PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2018 By: Amy I. Stickel In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Jordan Perry of Park Forest, IL has been named to Trinity Christian College Fall 2017 Dean’s List. The dean’s list is Trinity Christian College’s highest academic honor. Traditional undergraduate students who attend Trinity full-time and[Read More…]

Glenwood, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Glenwood Academy announced that it is now a Common Sense School. Common Sense is a “national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology,” according to a statement from Glenwood Academy. “Glenwood has demonstrated its commitment to taking a[Read More…]

Musical events and lectures pay homage to avant-garde musician Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2018 By: Andrew Bauld Over the next several months, University of Chicago Presents will celebrate the life and works of celebrated 20th-century classical composer, György Ligeti, through a series of musical events and lectures. Amy Iwano, executive director of[Read More…]

Pioneering ‘Washington Post’ journalist discusses diversity in media CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2018 By: Michael Drapa One of Dorothy Butler Gilliam’s first assignments at ‘The Washington Post’ was covering integration in the deeply segregated South. As the newspaper’s first African-American female reporter, the work carried particular pressures and dangers. Speaking at the University of[Read More…]

Governors State University one of the grant recipients SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) yesterday announced that 21 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants have been awarded from the fall 2017 application period. A total of[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2018.  In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, South Suburban College’s (SSC) Office of Student Life, along with the South Suburban Housing Center, will be presenting an exhibit of photographs by Bernard J. Kleina entitled “The Chicago Freedom Movement[Read More…]

University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2018 Sharon Morrissey A range of musical styles fills the score—from blues to Motown, and spirituals to klezmer. This story of a divorced African American maid will fill your heart. ‘Caroline, or Change,’ presented by The Southland Area Theatre Ensemble (SLATE), is a ground-breaking work that[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018. Chicagoan Gwen Cohen, the new chair of a citizen’s advisory board to Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), is not a professional performer. As first vice president and wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, her expertise really is in serving the financial needs of[Read More…]