CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 By: Prairie State College Communications Prairie State College (PSC) recent graduates Anthony Dickerson of Matteson and Omar Martinez of Homewood were named to the 2018 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Illinois Academic Team. In addition to being recognized for the honor in Springfield in April, Dickerson and[Read More…]
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New Report Examines 28 Percent Reduction in Chicago Veteran Homelessness Since 2015
More than 4,000 veterans have been housed through Chicago’s Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative since 2015. Our report highlights the new collaborations and systems improvements that made this progress possible. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Keri Lowder All Chicago released its Understanding the Success of Chicago’s Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative (EVHI) Report today,[Read More…]
Corporate Financed Clinical Trials Stifle Important Data
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Karen Conner The current system of financing clinical trials for prescription drugs and medical devices, which relies primarily on corporate funding, makes little useful information available to researchers and practitioners. Limiting the availability of data on how various demographic groups performed in trials is denying[Read More…]
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Gardner Announce Landmark Bipartisan Bill to Protect States’ Rights to Legalize Marijuana
Drug Policy Alliance Statement: STATES Act Represents Landmark Moment for Marijuana Reform Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 By: Tony Newman Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, the Senate’s first-ever bipartisan bill that would protect states that legalize[Read More…]
Federal Judge Allows Chicago to Destroy Homeless Tent Cities
Judge Delays Homeless Testimony in Court, Enabling Police Harassment CHICAGO, IL —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contacts: Andy Thayer, Alan Mills, and Megan Groves In a devastating blow against the rights of homeless people in this city to assert their rights in public and protect themselves against the city’s notoriously harsh climate,[Read More…]
Chicago’s 40th Annual Puerto Rican People’s Parade to Take Place Saturday, June 16
Parade dedicated to its 40th Anniversary honoring its founders and will highlight the 3R’s 4 PR – “Rescue, Relief, Rebuild Puerto Rico” – campaign of The Puerto Rican Agenda in Chicago and recognize the Honorable Josian Santiago, Mayor of Comerío, PR; Councilman Angel Arroyo, from Lorain Ohio; Ángel Collado Schwarz,[Read More…]
The Center for Economic and Policy Research Statement: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Karen Conner In response to the Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports released today, CEPR senior economist Dean Baker issued the following statement: “There were few notable changes in the 2018 trustees reports. In the case of the Social Security trustees report, the changes were[Read More…]
New Collaborative Exhibit Opening June 11 at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Prairie State College Communications Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Studio Conversations,” a new exhibit of mixed media works by Mary Bookwalter, Janice Meister, and Carol Weber, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
Trump’s War on Oceans Puts Coastal Communities, Wildlife at Risk
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Margaret Cooney The Trump administration is accelerating its war on America’s oceans, rolling back safeguards and pollution controls with policies that put coastal communities and priceless wildlife at risk, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. As we look ahead[Read More…]
The Cost to American Families of Trump’s Culture of Corruption and How to Fix it
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Sam Berger, Liz Kennedy, and Diana Pilipenko A new report from the Center for American Progress examines the corrosive impact of President Donald Trump’s culture of corruption and how it weakens U.S. government, creates national security risks, and threatens the economic security of millions of Americans.[Read More…]
