En Route Little Rock, Arkansas—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014 – 12:06 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: I do have a few things at the top that I just wanted to make you aware of. So I want to start with mentioning the President’s last trip to California. It included a stop at a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Launches ‘Up the Block’ Program to Promote Small Business and Economic Development
City of Chicago Partners with FLATS Chicago to Support Development of Three Vacant Sites and Attract Up to Four New Small Businesses to the Uptown and Edgewater Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the launch of Up the Block, an innovative partnership between the City of Chicago[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Presents Lindblom Math & Science Academy Principal Alan Mather with Inaugural Stanley C. Golder Award for Principals and Heads of Schools
Award from Golden Apple Foundation Honors Academic Achievements of Principal, Teachers and Students at Lindblom Math & Science Academy Mayor Emanuel awards Lindblom Principal Alan Mather with Stanley C. Golder Award. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented Lindblom Math & Science[Read More…]
Federal Fugitive for Over 23 Years Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014. A former Freeport, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on a federal drug trafficking charge. The defendant, ROBERTO ALVARADO, 61, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Judge[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on Illinois Health Reform Issues on Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014–The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host a meeting on Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Cook County and Illinois and Health System Reform Initiatives on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 PM at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood[Read More…]
Moms United to End the War on Drugs Launches a New Campaign: ‘Ask Mom…How to Save a Life’
Moms Across the Country Are Demanding Greater Access to Naloxone, Which Can Reverse an Accidental Overdose in Honor of Mother’s Day CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. Mothers from around the country are devoting Mother’s Day and the month of May to a campaign for greater awareness and access to naloxone, a safe,[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Spotlights Mortgage Debt Challenges Faced by Older Americans
CFPB Issues Advisory about Managing Mortgage Debt in Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a snapshot report spotlighting the mortgage debt challenges faced by a growing number of older Americans. These challenges include more mortgage debt, less affordable housing, and greater risk of[Read More…]
Galapagos Wildlife Presentation at May 12 Sierra Club Meeting
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 12, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. (just off Rt. 30). World traveler and naturalist, Rick Stuckey, will present his photos of the Galapagos Islands[Read More…]
New HHS Data Show Quality Improvements Saved 15,000 Lives and $4 Billion in Health Spending
Hospital Readmissions Fall by 8 percent among Medicare beneficiaries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that new preliminary data show an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally during 2011 and 2012. National reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Band Claims Top Honors at Illinois State University
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic High School band took their talents to Normal, IL on Saturday April 26th, 2014, as they competed in the Illinois State University "State of Illinois Invitational Contest." The competition consisted of 26 different schools from across the state of Illinois to represent numerous classes.[Read More…]
