Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Would you like to meet State Rep. Anthony DeLuca-Chicago Heights? Rep. DeLuca will host a Senior Information Fair and Ice Cream Social on Monday, August 21, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Frankfort Township Building, located at 11000 West Lincoln Highway in Frankfort. “It is my[Read More…]
Day: August 8, 2017
AG Madigan Joins State Coalition Urging Feds to Protect Nursing Home, Long-term Care Residents
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of state attorneys general and state consumer protection advocates to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging it maintain its rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home and other long-term care contracts.[Read More…]
Veterans and Gold Star Family Day at the 2017 Illinois State Fair on August 13
Free Admission for Veterans and immediate Family on Sunday 8/13 Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State Fair invite veterans and their family members to enjoy a day at the Illinois State Fair on Sunday,[Read More…]
Workshops Imagine Future for Urban Design at UChicago
Faculty and practitioners from across the country gather to share insights, look ahead CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld Across the University of Chicago campus, researchers from a variety of disciplines are engaged in thinking about urban design and architecture and its future on campus. Along with UChicago Urban, Bill[Read More…]
Golf Outing to Support South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program on September 15
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. The 2017-18 South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting their 12th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise funds for athletic equipment and travel costs for nationwide tournaments. The Bulldog Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lincolnshire Country Club,[Read More…]
President Trump to Hold Major Briefing on Opioid Crisis
Trump’s Opioid Commission Recently Recommended Health-Based Response, While Attorney General Sessions Pushes for More Criminalization and Incarceration; Advocates: Opioid Overdose Crisis is a Health Issue, Not Criminal Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. President Trump is expected to be briefed on the opioid crisis today by Tom Price, Secretary of Health[Read More…]
FDA to Expand Public Education Campaign to Focus on Prevention of Youth E-cigarette Use
Campaign part of wide range of tools agency is using to address youth tobacco use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would pursue a strategic, new public health education campaign aimed at discouraging the use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery[Read More…]
Marine Corps Identifies Names of Deceased Marines in MV-22 Osprey Mishap
Okinawa, Japan –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Three U.S. Marines have been declared deceased subsequent to extensive search and rescue efforts when an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft entered the water approximately 18 miles off the coast of the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, the evening of August 5. Deceased are: 1st[Read More…]
ACLU and SPLC Sue to End Racketeering Scheme that Forced People Awaiting Trial to Pay Fees to Private Company for Freedom
Thousands of Dollars Extorted from Pretrial Detainees After Bail Was Paid NEW ORLEANS –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. People awaiting trial before a Baton Rouge criminal court were coerced into paying hundreds of dollars to a company before they were released from jail — even after they had paid their bail, according[Read More…]
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists’ Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by ACLU on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims SPOKANE, Wash. —(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2017. A federal lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA torture program cleared the final legal hurdle before a scheduled trial, a first for a case[Read More…]