“Untitled” is an acrylic print on wood panel by Tim Vitek of LaGrange Park, Illinois (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Art Forum, the Governors State University art student organization, and the GSU Visual Arts Gallery are hosting the annual All Student Exhibition, from March 30, to April 15. A reception[Read More…]
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Meet Rich East’s Finest: Elyse Harrington
Meet Elyse Harrington. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased once again to present our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Elyse Harrington, a life-long, 18-year resident of Park Forest who enjoys AP Psychology and involves herself in a number of activities: Drama[Read More…]
PSC’s Hawkes Learning Software Boosting Grades; Program Offers Students Interactive Way To Learn Math
PSC student Ariel Roberts is shown in the Hawkes Math Lab. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Ariel Roberts said she used to struggle with math homework before taking courses equipped with Hawkes Learning Software at Prairie State College. Roberts, of Chicago Heights, is enrolled in her second Hawkes course, which[Read More…]
Non-Traditional Pathways Workshop for High School Girls
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Law enforcement, fire science, information technology, and industrial technology offer excellent career opportunities, and now more than 125 high school girls know these jobs and more are also options for them. Prairie State College (PSC) recently hosted a Non-traditional Pathways Workshop – NTP2 – designed for high school females[Read More…]
Wycelf Jean Suffers Gun Shot Wound in Haiti
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Derek Johnson, CEO of Yele Haiti: As many of you by now have heard, our founder and former chairman Wyclef Jean was the victim of a minor gun shot wound last night in Haiti. We have confirmation from the authorities[Read More…]
Remarks of President Obama Marking Nowruz
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011. Today, I want to extend my best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz in the United States and around the world. Each year of my presidency, I have marked this holiday by speaking directly to the people of Iran. That is what I would[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualties, March 20, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when they were allegedly shot with small arms fire by an individual from a military security group. The[Read More…]
Second UK Strike Against Libyan Defence Assets, 20 March 2011
GREAT BRITAIN—(ENEWSPF)—20 March 2011. British Armed Forces have participated in another co-ordinated strike against Libyan Air Defence systems tonight, Sunday 20 March 2011. The Chief of Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer Major General John Lorimer said: “I can confirm that British Armed Forces have participated in another co-ordinated strike against[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Japan Earthquake Update, 20 March (21:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria—(ENEWSPF)—20 March 2011 – (21:00 UTC) Summary of conditions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Located on the Eastern coast of Japan, the six nuclear power reactors at Daiichi are boiling water reactors (BWRs). A massive earthquake on 11 March disabled off-site power to the plant and triggered the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for March 21, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
