Sundae Williams (Photo Source: LinkedIn) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. The head of a Homewood telemarketing company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for pocketing illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to home health care agencies. As the owner of Serenity Marketing Inc., which did business as[Read More…]
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Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing a Rockford Bank and a Coin Store
David J. Sanders mugshot ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2017. A Rockford man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to bank robbery, robbery affecting interstate commerce and a related firearm charge. DAVID J. SANDERS, 33, pleaded guilty to the robbery of BMO Harris Bank, 1480[Read More…]
Study Finds Effective Interventions to Prevent Alcohol Use Among American Indian and Rural Youth
The map shows the territory of the Cherokee Nation. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 25, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 223,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 31, 1973 when it was 222,000. The[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Oversight Uncovers and Corrects Credit Reporting Problems
Bureau Report Outlines Accuracy and Other Issues That Bureau Supervision Has Taken Action to Address WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017 Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report detailing the problems in the credit reporting industry that the Bureau has uncovered and corrected through its oversight work. Since[Read More…]
Governors State University Awarded New Kresge Grant to Expand Male Success Initiative
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. Governors State University in University Park, Illinois has received a second grant from The Kresge Foundation, one of the largest and most prestigious philanthropic organizations in the United States. First funded with a 3-year $875,000 grant in November of 2011 for their Dual Degree Program (DDP),[Read More…]
Stand Up for ALL Our Neighbors: ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ Signs Available at Chicago’s 49th Ward Service Office
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2017. Signs with the message “Hate Has No Home Here” have been posted in windows, yards and car bumpers throughout Rogers Park. These popular signs serve as a counter to the divisive and harmful rhetoric and policies emanating from the current occupant of the White House and a declaration of our community’s solidarity with those have[Read More…]
National Leaders, Groups, Individuals File Briefs in Supreme Court Supporting Gavin Grimm and Transgender Rights
Transgender High School Student, Gavin Grimm Business Leaders, Educators, Students, Medical Professionals Among the Diverse Range of Voices Urging Support for Trans Rights WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. Today, individuals and institutions from across the country representing a diverse and extraordinary cross-section of interests, perspectives, and concerns filed friend-of-court briefs in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Drug Pricing Lawsuit
Madigan & 39 Attorneys General File Amended Complaint in Lawsuit against Six Drug Companies, Alleging Violations of State Antitrust & Consumer Protection Laws Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that six generic drugmakers entered into illegal agreements in order to artificially[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Residents to be on Alert for Storm-Related Repair Scams
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2017. Following Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in central and southern Illinois and the Chicago area, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today warned residents in impacted areas to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit homeowners and business owners who may be in need of repairs from[Read More…]
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