Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the PSC Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 15, 2018 By: Greg Lewandowski As NASA gears up to a planned manned mission to the planet Mars, the space agency has launched a new education program that has pulled one Homewood, Ill. resident into its orbit of study. On Feb. 13, Bill Michael Beverly joined a handful[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 15, 2018 By: Arianna Gass and Linda Solotaire University of Chicago student organizers will hold three free, public No Bannon teach-ins opposing an announced university speaking event with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. On Friday, February 16, panelists affiliated with the University of Chicago and DePaul student[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery new exhibit “Altered” features works by artists Rose Camastro-Pritchett, Javier Chavira, Kate Ingold and Katsy Johnson. The exhibit will open on Monday, February 12 and run through Thursday, March 15. An artists’ reception is scheduled from noon[Read More…]

Places Second in Humorous Duet Acting; Goes on to February 17 State Tournament RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2018 By: Richard Barry Southland College Prep Charter High School won first place in the Illinois High School Association’s Performance in the Round Sectional tournament hosted by Thornton High School, Harvey February 10.[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018. Prairie State College (PSC) is welcoming members of each of the communities of the college’s district to campus for an evening of networking, fun, and a chance to learn more about PSC, as part of the college’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2018. The celebrations are scheduled once[Read More…]

Show opens Feb. 9 and runs through Feb. 18 at DePaul University’s Theatre School with other events set to foster dialogue CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Anna Ables The Theatre School at DePaul University presents the stage adaptation of Richard Wright’s 1940 novel “Native Son,” adapted by Theatre School alumna Nambi[Read More…]

Hurry! 2017-18 Applications for Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarships close Feb 15, 2018; 2018-19 MTI Scholarship Application Now Open ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois minority college students who are pursuing a teaching degree and who are eligible for the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program can[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School announced the names of students who earned spots on the college preparatory school’s honor roll for the second quarter of the 2017-2018 academic year. Marian Catholic High School is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school within the Dominican tradition of study, prayer,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018. In recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a special guest speaker, Dr. David Stovall of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), who will present “Engineering Conflict: Distractions, Conflict and the Future of Black Life,” from noon to 3 p.m. on[Read More…]