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…]
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University of Chicago Student Library Employees File Petition to Unionize
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…]
Thorn Creek Nature Center Cancels Trail Workday Scheduled for Sunday, May 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017. Thorn Creek Nature Center has cancelled its Trail Workday scheduled for Sunday, May 14. The next Trail Workday will take place on Saturday, June 24. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Help maintain the trails throughout the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for May 6, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
Catholic Health Association “Deeply Disappointed” on Passage of the American Health Care Act
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, President & Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) St. Louis, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The Catholic Health Association issued a statement on the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the “American Health Care Act.” The CHA is “deeply disappointed” with the vote,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Annual Summer Speech Camp Open to High School Speech Team Competitors
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…]
Police Ask Public’s Assistance On Peotone Robbery
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are requesting the public’s help on an armed robbery that happened May 3 in Peotone. The Peotone robbery occurred at the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone. The information from the PFPD follows: On May 3, at 1:06pm, the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services at Governors State University on May 15
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…]
Marian Catholic Honors 78 For Academic Perfection
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…]
Jimmy Kimmel on the Importance of the Affordable Care Act (Video)
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2017. By: Rosemary Piser Last night, Jimmy Kimmel digressed from his usual light-hearted monologue and told his audience that within hours of his birth last week, son, William “Billy” Kimmel required emergency open heart surgery to repair severe heart defects. A choked up Kimmel said, “No parent should[Read More…]
