CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and civic leaders announced today the creation of a new, $26 million loan pool that will make financing available to rehab and preserve groups of vacant, one- to four- unit buildings as affordable rental housing. Eleven private lending institutions[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Emanuel Announces Record Drop in Chicago Youth Smoking Rates
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reports More than 20 Percent Decrease in Youth Smoking Following City Strategies Aimed at Curtailing Youth Smoking CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Commissioner Bechara Choucair and officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced smoking among Chicago high school students[Read More…]
Seeking Employers and Job Seekers for Community Job Fair May 20th at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2014. South Suburban College and Thornton Township are partnering to offer a 2014 Community Job Fair on Tuesday, May 20th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This free event is open to the public and will be held in the South Suburban College Fitness Center at[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Revision to Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally
Revisions Would Help Facilitate Compliance With New Consumer Protections WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed revisions to its international money transfer rule. The revisions are intended to preserve the rule’s new consumer protections while providing federally insured institutions, such as banks and credit unions,[Read More…]
The Music of Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Nina Simone and Dinah Washington in One Night
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014 – Favorites from four musical icons take center stage in a one-night only concert performed by one of Chicago’s best vocalists. Dee Alexander will be accompanied by the Evolution Ensemble Orchestra, as she showcases her versatile voice on April 26 at 8 p.m. at Governors[Read More…]
DoD Announces Comprehensive Review of Military Justice System
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today that it has undertaken a comprehensive review of the military justice system. This year-and-a-half-long effort was ordered by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, on the recommendation of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the DoD general counsel.[Read More…]
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Turtles and Salamanders in Northeast
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to determine whether five increasingly rare northeastern amphibians and reptiles warrant consideration for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitioned for these species —[Read More…]
FDA Approves Tanzeum to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tanzeum (albiglutide) subcutaneous injection to improve glycemic control, along with diet and exercise, in adults with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 24 million people and accounts for more than 90 percent of diabetes cases[Read More…]
Unexpected Protein Partnership has Implications for Cancer Treatment
Bethesda, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Scientists have identified two unlikely partners in a type of immune cell called a macrophage that work together in response to cancer drugs to increase inflammation in a way that may alter tumor growth. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health published the study in the[Read More…]
Gene Linked to Excess Male Hormones in Female Infertility Disorder
Discovery by NIH-supported researchers may lead to diagnostic test, treatment Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A variant in a gene active in cells of the ovary may lead to the overproduction of androgens — male hormones similar to testosterone — occurring in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to scientists[Read More…]
