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Roosevelt University Receives $1.4 Million to Train Teachers in Math and Science

CPS, The Field Museum and Oakton are partners in new project CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. Roosevelt University has received a significant National Science Foundation grant that will pave the way for scholarships starting in the fall for students interested in teaching math and science in high-need schools. The $1.4 million grant,[Read More…]

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Illinois Handmaids to Deliver Timely HB 40 Message to Governor Rauner on Thursday, July 13

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2017. The Handmaids are coming to the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph Street in downtown Chicago on Thursday, July 13, at 12 p.m. to tell Governor Rauner he must sign HB40. We want to deliver an important statement to him: We are standing up for reproductive rights for[Read More…]

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Nominate Your Neighbor for the Park Forest Sustainability Award

Applications due by September 1 to the Department of Public Works, 350 Victory Drive Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2017. Nominations are now being accepted for the Park Forest Environment Commission’s Sustainability Award. Nominations accepted for any of the following including general appearance of property, rain barrels, rain gardens, raised planter[Read More…]

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Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus Offering School Physicals

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2017. The Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus, 350 Victory Drive in DownTown Park Forest, is once again offering affordable school physicals required for children entering preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade. Physical exams are conducted by a family nurse practitioner. Dates available are: July[Read More…]

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20 Students Are Co-Valedictorians At SD 162

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Clad in white graduation robes, 20 Matteson School District 162 students with straight A records and GPAs of 4.71 served as co-valedictorians at the District’s graduation ceremonies on June 1st at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The students each received a golden apple as a symbol of their academic[Read More…]

Heathers the Musical

The Drama Group to Present ‘Heathers, the Musical’

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2017. The Drama Group is totally jazzed to present the hilariously dark musical comedy, ‘HEATHERS, The Musical,’ brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, Legally Blonde and Desperate Housewives); and directed by the dynamic duo of Curt &[Read More…]

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