SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. The Music Department of South Suburban College is excited to announce that the SSC String Orchestra is expanding to a full symphonic orchestra, beginning in August, 2016. SSC Director of Instrumental Music, Rob Calhoon, has long felt the need for a community symphony[Read More…]
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Park Forest Resident Earns Degree From Marquette University
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016 — Krystal Clayton of Park Forest, Illinois, has graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Clayton earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Ms. Clayton was one of about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students who received their diplomas May 22, 2016, at the Bradley[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Announce Partnership with Arizona State University to Simplify College Transfer for Four-Year Degree
Chicago and Arizona State University launch new guaranteed admission program to provide students with clear pathway to a quality four-year degree program upon completion at CCC CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman today announced a new transfer partnership with Arizona State[Read More…]
UChicago and Argonne Team Up to Tackle ‘Troubled Waters’
Nanoscientist lectures on diminishing supply and high demand for fresh water Seth Darling discusses the supply and demand for fresh water around the world and how scientists are trying to develop new ways to clean and filter water. Photo by: Lloyd DeGran CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016 By Greg Borzo The Golden[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Lincoln University of Missouri Spring 2016 Dean’s List
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016 – Lincoln University of Missouri is pleased to release the names of students who qualified for the Spring 2016 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with[Read More…]
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 Plans Annual Golf Outing
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will hold its 6th Annual Teeing off FORE Education golf outing on Monday, July 11, at Lincolnshire Country Club, 390 East Ridge Road, Crete. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be[Read More…]
Park Forest Announces 2016 4th of July Celebration Activities
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Independence Day in Park Forest has been one of the most popular community celebrations for years. This year’s fun begins on July 4 at 6 p.m. with the annual parade. The parade begins at the corner of Main Street and Orchard Drive and proceeds north[Read More…]
Park Forest to Host National Wildlife Federation Great American Campout Event at Central Park on July 1
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Be one of a handful of families to take part in the Great American Campout at Central Park, 410 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest on Friday, July 1. The cost is $5 per person and includes food and activities. Families must provide their own tent[Read More…]
Book Chronicles Rise of Urban Planning in Ancient Egypt
University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Nadine Moeller (left) sorts pottery sherds with graduate students at the excavation site of Tell Edfu in Egypt. Courtesy of Nadine Moeller CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By William Harms The pyramids and temples of Egypt, which still stand as magnificent monuments to ancient Egyptian civilization, were[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 16, 2016
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 that[Read More…]
