CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Sexual harassment and discrimination prevention in the workplace has been on the training delivery agenda of many employers for years. Supporting the efforts of #MeToo and #Time’sUp movements, Prairie State College (PSC), in collaboration with Favaro & Gorman, Ltd., an employment law firm in Chicago, is presenting “It’s a New Day,” a highly[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Andrea Small William A. Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at the Prairie State College (PSC) Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, scheduled on April 20, 2018. In addition to[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 Prairie State College (PSC) is participating in the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program, offered in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). This initiative offers a guaranteed transfer pathway to several UIC bachelor’s degree programs. The TAG program gives students an opportunity to take[Read More…]

Richton Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2018 By: Richard Barry Thirty-nine Southland College Prep Charter High School vocal and band musicians earned gold, silver and bronze medals for excellent, superior and good performances at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) vocal, ensemble and band  competition earlier this month. “This state-wide annual competition[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2018. The Prairie State College Speech Team has had a number of successes during the spring 2018 tournament season. Here is a wrap-up of their competition results as they head into the regional competition this coming weekend. In December 2017, the team participated in the Elgin Community[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND —(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media A three-hour seminar touring through Illinois community colleges that recounts the past 100 years of American history in news photos and Hollywood film clips will be presented by the Continuing Education department of South Suburban College at its Oak Forest[Read More…]

The Theatre School at DePaul University production opens April 13 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 Contact: Anna Ables The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” directed by graduate student Jacob Janssen. The production opens April 13 and runs through April 22 on the Fullerton Stage at 2350[Read More…]

‘Out of Easy Reach’ and ‘BEVERLY FRESH: Really Somethin Else’ offer different approaches to art CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Julie Rodrigues Widholm  [email protected] CHICAGO — This Spring, DePaul Art Museum will offer an unconventional dialogue between its two exhibitions. In one gallery, Beverly Fresh — artist, rapper, musician and world-record[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Board of Education of School District 163 approved a three-year superintendent contract Wednesday night for Dr. Caletha White. The district will pay Dr. White a starting salary of $182,462. She will serve as the superintendent designate effective July 1, 2018 and from July 1, 2019, through June[Read More…]

UChicago supports student-led initiative to provide free lessons on Midway CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 By: Danika Kmetz On one of her first nights as a UChicago student, Meera Dhodapkar was walking across campus when she noticed the lights of an empty outdoor ice rink. The sight on the Midway Plaisance in[Read More…]