CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting Manufacturing Day from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, in the Atrium on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The morning opens with a job fair at 10 a.m., where PSC[Read More…]
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Film, TV Professionals Bring Expertise to Screenwriting at Annual DePaul University Forum
Courier 12 conference set for Saturday, Sept. 30 CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. Entertainment industry executives will bring their experience and expertise to the annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference, hosted by DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts. Considered one of the premier screenwriting events in the Midwest, the Sept. 30 conference[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate Angela Camilleri Evacuates Patient from Nursing Home Fire
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2017. Prairie State College graduate Angela Camilleri was just doing what she was taught in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program at Prairie State College when she made a habit of keeping a sheet, blanket and pillow by the door of patients’ rooms in a nursing home in[Read More…]
South Suburban College Celebrates National Information Literacy Month
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. On October 1, 2009, President Barack Obama issued the first National Proclamation establishing October as “National Information Literacy Awareness Month.” This was the first time this important 21st century skill set received federal attention at the National Level. In today’s digital world, people who[Read More…]
Prairie State College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Art Exhibition
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2017. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) presents La Pasión del Artista, an art exhibition featuring the works of three Hispanic artists. The exhibit will be on display September 25, through October 26, in the gallery, located on[Read More…]
CFPB Takes Action Against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, Transworld Systems for Illegal Student Loan Debt Collection Lawsuits
All 800,000 Loans Will Be Independently Audited, Companies Will Pay at Least $21.6 Million and Stop Suing for Invalid or Unverified Debts Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and their debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc.,[Read More…]
Richton Square School Receives Friendship Bench From Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2017—An outdoor rainbow decorated garden bench, where Richton Square School preschool students can feel safe and comfortable, is the latest example of a growing partnership between Matteson School District 162, Southland College Prep Charter High School and the Lambda Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha,[Read More…]
UChicago Glaciologist Provides Sounds to Chicago Art Installation About Icebergs
Art Deco building appears cracked in half to illustrate climate change CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld and Louise Lerner In 2000, UChicago Prof. Doug MacAyeal tracked the world’s largest iceberg, called B-15, as it broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. MacAyeal placed seismic sensors into the iceberg[Read More…]
Casting Call for Rapunzel at South Suburban College on Sept. 28 & 29
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – (ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. The Children’s Theatre Company of South Suburban College announces open auditions for Michele L. Vacca’s “Rapunzel and the Frog Prince.” It’s a uniquely comical mashup that cleverly blends the two Grimm’s tales into one story. This isn’t your standard fairy tale! The auditions[Read More…]
On Constitution Day Youth Present Policies to Improve Public Education, Juvenile Justice and Policing in Schools
Chicago IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. Over 200 youth from around the city drafted policy recommendations aimed at improving lives of youth in the city and providing policy makers the youth perspective on issues that are impacting their lives everyday. These 200 young people represent about 100 CPS high schools and are[Read More…]
