Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: U.S. Department of Defense The Department of Defense announced the deaths of four soldiers who were part of a joint U.S. and Nigerien train, advise and assist mission. They died Oct. 4 in southwest Niger, as a result of hostile fire while on a reconnaissance[Read More…]
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Reject the NRA Rally and Las Vegas Vigil on Monday, October 9 in Chicago
Illinoisans Demand Immediate Action on Sensible Gun Safety Legislation CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2017 By: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, Indivisible Illinois Progressive Illinois organizations partner to rally against the National Rifle Association and demand that Congress immediately address gun reform on Monday, October 9, 2017, 4:30-5:30 p.m., at Federal Plaza, 219 S. Dearborn[Read More…]
FDA Approves Implantable Device to Treat Moderate to Severe Central Sleep Apnea
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2017 By U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea. The Remedē System is an implantable device that stimulates a nerve located in the[Read More…]
Village of Park Forest’s Draft Unified Development Ordinance Now Available for Review
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2017 By: Jason Miller, Park Forest Communications For the past several years the Planning and Zoning Commission and Park Forest staff members have worked with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to draft a comprehensive revision to the Village’s zoning, subdivision, and stormwater management ordinances.[Read More…]
U.S. Citizens Only Need Weapons For Hunting Or Defense Of Household
In response to the articles covering the recent shooting in Las Vegas. To The Editor: The second amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be[Read More…]
Madigan & Attorneys General of 13 States Pledge Lawsuit Against EPA for Ignoring Key Clean Air Deadline
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 13 other attorneys general today file a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to meet the Clean Air Act’s statutory deadline for designating areas of the country[Read More…]
DePaul University Humanities Center Examines What’s Real in Conversation with Rick Jay October 11
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: DePaul University Newsroom Determining fact from fiction has placed the word “fake” in an even more unflattering spotlight, making it a timely topic for the DePaul University Humanities Center 2017-18 season. “In some ways, the question of what is real and what is fake is[Read More…]
Mars Food Opens New North America Headquarters in Chicago
Home of UNCLE BEN’S® and Organic SEEDS OF CHANGE® Joins Goose Island Mars Associates CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: City of Chicago Communications Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Mars Food to open the company’s new North America headquarters in Chicago, making it the fourth Mars office on Goose Island. Building on[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Enrollees Reduce Their Prescription Drug Use
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: NORML Patients enrolled in a statewide medical cannabis program are likely to reduce their use of conventional prescription drugs over time, according to data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Care. Investigators from DePaul University and Rush University, College[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Franken Introduce Bill To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: Office of Senator Dick Durbin At a time when adjunct faculty members now make up a majority of higher education instructors nationwide, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Al Franken (D-MN) today introduced legislation that would allow part-time faculty at colleges and universities across the[Read More…]
