CRYSTAL LAKE –(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser On Sunday, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined local stakeholders to discuss how the House Republicans’ new tax plan would impact Illinois families especially hard, while mostly benefiting corporations and the wealthy. The current House Republican’s proposal reduces the top corporate tax rate and[Read More…]
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UChicago’s Cloud Database Expands Services to Accelerate Secure Cancer Research
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Robert Mitchum With a $4.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute the University of Chicago’s Globus—a data service initiative run by the Computation Institute—and leading cancer researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine will build new protected cancer research networks that enable collaborations while keeping[Read More…]
Railroad Workers in Chicago Area and Nation to Hold National Informational Picket Railroad on Nov. 8
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Railroad workers and other railroad craft workers across the Chicago area and the Nation will be holding a National Informational Picket on Wednesday, November 8 from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (CST). This action is being[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Patients with Rare Blood Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to include the treatment of certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare cancer of the blood. Zelboraf is indicated to treat patients whose cancer cells have a[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, the Department of Defense reported the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Sgt. First Class Stephen B. Cribben, 33, of Simi Valley, California, died on November 4 in Logar Province, Afghanistan as a result of wounds sustained while[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society to Host Presentation on ‘The Causes of World War 1’ on Nov. 12
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Park Forest Historical Society will host a presentation on ‘The Causes of World War 1’ on Sunday, November 12 at 2:30 p.m. at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Magne B.[Read More…]
Illinois Woman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to File Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
Convicted for Filing More than 850 Fraudulent Returns Asking for $2.7 Million in Refunds CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Dominique King, a Chicago, woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday for conspiring to file fraudulent tax returns by using stolen identities. The announcement was made by[Read More…]
DREAMers & Other People of Faith in Conversation on Nov. 12 at St. Irenaeus Church
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser On Sunday, November 12, the Park Forest People of Faith will host an afternoon of testimonies and conversation to learn about the immigrant experience of DREAMers and others, as well as how we can help build community solidarity, respect and love. The[Read More…]
Thousands March in Chicago and the Nation Demanding Trump/Pence Regime Must Go
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser In Chicago and in cities across the country, thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday, November 4 calling for an end to the Trump/Pence regime. Even the cold, rain and Chicago winds could not stop the participants. Demonstrators across the country were not deterred by[Read More…]
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