Day: June 12, 2014

Sertoma Centre Breaks Ground on New Supportive Housing Project

HOMEWOOD, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Housing Authority of Cook[Read More…]

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s West Africa Commission on Drugs Calls for Drug Decriminalization

Commission Calls Drug War a Failure and for Treating Drug Use as Health Issue NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. The drug policy reform movement received a global push on Thursday with the release of the West Africa Commission on Drugs statement calling for decriminalization of low-level non-violent drug offenses and broader[Read More…]

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Leaves Germany for the United States

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014 – Former POW Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has left the hospital in Germany and is scheduled to arrive in San Antonio tomorrow where he will resume his recovery, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby confirmed today. Kirby said Bergdahl left from Ramstein Air Base this[Read More…]

Freedom to Marry and Shiraz Events Launch Wedding Contest

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, and Shiraz Events, the award-winning design, production, wedding planning and catering company, announced a new online partnership and promotion. The launch includes a campaign in which anyone who creates a “Wedding Registry” page benefiting Freedom to Marry[Read More…]

27 Defendants Facing State or Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin and Crack Cocaine on City’s West Side

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Twenty-seven defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and crack cocaine in the neighborhood just north of Douglas Park on the city’s west side. An investigation led by officers of the Chicago Police Department and agents of[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Announce $10 Million Federal Funding for Digital Manufacturing Lab

‘Adaptive Vehicle Make’ Technology at Core of First Research Projects Executed by DMDII Establishing Chicago as an Advanced Manufacturing Hub is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin and UI LABS today announced that[Read More…]

Study: Patients Report Subjective Relief, Satisfaction From Multiple Strains Of Medical Cannabis

Utrecht, the Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  The majority of patients prescribed cannabis in the Netherlands report experiencing therapeutic relief from the plant, regardless of which strain they consume, according to survey data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction assessed patients’[Read More…]

Big Lots Recalls Ottomans Due to Fall Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: June 12, 2014 Recall number: 14-206 Ottoman Recall Summary Name of product:  Wilson and Fisher brand Cayman Resin Wicker Ottoman Hazard:  The[Read More…]

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