CNN honors local resident’s work with nonprofit supported by Community Programs Accelerator CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016 By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the[Read More…]
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Highway Construction Careers Training Program Provides Graduates With a Short-Term Option at South Suburban College
SSC President Don Manning (seated) with 2016 HCCTP Graduates. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. This spring South Suburban College (SSC) graduated its eighth class of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP). On May 19th, SSC presented certificates of completion to 16 students, 9 of whom have already[Read More…]
Phi Theta Kappa Students Honored at South Suburban College Board Meeting
SSC Board Chairman Frank Zuccarelli and Stuti Sharma SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Two South Suburban College students were chosen to represent the College on the All USA Community College Academic Team. These students are Mr. Brandon Lipkowski and Ms. Stuti Sharma. Because of their excellent academic record[Read More…]
Early Black Chicago: Roosevelt University Historian to Unveil New Findings on June 26
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. A national research project led by noted Black Chicago historian Christopher R. Reed at Roosevelt University is turning back the hands of time on the rise of arts, culture and intellectualism in Chicago’s African American community. While historians have long assumed Chicago’s Black Renaissance began with novelist[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Dean’s List
MADISON, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The U-W Madison’s School of Business has named Stephanie Lee, from Park Forest Illinois, to the Dean’s List. Students who achieve at a high[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Suit Against Ford Heights Recycling Company Following Fire
Court Grants Attorney General Madigan’s Request for Immediate Relief Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against a suburban recycling company following a tire fire that jeopardized air and water quality. Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Illinois-based GMI Recycling[Read More…]
‘Neutral Ground: Somewhere Between Black and White’ Exhibit Opens at Tall Grass Arts Association on June 17
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2016. Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk, in DownTown Park Forest, will feature the exhibit ‘Neutral Ground: Somewhere Between Black and White’ which opens on Friday, June 17. The exhibit will run through July 23. An opening night reception will be held on June 17[Read More…]
DePaul University President Stepping Down in Summer 2017
The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., will step down from his position as president of DePaul University in Chicago at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. After 13 years of leadership, Holtschneider will assume his tenured faculty position at DePaul, following a one-year sabbatical. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June[Read More…]
This Folks, Is Your Republican Party: Senator David Perdue Encourages Faith and Freedom Attendees to Pray for President Obama’s Death
Senator David Perdue (R-Ga) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2016. At the recent Faith & Freedom Coalition’s ‘Road to Majority’ forum, Georgia’s Republican Senator David Perdue told those in attendance to pray for President Obama’s demise. Yes, you’re reading this correctly. A United States Senator wanted people to publicly pray for the death[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Iowa State University Spring Semester Dean’s List
AMES, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016 – More than 8,149 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2016 spring semester Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale[Read More…]
