SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. The South Suburban College Legal Studies Department will host their third annual Law Day on Friday, April 29, 2016. This year’s event will feature a special live court case. Oral arguments for a real criminal First District Appellate Court case will be heard in[Read More…]
Park Forest
Go #TimStrong For One Of Our Own, Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- His story is well known now in Park Forest and beyond. But he still needs you. Go #TimStrong, for one of our own. From the PFPD and SouthCom Dispatchers: On March 19 at approximately 5:40 am, Park Forest Police were on the scene at a vacant residence[Read More…]
Founders of Black Lives Matter to Speak Monday, April 4 at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza, two of the three women who started the Black Lives Matter Movement, will speak about their experiences in founding and moving the organization forward at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 4 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. (They are pictured[Read More…]
2016 Trail Workdays at Thorn Creek Woods Begin April 9
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2016. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Join the Thorn Creek Trail Work crew in building and repairing boardwalks and maintaining the trails throughout the preserve. Trail Workday is Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and is for[Read More…]
Spring 2016 Arrives at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Source: http://www.tcwoods.org Photo by: StacyPisani035.jpg Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2016. Spend some time in Thorn Creek Woods and you will notice little patches of color making its way into the brown and gray woodland. Spring beauties are poking their little white and pink heads out, the greens of the wild leeks[Read More…]
Earth Day at Thorn Creek Nature Center: Frogs and Toads and Salamanders
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- What kinds of frogs and toads and salamanders live in Thorn Creek Woods? How can you tell the differences? Where can you find them? And what sounds do they make? “Come find out, get your Calling Frog and Toad Calendar, and make a toad house and a[Read More…]
Prairie State College Student Honored With National Scholarship Award
Prairie State College student Juan Cazares (left) recently was named one of only 20 high school and college students to receive the 2016 Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders. He is congratulated by Dr. Andrade (right) during the 2016 United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference in Chicago.[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’
The production of “Peter Pan and Wendy” opens April 21 and runs through May 28 at DePaul’s historic Merle Reskin Theatre. (Grip Design artwork) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “Peter Pan and Wendy,” adapted by Doug Rand from the cherished J.M. Barrie[Read More…]
League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area to Host Presentation on Millennium Reserve on April 12
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2016. Please join The League of Women Voters – Park Forest Area for a presentation by Sarah Coulter, Senior Program Manager for the Millennium Reserve. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard.[Read More…]
DePaul University Names Architect, Urban Planner as Dean for College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
DePaul University names Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco, an international scholar and designer, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. He will assume his new role July 1. (Photo by Christopher Helms) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. DePaul University has selected an architect and urban planner with three[Read More…]
