Show opens January 26 at DePaul University’s Theatre School CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Anna Ables [email protected] The Theatre School at DePaul University presents “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play” written by American playwright Anne Washburn and directed by graduate student Jeremy Aluma, with music by American composer Michael Friedman. The production[Read More…]
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Dollar General Announces Voluntary Recall of Clover Valley® Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Dollar General Corporation has notified the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is a voluntarily recalling its 12-ounce packages of Clover Valley® Iced Oatmeal Cookies over concerns of undeclared milk and tree nuts. Consumers with a milk and/or nut allergy or sensitivity[Read More…]
Malik J. Fountain, Southland College Prep Sophomore, Places First in VFW Competition
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A sophomore at Southland College Prep Charter High School, Malik J. Fountain, only 15-years-old, was awarded first place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars 16th District’s annual Voice of Democracy competition. Earlier, he won the Benjamin O. Davis VFW Post 311 and Auxiliary’s competition, according to a[Read More…]
Anthony Townsend of Park Forest Named to Lincoln University of Missouri Fall 2017 Dean’s List
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2018 By: Misty Young Anthony Townsend of Park Forest was named to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List at Lincoln University of Missouri. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with[Read More…]
UChicago Study Finds Mass Extinctions Remove Species But Not Ecological Variety
Study could shed light on patterns for current mass extinction CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Louise Lerner Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with about half of all the species on Earth, staggered and died. But in the seas, a colorful population of[Read More…]
South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program to Host Adult-Child Baseball Camps
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018. The South Suburban College Baseball Program and Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be conducting Adult-Child Baseball Camps February 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18 for boys and girls ages 6 thru 14. The camps will feature sessions for pitching, catching, hitting and fielding while[Read More…]
Audubon Invites Photographers to Enter 2018 Photo Awards Contest
Winning entries will be published in Audubon magazine and displayed within the Nature’s Best Photography Exhibition at the Smithsonian for one year. NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Nicolas Gonzalez Today, the National Audubon Society, in association with Nature’s Best Photography, announces its annual bird photography contest: the 2018 Audubon Photography[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces Workforce Training Grant Awarded to Prairie State College
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Prairie State College has been awarded a $938,447 federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will fund on-site job training centers in welding and machining at various community locations throughout the South Suburbs. The investment[Read More…]
Prairie State College Faculty Featured in Art Exhibition ‘Medley’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery’s first exhibition of the New Year is titled ‘Medley’ featuring works by the college’s distinguished art faculty. The show, which opened on January 3 will run through Thursday, February 1. An artists’ reception is scheduled from noon[Read More…]
Tall Grass Arts Association’s Exhibit WATER. FIRE. ICE. EARTH. AIR. Opens on January 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tall Grass Arts Association is honored to present the works of five highly respected, nationally and internationally exhibited and awarded artists in its new WATER. FIRE. ICE. EARTH. AIR. The exhibit runs from Friday, January 19 through Saturday, February 24. An artists’ reception will[Read More…]