Andina and Rich – Source: www.andinaandrich.com Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2016. Edgar’s Place Coffee House proudly presents Andina and Rich on Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. Mix Sandy Andina (Chicago’s resident singing/guitar-and-dulcimer-slinging smart[Read More…]
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Park Forest People of Faith – Peace Prayers and Film Wednesday, December 7
St. Ireneus Church, Park Forest – Source: churchesinchicago Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. The Park Forest People of Faith monthly peace prayers gathering will take place this Wednesday, December 7 at 7 p.m. Rev Johnnette Shane of Holy Family will lead our prayers this month. We will gather this month[Read More…]
South Suburban College Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Seeking Volunteer Tutors and Offering Free Services
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 5, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
Surface Design Association – Illinois to Meet at Union Street Gallery on Sunday, December 4
Flowers by Ausrine Kerr CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2016. Surface Design Association – Illinois (SDA-IL) will be having their meeting on Sunday, December 4 from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.at Union Street Gallery,1527 Otto Blvd. in Chicago Heights. Ausrine Kerr, Ausrine’s Arts Room of Evanston, will be providing a demonstration duing[Read More…]
UChicago Endowment to Invest in Startups with Roots on Campus
Photo by: Matt Marton UChicago Startup Investment Program launches with $25 million for early-stage companies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds in startups led by faculty, students, staff and alumni, expanding a commitment to grow entrepreneurship[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Announces $25-Million Gift, Largest in the University’s History
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. Roosevelt University announced today that it has been designated to receive a bequest in the approximate amount of $25-million, the largest gift in the University’s history. The bequest is from the estate of Rosaline Cohn of Chicago, who died in 2010 at the age of 97, and[Read More…]
Illinois Legislators Sue to Stop Coercive Rauner-Munger Tactic and Restore Timely Pay for Lawmakers
CHICAGO – State Reps. Emanuel Chris Welch, Kate Cloonen, Mary Flowers, Sonya Harper, Lisa Hernandez and Silvana Tabares released the following statement Friday regarding their lawsuit to restore legislators’ pay and end unwarranted political pressure being brought by Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger: “The decision by multimillionaire Comptroller[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club’s December 5th Meeting to Discuss Cook County Forest Preserves Activities
Please Note Change of Meeting Date MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2016. Due to a scheduling conflict, the December meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be held on Monday, December 5 at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library. Normally, the meeting is held on the second Monday of the month.[Read More…]
Governors State University Earns Prestigious Accreditation
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Governors State University’s College of Business has received one of the most distinguished honors awarded to any business education program in the world: accreditation from AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Fewer than five percent of the 16,000 business schools worldwide have[Read More…]