Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26, 2017. The spacecraft is in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, via NASA’s[Read More…]
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State Budget Crisis Leads To Tuition Hike At PSC
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The sad news is tuition is going up at Prairie State College because of the state budget crisis. According to a press release from PSC, the Prairie State College Board of Trustees voted during a special meeting this month to raise the tuition for fall 2017, based[Read More…]
PSC Music Department Launching Spring Concert Series In May
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College is hosting a Spring Concert Series in May. All performances are free and open to the public and scheduled at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. All of the ensembles are comprised of[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire Department Activity Report for April 16-22, 2017
From the Park Forest Fire Department on Facebook Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department reported another full week with total responses (calls for service) at 69. Of these, 14 were fire and/or service calls, 55 were EMS or ambulance calls. Response Activity Early Easter Sunday, members responded to[Read More…]
UChicago-led NASA Balloon Mission Launches, with Goal of Breaking Flight Record (Video)
Prof. Angela Olinto hopes telescope will help unravel mysteries of cosmic rays NASA’s super-pressure balloon took flight at 10:50 a.m. local time April 25 (5:50 p.m. CST April 24) from Wanaka Airport in New Zealand. Scientists hope the balloon will stay afloat for up to 100 days, more than doubling[Read More…]
South Suburban College Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Seeking Volunteer Tutors and Offering Free Services
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading[Read More…]
Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, delivered Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and Office of Surface Mining. These actions seek to reveal what Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is planning for our public[Read More…]
“No Beds, No Boots, No Wall” Demands National Grassroots Network
Grassroots community organizations demand Congress refuse to fund the Trump Administration’s racist and dangerous border wall and deportation force WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. More than a hundred community activists from throughout the country descended on Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)’s D.C. office demanding that he reject any budget that spends[Read More…]
The Sidney Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Hillman Prizes for Excellence in Journalism in Service of the Common Good
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. The Sidney Hillman Foundation announced today the winners of the 2017 Hillman Prizes, the only major all-media awards dedicated to journalism in service of social and economic justice. This year, the Hillman Foundation honors investigative reporting about segregation in New York schools, corruption in the Chicago[Read More…]
Find Your Zen in the Prairie at Governors State University’s Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
University Park, IL – Are you looking for a twist on your fitness routine? How about doing downward dog among sculptural giants outside in the prairie? The renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the campus of Governors State University (GSU) is the perfect place to roll out your yoga mat and[Read More…]
