Month: January 2015

Illinois Firm Recalls Chicken Products, Jan. 30, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  La Guadalupana Wholesale, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,856 pounds of chicken tamales because they were not produced under a fully implemented Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan; a Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) program; and a hazard analysis, the U.S.[Read More…]

Union of Concerned Scientists: Executive Order to Strengthen Flood Risk Standard Smart Move

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015—Statement by Rachel Cleetus, Lead Climate Economist at UCS: President Barack Obama today announced that he will strengthen the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard by executive order, a move the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said will help make communities more resilient to climate change and ensure taxpayer[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Deal with T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon to Bring a Fast 4G Network to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Subway

Chicago will be the Largest Public Transit System in the U.S. with 4G Coverage in all Subway Stations and Tunnels; Targeted to be Completed by the End of 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a $32.5 million deal, brokered by the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, with America’s four[Read More…]

Polaris Recalls 1,896 Slingshot Motorcycles, Jan. 30, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. SUMMARY: Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slingshot motorcycles manufactured August 26, 2014, to January 9, 2015, and 2015 Slingshot SL motorcycles manufactured August 18, 2014, to January 10, 2015. In the affected motorcycles, the upper pinion bearing may fail on the[Read More…]

CEO and Head Trader Of Bankrupt Sentinel Management Sentenced To Prison Terms For $665 Million Fraud Scheme Before Firm’S 2007 Collapse

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  The former chief executive officer of the bankrupt Sentinel Management Group, Inc., was sentenced today to 14 years, and the firm’s former head trader was sentenced to eight years, in federal prison for defrauding hundreds of victims, including customers of Sentinel’s own clients, of more than[Read More…]

Traditional Chinese Music to be Performed on Feb. 6 in Roosevelt University’s Ganz Hall

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  Faculty and students from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China will perform traditional Chinese music on Feb. 6 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A 19-member group from the conservatory will sing and play traditional Chinese instruments, including the zither, erhu and pipa, during a concert being[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Jan. 30, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY TRAVEL RUSSIA IRAN UKRAINE/REGION RUSSIA UKRAINE/REGION SECRETARY TRAVEL UKRAINE/REGION RUSSIA/SYRIA/REGION IRAN UKRAINE/REGION RUSSIA/NORTH KOREA MIDDLE EAST PEACE/REGION SAUDI ARABIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE SAUDI ARABIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE SAUDI ARABIA JORDAN/ISIL NORTH KOREA/REGION EGYPT RUSSIA UKRAINE/REGION LIBYA JAPAN/REGION DEPARTMENT/CHINA/TIBET/REGION AFGHANISTAN/REGION TURKEY HUMAN[Read More…]

Celebrating Access Today: 25th Anniversary Year of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015.  Twenty-five years ago, our nation committed itself to the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities—through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is proud to play a critical role in enforcing the ADA, working towards a future in[Read More…]

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