Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Jay Shannon at Provident Hospital to highlight the essential health services provided by Cook County and why the County needs to continue to fund vital public health and hospitals work.[Read More…]
Day: September 12, 2017
Durbin-Harris Amendment Would Keep Non-Citizen Military Personnel From Discharge Due To Immigration Status
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), vice chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) today filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to retain military personnel in the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program until their[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Keynotes Global Water Technology Conference in Tel Aviv
Introduces Current as Chicago’s Innovation Platform for Solutions to Global Water Needs Tel Aviv–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today delivered the opening keynote address at the 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition & Conference (WATEC) in Tel Aviv. During the address, he called for global cities to find[Read More…]
‘Building Community for Justice’ Workshop at UUCC in Park Forest on Saturday, September 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest, will host a ‘Building Community for Justice’ workshop on Saturday, September 15 at 10 a.m. ‘Building Community for Justice’ begins with listening thoughtfully and deeply to the ideas of others, whether we agree or[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Fall Enrollment Figures
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. After two years of steady enrollment–even through a historic budget crisis–Governors State University’s undergraduate enrollment took a slight dip (2.88%) in its full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE). GSU President Elaine P. Maimon described the decline as a reasonable outcome, calling the ebb a “very real consequence[Read More…]
Medtronic Announces Voluntary Recall of Diabetes Infusion Sets
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it has started to inform patients worldwide of a voluntary recall of specific lots of infusion sets used with all models of Medtronic insulin pumps. The recall is related to a certain discontinued component in these infusion sets and[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Google is Capitalizing off Rodrigo Duterte’s Horrific Drug War in the Philippines
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017 By: Derek Rosenfeld When a sitting president likens himself to Hitler, it should get your attention. Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has proudly said he’d “be happy” to exterminate 3 million people who use or sell drugs in his country. His horrific campaign to rid[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Recovers $14 Million in First Half of 2017 for Over 100,000 Consumers Harmed by Illegal Practices
Bureau Supervision Requires Some Companies to Change Practices to Prevent Future Violations Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that recent supervisory actions resulted in $14 million in relief to more than 104,000 harmed consumers from January through June 2017. Findings in today’s Supervisory[Read More…]
Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking ‘Stark Reality’ for Migrant Children Trying to Reach Europe – UN Report
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2017 – More than 75 per cent of migrant and refugee children trying to reach Europe via the Central Mediterranean route face appalling levels of abuse, exploitation and trafficking, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, calling on the continent to[Read More…]
Lyric Opera Singers Pay Tribute to All Things Animal at GSU’s Center for Performing Arts on Sept. 24
Featuring “Animal-Friendly” Tasting Menu University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2017. The popular Opera Up Close series at Center for Performing Arts has done it again. Known for its unique, themed pairings of opera, food and wine, series producer John Concepcion stretches his creativity once again with an animal-themed feast of song.[Read More…]