Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village Manager Tom Mick began his report to the Village Board Monday night by offering condolences to Chuck Sabey and his family on the death of Sabey’s daughter, Sophia Sullivan. Mr. Sabey serves as Cultural Arts Supervisor at Freedom Hall. He also organizes and recruits talent for the popular[Read More…]
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UChicago Scientists Build Trap to Make Tiny Packages of Light ‘Collide’
Study examines how to manipulate photons for quantum engineering CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 By: Louise Lerner The universe is illuminated via photons, the tiny individual particles that make up light, but they don’t interact with each other. To make them see the light, a team of University of Chicago physicists built[Read More…]
Atypical Brain Development Observed in Preschoolers with ADHD Symptoms
NIH-funded study uses high-resolution brain scans to uncover structural changes. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 By: Robert Bock and Meredith Daly Children as young as 4 years old with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have significant differences in brain structure, compared to children without such symptoms, according to researchers funded[Read More…]
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Announces Expansion of State Medicinal Marijuana Program
Advocates Applaud Murphy Administration for Acting Quickly to Expand the Long-Stalled Program Trenton, New Jersey—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 Contact: Tony Newman Today, Governor Phil Murphy announced steps to expand New Jersey’s long-stalled Medicinal Marijuana Program. The Governor acted quickly after taking office, issuing an executive order mandating the Department of Health[Read More…]
Tenants Near Obama Center Facing a $200 Per Month Rent Increase
Protest Alderman: Demand Community Benefit Ordinance NOW Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 Contact: Alex Goldenberg The Obama Library Community Benefits Coalition will join with tenants who live across the street from the Obama Center facing a $200 rent increase to protest Alderman Cochran today, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at[Read More…]
Poll: Public Says Drug Companies Have More Influence in Washington than the NRA
Most Americans Say the White House and Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress Aren’t Doing Enough to Address High Drug Costs CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2018 Contacts: Rakesh Singh and Craig Palosky As policymakers weigh strategies to address the high cost of prescription drugs, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Voice and Band Earn Awards at Illinois State High School Association Competition
Richton Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2018 By: Richard Barry Thirty-nine Southland College Prep Charter High School vocal and band musicians earned gold, silver and bronze medals for excellent, superior and good performances at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) vocal, ensemble and band competition earlier this month. “This state-wide annual competition[Read More…]
Sierra Club Take Crucial Step Forward in Fracked Gas Pipeline Conflict of Interest Case
Environmental Advocates File Opening Brief in Push for Full Oversight of ACP Richmond, VA—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2018 By: Doug Jackson The Sierra Club, represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, filed its opening brief last Friday in an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court. Friday’s action was the next step in the Sierra[Read More…]
Court Rejects BLM Plans to Mine Coal, Install Oil and Gas Wells Over 15 Million Acres in Powder River Basin
GREAT FALLS, Montana–(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2018 Contact: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center On Friday, a federal court found a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan allowing coal mining and oil and gas drilling on over 15 million acres of public land and mineral rights in Montana and Wyoming to be[Read More…]
Western Suburb Citizens Group Wins In Appellate Court To Place Video Gambling Referendum On Ballot
This binding citizens’ referendum may make history as the first on a ballot in Illinois after the state legalized video gaming. Forest Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2018 By: Jordan Kuehn and Kris McCoy On March 16, the IL Appellate Court 1st District determined that the Forest Park citizens’ petition on video[Read More…]
