Month: August 2012

Kelly Mendez receives the Griffith Award

PSC Graduate Wins Community Service Award

May 2012 graduate Kelly Mendez (center) recently was honored with the Dr. James H. Griffith Community Service Award from Prairie State College (PSC). She is congratulated by Brunetta Hill-Corley (left), vice chair of the PSC Board of Trustees, and Helen Manley (right), coordinator of student and campus life at PSC,[Read More…]

Marian Catholic Endowment Golf Classic Exceeds Goal – Tops $109,000

Barb Gallagher, Patrice Hanser, Connie Hochstetler and Susan Van Etten ’80 (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– It started with a light, consistent mist as golfers prepared for the 23rd Annual Marian Catholic Endowment Golf Classic on August 13, 2012 at Flossmoor Country Club and Idlewild Country Club. As the day progressed, the[Read More…]

Governors State University Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Begins Classes in Spring, 2013

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University is poised to begin offering its fifth doctoral program, an innovative Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Interdisciplinary Leadership. Classes will begin in Spring, 2013 for doctoral students aspiring to leadership positions in four areas of concentration: school superintendent in preschool to 12th grade; higher[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for August 31, 2012

Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, August 30, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Travel to Pacific and Asia SYRIA Meeting in New York / Humanitarian Assistance / Turkish Response Ambassador Ford President Morsi’s Comments CHINA/JAPAN Senkaku Islands Dispute VENEZUELA Refinery Fire AFGHANISTAN Attacks on Australian and ISAF Soldiers ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Rachel Corrie Case IRAN[Read More…]

SEIU: Federal Courts Find Conservatives Worked to Diminish Latinos’ Votes

SEIU’s Eliseo Medina: Actions Speak Louder Than Words and Conservatives’ Show Hypocrisy of their Latino Outreach WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  Today, the discriminatory Texas voter ID law was blocked by a three-judge federal panel which cites the law would impose “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor,” and largely impact minorities.[Read More…]

Meijer Stores Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Cost Plus Recalls Silk Floor Mats Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Cost Plus World Market

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

DeVilbiss Air Power Co Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

Inflatable Recreational Tubes Recalled by Tractor Supply Due to Chemical Burn and Irritation Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]

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