Former president talks with students at first public event since leaving White House Former President Barack Obama chats with third-year UChicago student Max Freedman. Photo by: Jean Lachat CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017 By: Mark Peters Former President Barack Obama returned to the University of Chicago to discuss a key priority for[Read More…]
Day: April 24, 2017
Roosevelt University Students Win Prestigious Real Estate Challenge for 4th Time
Roosevelt real students who won the prestigious 2017 Eisenberg Real Estate Challenge include: (front row, from left); Rose McKeon and Robin Schabes and (back row, from left): Michael Kritzman, Gedeon Dansou, Iryna Auchynnikava and Joseph Copak. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate is pleased to[Read More…]
Girls Worst Affected as Conflict Keeps More than 25 Million Children Out of School – UNICEF (Video)
A girl displaced with her family by Boko Haram insurgents from their home on an island in Lake Chad, in Melea village, Lake Region, Chad. Photo: UNICEF/Sokhin GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–24 April 2017 – Conflict and violence has driven more than 25 million children between 6 and 15 years old – about 22[Read More…]
Southland Community Resource Fair to be Held on Friday, May 12
Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2017. The Southland Community Resource Fair will be held on Friday, May 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature more than 50 businesses, organizations and service providers who have something to offer all age groups. Come out and gather information and find[Read More…]
Remake of Classic “Your Brain on Drugs” Ad Slams Disastrous Drug War (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2017 By: Tony Newman April 20, 2017 Twenty years ago today, one of the most memorable ads of all time was launched, when Rachael Leigh Cook and her frying pan starting smashing up eggs in her infamous, “This is Your Brain on Drugs” ad. Today, on 4/20,[Read More…]
DeLuca Passes Homeowner Tax Relief Package In IL House
Bill Heads to State Senate for Consideration Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Every homeowner in the state would receive a break from high property taxes under a comprehensive tax relief package passed by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago heights, increasing the value of key property tax credits for families, seniors and veterans. While Gov.[Read More…]
Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Sets New Record for Time in Space
534 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes and counting. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson flew through the standing record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut at 1:27 a.m. EDT on April 24, and with the recent extension of her stay at the International Space Station, she[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Congressman Rush Join CTA to Announce Plans to Revitalize Cottage Grove Green Line Station
Improvements will benefit planned commercial and residential development and reinvigorate the gateway to Woodlawn community CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush today joined CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. and Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner (CDOT) Rebekah Scheinfeld to announce conceptual plans to revitalize and[Read More…]
Prairie State College Establishes Partnership with AAPC for Medical Billing and Coding Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. In a rapidly evolving healthcare environment, employers need trained professionals to help them manage the onslaught of changes, maintain compliance and preserve profitability. To help address these needs, Prairie State College (PSC) has established a partnership agreement with AAPC to provide training to our local workforce[Read More…]
Trump Can’t Bring Back Coal Jobs and Plans to Cut Federal Aid to Coal Miners Who Voted for Him
Center for American Progress issue brief and interactive show how Trump’s budget would hurt coal communities. Coal miner Scott Tiller walks through the morning fog before going underground in a mine less than 40 inches high in Welch, West Virginia, May 2016. AP/David Goldman Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2017. On[Read More…]