Friday at Sundown Meadows Forest Preserve in Countryside. The sophomore team captain earned his first Top 20 medal at an invitational this season. The three-mile course[Read More…]
Rich East Soph Grabs First Win in Cross Country
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East sophomore Dorian Simmons won the his first cross country race as a Rocket last week, with a time of 17:19, in a meet at Crete-Monee High School on Tuesday. The rugged 2.7-mile course went through woods and runners were fighting gusty winds of nearly 30 mph.[Read More…]
UIC to Start Planning Major Campus Upgrades
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today visited the University of Illinois at Chicago to announce $2.5 million in capital funding that will allow the university to begin planning major campus upgrades. The project will receive a total of $20.8 million through the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program and[Read More…]
St. Lawrence O’Toole Students Bank on Books
Leslie Hefner (2nd grade), Mrs. Carlson (Reading Resource Teacher), and Chidinma Nwawueze (4th grade). (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Students at St. Lawrence O’Toole School in Matteson have completed another summer of independent reading. The summer reading program was started ten years ago. This year’s theme was "Bank on Books,"and more than half the[Read More…]
Marian Grad Receives Fulbright Award
Stephanie Erazo. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephanie Erazo of Hammond, a 2010 graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, and 2006 graduate of Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship. She will teach English as a Foreign Language in Spain for[Read More…]
