Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Bloomington, Illinois, man was sentenced February 28, 2020, to 30 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for production and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John C. Milhiser of the Central[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Kelly Introduces Legislation to Address Shocking Spike in Suicide Amongst Chicagoland’s & America’s First Responders
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly introduced the First Responder Resiliency Act, legislation to expand access to federal resources for programs that support the health and wellness of our nation’s first responders. “Our nation’s first responders are intrinsically selfless. They run toward danger and disaster, not away from it. They put[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Phys Ed, Dance Students Learn to Save Lives with CPR
Advocate Trinity Hospital Nursing Team Teaches 300 Students the Basics of CPR Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly 300 students of the Southland College Prep Charter High School, 4601 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, Ill., received life-saving CPR training yesterday through a new school partnership with Advocate Trinity Hospital and Cook County Commissioner[Read More…]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 vs. The Flu
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A great deal of attention has been given to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. However, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), “it is most severe in one area of China and appears to have limited clinical ramifications outside of that region.” Lost in[Read More…]
Celebrated Autism Activist Temple Grandin to Visit Governors State on March 9
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Author and activist Dr. Temple Grandin will visit Governors State University (GSU) Center for Performing Arts (CPA) on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, is one of the first on the autism spectrum to publicly share her personal experiences of and insights[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host 32nd Annual Jazz Fest
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will bring their talents to the classroom and the stage during the 32nd Annual Jazz Fest at Prairie State College (PSC) Feb. 20 through 22. The three-day festival begins with clinics for local junior high and high school jazz musicians, led[Read More…]
Student Earns Tablet Computer from PFPD as Talala School Student of the Month
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This proud young man from Talala School is sporting his new tablet computer courtesy of the Park Forest Police Department. He earned the honor by being named Student of the Month. Police extended their kudos on social media, “Our proud recipient of a new tablet told us[Read More…]
PSC Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast Features Economist, Economic Advisor from Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rick Mattoon, senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at the Prairie State College (PSC) Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, scheduled on Feb. 28, 2020. In addition to providing a prominent expert’s analysis[Read More…]
Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. At 12:24 a.m. Monday, mission[Read More…]
‘Near impossible’ Travel Conditions Reported Across Northern US as Winter Storm Produces Blizzard Conditions
By Courtney Spamer, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- A storm that is unleashing flooding rains in the already soggy Southern states collided with the coldest air of the season on its northern side Wednesday, triggering a major snowstorm that brought whiteout conditions across portions of the Plains. As the system soaking the South moved northward along the Ohio River Valley on Wednesday, cold[Read More…]
