Will Compete in State Tournament March 23 Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Richard Barry Southland College Prep Charter High School won first place in the Illinois High School Association’s Group Interpretation Sectional tournament hosted by Thornton Township High School, Harvey March 17. A 15-member cast and crew staged “The[Read More…]
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Spartans (26-6) Use Late Scoring Burst To Top N. Chicago For IHSA 3A Third Place
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic used a 10-0 fourth-quarter run and a combined 48 points from Ahron Ulis and Malik Tidwell to top North Chicago, 58-48, to capture the IHSA Class 3A Third-Place Game at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday. In winning the school’s first-ever men’s basketball state trophy, the[Read More…]
UChicago Makes Venture Investment into Popular Chicago Food Market
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Mary Naset Foxtrot, the popular food and alcohol delivery service with four storefront locations in Chicago, is the fourth recipient of a venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. The company has received $450,000 from the University of Chicago as part of their $6 million[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Women’s History Month Events
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College (PSC) will be hosting several events to celebrate Women’s History Month. The PSC Student Veterans Center will host the Second Annual Women Veterans Leadership Summit on Wednesday, March 21 from noon to 5 p.m. in the ProvenIT Conference Room in[Read More…]
Union Trades Career Information Fair to be Hosted at Prairie State College on April 17
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College (PSC) will be hosting a Union Trades Career Information Fair on Tuesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Atrium of the college’s main campus, 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Participants will learn about union[Read More…]
March Madness: DePaul University Math Prof Talks Longshot Odds of Picking Perfect Bracket
Professor Jeff Bergen calculates chances of predicting all 63 games correctly at one in 9.2 quintillion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Russell Dorn [email protected] As college basketball fans get set to fill out their brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen offers some perspective on the odds of[Read More…]
Spartans (25-5) State-Bound On Three By Tidwell To Stun Metamora In OT
DeKalb, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It was a shot every basketball player dreams of: sink a bucket at the buzzer to win your team the game. This one wins Marian Catholic a bid at State. Tuesday evening, Malik Tidwell buried a three as the buzzer sounded Tuesday, sending Marian Catholic to its first[Read More…]
TV & Broadway Star Merle Dandridge to Receive Roosevelt University’s First Distinguished Artist Award
HICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Laura Janota Merle Dandridge, star of Oprah Winfrey Network’s Greenleaf and recent star in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island, will receive a Chicago College of Performing Arts Distinguished Artist Award from Roosevelt University. A 1998 graduate of Roosevelt’s theatre program, Dandridge will receive[Read More…]
Spartans (24-5) Hold Off Kankakee for IHSA 3A Elite Eight Berth
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic is taking its men’s basketball team to the Elite Eighth against Metamora at Northern Illinois University Tuesday. The supersectional game will begin at 6:00 p.m. Ahron Ulis paced three Spartans in double figures Tuesday with 19 points, as Marian Catholic advanced to its third IHSA[Read More…]
Professional Wrestling Stars Coming To Marian Catholic High School for Fun-raising Event
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic will welcome professional wrestling stars from around the world for Warrior Wrestling on Friday, May 11th. The wrestling event will serve as a fundraiser for scholarships for students as well as a “fun-raiser” for the school community and surrounding area of the South Suburbs and[Read More…]
