SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. South Suburban College will be hosting an Open House for its Paralegal Program on Wednesday, July 27, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Oak Forest Center Room 5190. Attendees will learn about an exciting career that is expected to grow 18% through 2020 according[Read More…]
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Upcoming Court Reporting Open House at South Suburban College’s Oak Forest Center on July 21
OAK FOREST, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting a Court Reporting Open House on Thursday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., in Oak Forest Center Room 5190. The Open House will showcase this profession which offers a wide-open job market and excellent income potential.[Read More…]
Open Auditions at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. The PAC Rats Theatre Company of South Suburban College will hold open auditions for Michael Parker’s American farce, The Amorous Ambassador. The auditions will take place on July 13 and 14, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Readings will be held in the Kindig Performing Arts[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest to Host 6th Annual DownTown District MidSummer Madness on July 20
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. The Village of Park Forest Economic Development and Planning Department will host its 6th Annual DownTown District Midsummer Madness on Wednesday, July 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Participants will progress through DownTown Park Forest[Read More…]
Intervention Dramatically Lowers Violent Crime Arrests for At-risk teens
Crime Lab study finds Becoming a Man program also boosts high school graduation The University of Chicago Crime Lab has studied the positive effects of Becoming a Man, a counseling/mentoring program in Chicago. Photo by: Robert Kozloff CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016 By: Mark Peters A school-based intervention for at-risk teenagers in[Read More…]
Youth Delegation from Village Leadership Academy Returns from Cuba
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. Chicago’s premier social justice school, Village Leadership Academy (VLA), sent 21 South and Westside youth to Cuba this summer as part of their annual World Scholars Program (WSP). Recently featured on WBEZ for their CTA train takeover and civic engagement project that educated voters on the importance[Read More…]
Edes Prize Winner to Create Ambitious Art Installation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016 By: Mary Abowd Eric Watts, MFA’12, uses a video installation to provide viewers a layered experience that is at once intellectual and rooted in the body. “My work is heavily research-oriented,” Watts said, “then there’s the more experiential realm, where viewers walk around and have a bodily[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Pharmacy Professor Elected as Nigerian Academy of Science Fellow
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Moji Adeyeye, professor of pharmaceutics and chair of the Biopharmaceutical Sciences Department at Roosevelt University, has received one of her native Nigeria’s highest honors, being inducted as a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS). Recognized for her many career achievements in the field of pharmacy,[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Alumnus Tyler Ulis Drafted By NBA’s Phoenix Suns
(ENEWSPF)- From the Chicago Tribune: The wait was longer than Tyler Ulis expected Thursday. But it still was a dream come true, with the added bonus of extra motivation. Ulis, a Marian Catholic graduate who starred in his only two seasons at Kentucky, was selected by the Phoenix Suns in[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 25, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police 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 mean that[Read More…]