Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- School District 163 reports that the Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM, 401 Concorde Drive, Chicago Heights, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new atrium, greenhouse and Horticulture Education Center at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23. The greenhouse and Horticulture Center will serve as a[Read More…]

University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2017.  Governors State University is partnering with Kankakee Community College to offer coursework from our AACSB accredited Business Administration B.A. program. Courses will be offered at the Kankakee Community College North Extension Center starting Fall 2017. Governors State University Provost and Vice President of Academic[Read More…]

University of Chicago Library CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017.  A coalition of University of Chicago student library workers filed a petition yesterday to become one of the nation’s first primarily undergraduate student unions at a private university. The group of student employees, calling themselves the Student Library Employees Union, worked with[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting its 19th Annual Summer Speech Camp, Monday, July 10, through Thursday, July 20. The camp meets from 1:15 to 5:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights, and is intended[Read More…]

University Park, Illinois —(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2017.  The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Monday, May 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and state ID renewal, replacement, and[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School honored 77 sophomores, juniors and seniors at the annual Academic Breakfast on April 27. Students honored have earned a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher in all semesters at Marian Catholic, a significant achievement, academic perfection. Seniors include: Gabriela Angellotti, Tayler Belton, Nora Brown,[Read More…]

Labor and employment attorney Paulette Brown to address graduating class Paulette Brown, immediate past president of the American Bar Association, will address the graduating class of DePaul University College of Law on May 14, 2017. (Image courtesy of American Bar Association) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017.  DePaul University College of Law will[Read More…]

Prairie State College students (from left) Asija Watson, Andrew Severs and Gary Rathbone received top honors during the 2017 Skyway Stem Poster Competition, hosted at Elgin Community College. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. Three Prairie State College students brought home top honors from the 2017 Skyway STEM Poster Competition. This year’s[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017.  South Suburban College’s Continuing Education Department is offering courses to help fill the summer days with activities that will entertain and challenge children and young adults. The College for Kids classes scheduled for this summer will begin the week of June 12 at SSC’s[Read More…]