Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest Blvd, Park Forest, will have up its spring exhibit, “Step Back into a 1950s Easter,” from March 15 through April 30, 2014. Open Wednesday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the museum can also be[Read More…]
Day: March 17, 2014
ICCTA Presents ‘Rare’ Award to South Suburban College’s Chairman Zuccarelli
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Last Thursday, Mike Monaghan, Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), attended the South Suburban College (SSC) Board of Trustees Meeting to acknowledge this distinction for service with a “very rare award,” according to Monaghan. Monaghan presented an ICCTA Service Award to[Read More…]
Former CME Clerk Convicted of Commodities Fraud for Manipulating Trades to Profit More Than $200,000
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. A former clerk for a lean hogs futures trader was convicted of commodities fraud for manipulating trades to profit more than $200,000 for herself to the detriment of public customers, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, NICOLE M. GRAZIANO, 33, of Addison and formerly of[Read More…]
Fiction Writers Kyle Minor and Angela Pneuman to Read at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery on March 20
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Kyle Minor, author (pictured at left), most recently of the collection of short fiction Praying Drunk, and Angela Pneuman, author of the collection Home Remedies, will read from their work as part of this spring’s Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 20 in Roosevelt’s Gage[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Second List of Commonly Used Tests and Treatments to Question
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in the care of children as part of Choosing Wisely®, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The list identifies five targeted,[Read More…]
Teens More Likely to Drive Under the Influence After Riding with an Impaired Driver
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Motor vehicle crashes due to alcohol and drug impairment can involve both driving while intoxicated and riding with an impaired driver. In the study, “Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and DrivingWhile Impaired,” published in the April 2014 Pediatrics (published online March 17),[Read More…]
Association Between Childhood ADHD and Obesity
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. One of the most common pediatric psychiatric disorders is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and the most common therapy for ADHD is stimulant medication. In the past few decades, concerns have been raised about a possible link between ADHD and the rapid increase in obesity rates[Read More…]
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Inhaling whole-plant cannabis provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data published in the March/April edition of the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology. Parkinson’s is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that results in[Read More…]
Ukraine: UN Secretary General ‘Deeply Concerned’ Crimea Vote Will Worsen Complex, Tense Situation
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2014 – Leading the United Nations push for parties in Ukraine to resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis through peaceful dialogue, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is “deeply concerned and disappointed” that this weekend’s Crimea secession referendum will only exacerbate an “already complex and tense situation.”[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Discusses Crimea Referendum, Future Cooperation with Ukraine’s Acting Foreign Minister
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the latest developments in Ukraine, including the so-called referendum in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as well as the Alliance’s plan to intensify the NATO-Ukraine partnership with Andriy Deshchytsya, Ukraine’s Acting Foreign Minister on Monday (17 March 2014). Mr. Fogh[Read More…]
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