ALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Esprit Smith The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. The fissures and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas prompted evacuations in the area. Images taken from the[Read More…]
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Chicago Streetlight Modernization Program Reaches Major Milestone
New Estimates Find Program to Save Taxpayers More Than $100 Million Over 10 Years; More Than 42,000 New Streetlight Fixtures Have Been Installed to Date CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the latest major milestones in Chicago’s streetlight modernization program. To date more than 42,000[Read More…]
DePaul Video Game Designer Says Medium Can Provide Outlet for Empathy, Dialogue and Increased Self-awareness
DePaul University’s Doris Carmen Rusch works to create social and personal change through gaming CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 Contact: Russell Dorn Video games can be used for more than just entertainment, they can also help raise awareness for mental illness and diseases, said Doris C. Rusch, an associate professor of game[Read More…]
White House Staff Tired of Weathering Storm Pruitt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry With new information breaking daily on embattled Scott Pruitt’s countless scandals, White House staff are fed up with trying to weather the Pruitt storm. According to the New York Times, White House staff are continuing to urge Donald Trump to fire Pruitt, calling[Read More…]
STEM for Kids Summer Programs coming to South Suburban College in June
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 Contact: Anna Helwig, STEM Dean South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education and STEM Department are partnering to offer courses to help fill the summer days with activities that will inspire and challenge kids and young adults. Explore various areas of STEM (science, technology,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces ‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ to Premiere in Chicago
Set to Open this Fall, Exhibition on Northerly Island to Take Visitors Deeper into Life of Alexander Hamilton CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced that Hamilton: The Exhibition will premiere in Chicago this fall. Created by Hamilton musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and producer Jeffrey Seller,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Hosting Spring Job Fair at Franciscan Fitness Center on May 11
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 Contact: Andrea Small, manager, public relations Prairie State College (PSC) invites job seekers to attend the 2018 spring job fair from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, May 11, at the Franciscan Fitness Center, located at 100 w. 197 Place in Chicago Heights. The fair is offered[Read More…]
20th-Ranked Prairie State Pioneers Dispatch CLC in Quarterfinal Triumph
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. —(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 Contact: Andrea Small, manager, public relations No matter how successful of a regular season that a team may have, postseason play is always a completely different animal. One bad afternoon and it could all be over. The Prairie State College softball team knew this[Read More…]
How Anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions Became the Best Thing to Happen to Pot Legalization
Jeff Sessions tried to fight pot legalization. Instead, he galvanized policymakers to do the opposite. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno Jeff Sessions hates marijuana. He’s made that plain in multiple colorful quotes, from stating that “good people don’t smoke marijuana” to arguing that “we need grown-ups in[Read More…]
League of Women Voters of Park Forest Area to Hold Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 23
Dinner reservations required by Friday, May 18 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will convene its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Carlo’s Restaurant, 560 West Lincoln Highway/Route 30 in Chicago Heights. The[Read More…]
