Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) prepares individuals to become trained firefighters and valuable members of their departments through the college’s Firefighter II certificate program. PSC recently held a ceremony recognizing the newest graduates from the program. The graduates are Luis Bagatella, Chicago Heights Fire Department; Bryan Bialeki, Monee[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A summer vacation from school doesn’t mean students must take a vacation from learning. Prairie State College (PSC) is bringing back its popular Kids@College program to provide area students with learning opportunities giving them a jump start on the upcoming school year. Kids@College is a two-week summer[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2009.  The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on a bill that modifies U.S. immigration law to provide equal protection to same-sex life partners of citizens and permanent legal residents. As part of the hearing, entitled “The United American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law,”[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2009.  Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born.[Read More…]

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American attitudes to the interrogation methods used with prisoners in Guantanamo are divided. There is nothing close to a consensus. Pluralities of adults, but not majorities, believe the techniques used were harsh and were torture. But pluralities also believe that these techniques were effective in getting information that[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University is offering a magical, exciting summertime theater experience for young and old alike. For one performance only, The Center will host a unique adaptation of “Cinderella” on Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. This version, however, adds some[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In recent days, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has led conservative attacks against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, as the May 28 edition of CNN Newsroom noted in its on-screen text: But this is not the first time that Limbaugh has attacked the judge or spoken for other[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Environment Commission and the Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department are facilitating the sale of rain barrels for $49 each. Residents interested in buying rain barrels can visit the Recreation and Parks window on the main floor of Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive, to order[Read More…]

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director When a North Carolina weekly newspaper asked for and was given a $50,000 business loan by town aldermen in mid-May, no quotation from free-press defenders and the nation’s founders like Madison and Jefferson that immediately came[Read More…]

Dr. Olivar, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, sits between his son Robert and wife Therese. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Photo Gallery: Memorial Day 2009 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Maybe it was the steel gray sky above the flags flying at half-mast. Perhaps it was the soul-stirring singing of the National Anthem[Read More…]