Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2010. Good morning and thank you.   I am very happy to be joining you today on behalf of the Department of Justice.   It is great to see Secretary Duncan and the Department of Education taking leadership on this important issue through this Anti-Bullying Summit.  [Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Chicago Heights,” a film made by students and faculty in the Master of Fine Arts program at Governors State University, will make its Chicago debut at the 2010 Black Harvest Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Saturday, August 28, and Wednesday, September 1, at[Read More…]

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Administrators at St. Lawrence O’Toole grade school announced that they are accepting registration for the 2010-11 school year. The school provides students with hands-on learning experiences with special concentration in energy sources. Students recently completed a wind study to determine if their school would be a good candidate[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010 – 11:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  One of the biggest challenges of this recession has been its impact on state and local communities.  With so many Americans unemployed or struggling to get by, states have been forced to balance their budgets with fewer[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined religious and community leaders to tour Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood and sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The hotline allows students, parents and members of the community to anonymously provide information that may prevent[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010.  In a matter of weeks, students will begin their mass migration to college campuses throughout Illinois and the nation. Concerns about roommates, dorm food and social calendars will likely be top of mind, but it’s important for parents to remind their children how to be fire safe[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2010.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found widespread abuses in for-profit college recruiting. “The GAO report’s findings are significant and suggest a widespread pattern of fraud and abuse. It calls into question the for-profit sector’s assertions that it[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Registration for fall courses continues at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin August 23. Non-credit courses include a variety of single day and multiple session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on campus,[Read More…]