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Calumet Heritage Partnership Continues 2016 Calumet Heritage Event Series with Reception on Oct. 21 at Crown Point Gallery

‘Calumet Heritage Exhibit: Works by Kathy Los-Rathburn and Matthew Kaplan’ Kathy Los-Rathburn, Concrete Plant – Rusty Pipes, Watercolor Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2016.  The Calumet Heritage Partnership will continue its 2016 Calumet Heritage Event Series with an encore show at South Shore Arts’ Crown Point Gallery featuring two local artists[Read More…]

Prairie State College Receives Engine from Crete Township Fire Protection District

Pictured are (from left) Mark Rosandich, CTFPD Trustee; Tim Miller, President of the CTFPD Board of Trustees; Robert Zimmerman, CTFPD Trustee; Patty Zuccarello, Dean, Prairie State College; Jeffrey Panega, Chief, CTFPD CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016.  Crete Township Fire Protection District (CTFPD) recently presented the Prairie State College (PSC) Fire Science[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 16, 2016

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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[Read More…]

Park Forest Economic Advisory Group Taking Nominations for the 8th Annual Business Person of the Year

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2016.  The Park Forest Economic Development Advisory Group each year recognizes current Park Forest business owners for excellence in community service and making a difference by honoring the winner with the Sam Montella Business Person of the Year Award. Nominations are now being accepted through 5[Read More…]

Murals Under the Chicago ‘L’ Immortalize DePaul University’s Diverse History

Historical figures from DePaul University’s past have been memorialized on actual pillars —in murals painted on the columns beneath the Chicago Fullerton ‘L’ platform. (DePaul University/Joel Dik) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016 By: Kyle Morrell When referring to pillars of the community, comments are often made in reference to local heroes[Read More…]

Top UNO Charter School Network Management Takes Paid Day Off to Avoid Teachers, Parents and Students as Strike Date Nears

Strike would be first in nation against charter schools or charter system; Teachers, support staff reaffirm that they don’t want to strike — but will if that’s what it takes to protect quality of education for students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016: Some of the city’s top education bureaucrats slunk out of[Read More…]

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