Nine of the annual Best in Chicago’s Southland East Region winners are Park Forest businesses! Park Forest, Il—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Jason Miller, Park Forest Communications For the past 17 years, the Daily Southtown has conducted polls with their readers to determine their favorite places in Chicago’s southland in 60[Read More…]
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Boy Scouts of America Expands Programs to Welcome Girls from Cub Scouts to Highest Rank of Eagle Scout
Research reinforces interest expressed by families and girls nationwide as organization looks to offer programs that meet the needs of today’s families Irving, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2017 By: Boy Scouts of America Communications The Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its iconic Cub[Read More…]
FDA Clears First 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States. The Magnetom Terra is the[Read More…]
Indivisible Illinois to Join Handmaid Coalition in National Demonstrations Against Destructive Policies on Saturday, October 14
Illinois Handmaids return to say our work is not done CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Indivisible Illinois The Illinois Handmaids from the Thompson Center and Illinois State Fair protests, in conjunction with national efforts of the Handmaid Coalition, will gather at the Federal Plaza, 291 S. Dearborn Street in Chicago at[Read More…]
Tickets Now on Sale for The Drama Group’s Performance of ‘Eating Raoul, The Musical’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Tina Zagone The Drama Group is delighted to present the zany Broadway musical ‘Eating Raoul,’ original music & lyrics by Jed Feuer & Boyd Graham and directed by Stacy Jancosek with music direction by Mark Jancosek. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Milord[Read More…]
California Governor Signs Major Drug Sentencing Reform
California Legislature Rolls Back Sentencing Enhancement That Experts Say Failed to Reduce Drug Sales or Availabilty Sacramento, CA—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Eunisses Hernandez Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 180, authored by State Senators Holly Mitchell (Los Angeles) and Ricardo Lara (Long Beach). With his signature, Brown[Read More…]
General Mills Issues Voluntary Recall of Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola Cereal
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) General Mills is voluntarily recalling two days of production of Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola cereal because of an undeclared allergen. There have been no reports of illness. Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Raisin Granola cereal produced on[Read More…]
Obama Library CBA Campaign Gains Momentum With Addition of Powerhouse Labor Unions
Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Health Care Illinois/Indiana join the campaign to #GetItInWriting. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Obama Library CBA Coalition Yesterday the presidents of two of the metro region’s most dynamic labor unions — the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Health Care Illinois/Indiana — announced they are[Read More…]
Soot-covered Birds Provide Clues to 20th-century Pollution
University of Chicago graduate students use museum collections to track soot from black carbon CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: Matt Wood Horned Larks are cute songbirds with white bellies and yellow chins—at least, now they are. One hundred years ago, at the height of urban smoke pollution in the United States,[Read More…]
NOW Calls on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to Revoke Harvey Weinstein’s Membership
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: M.E. Ficarra, [email protected] Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: NOW is calling for sexual predator Harvey Weinstein to be removed from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. After decades of abusing his power to prey on women, the last place he should[Read More…]
