CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2017 By: Prairie State College Communications The Prairie State College Athletic Department will host, “Hoopin’ For A Hero”, a charity basketball game to benefit injured police officer Tim Jones of the Park Forest Police Department, at 4 p.m., Saturday, October 28, in the PSC Fieldhouse (at 100[Read More…]
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Unitarian Universalist Community Church to Screen Documentary ‘13th’ on Friday, October 27
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest, will screen the documentary film ‘13th’ on Friday, October 27 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the screening. The documentary ‘13th’ explores the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the[Read More…]
Chicago & the Rise of Barack Obama (1985-2008) Bus Tour by Forgotten Chicago on Oct. 26
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017. Forgotten Chicago and Pullman-area native Tom Shepherd are proud to present an exclusive tour of sites and people crucial to the rise of Barack Obama in Chicago in the years before his first election to the White House in 2008. Join us on Thursday, October[Read More…]
Women’s Self-Defense Seminar to Take Place on Saturday, October 28
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser State Representative Anthony DeLuca will host a Women’s Self-Defense Seminar on Saturday, October 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rich East High School Gymnasium, 300 Sauk Trail in Park Forest. The Seminar will be conducted by Master Daniel M. Kocsis, 5th[Read More…]
AG Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Alleged Student Loan Debt Relief Scam in National Crackdown by 12 Attorneys General & the FTC
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against the operators of an alleged student loan debt relief scam that took advantage of struggling student loan borrowers by charging large upfront fees for no help in reducing their debt loads.[Read More…]
Poll: 7 in 10 Want the Trump Administration to Make the Affordable Care Act Work Rather Than Make it Fail
Large Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents Favor Continuing Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments as Part of Bipartisan Deal in Congress to Give States More Flexibility Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: Kaiser Family Foundation As the Trump administration begins implementing Thursday’s executive order aimed at providing alternatives to the Affordable Care Act’s[Read More…]
Senator Durbin’s Statement On Trump’s Executive Order On Health Care
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Office of Senator Durbin U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order further targeting and destabilizing the Affordable Care Act: “Make no mistake—after spending nine months repeatedly trying and failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump[Read More…]
Free Financial Aid Workshops Offered at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Prairie State College Communications Prairie State College (PSC) is offering free workshops to help students and their parents complete and file the 2018/19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The workshops are being held in the Learning Achievement Center on the PSC main campus,[Read More…]
Mexican Consulate Mobile Unit Offering Consular Services at Prairie State College October 25 Through 29
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Prairie State College Communications Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Mobile Unit of the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, Oct. 25 through 29, in the Prairie Center Gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Parking[Read More…]
Governors State University Awarded NEA Grant for Made in Chicago Series
More Than $82 Million Awarded for Arts Projects Nationwide; Includes $20,000 awarded to Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Governors State University Communications National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts[Read More…]