CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Roosevelt University and InsideTrack, an organization that works with colleges to improve student success, have announced a partnership to enroll more students who fit Roosevelt’s programs and ensure that the students are well prepared for a successful collegiate experience. InsideTrack will work with approximately 600 prospective Roosevelt[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Emanuel Announces Significant Expansion in Digital Learning Programs for Teens
Expansion Compliments City’s Efforts to Increase Public Access to the Internet and Provide Youth With Critical Technology Skills CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Mayor Emanuel today joined Library Commissioner Brian Bannon at the Humboldt Park Library to announce over a two million dollar expansion of the Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) nationally-recognized YOUMedia[Read More…]
Groups Appeal to UN to Halt Imminent Forced Evictions of Indigenous Ngöbe Families
Appeal to the UN seeks to stop eviction of Panamanian community San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Environmental and human rights organizations submitted an urgent appeal to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on behalf of members of the indigenous Ngöbe community—the community faces imminent forced eviction from their land for the Barro[Read More…]
New Safeguards Seek to Protect Farmworkers from Pesticides
EPA proposes update to Worker Protection Standard for agricultural pesticides after more than 20 years of problems Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. In North Carolina and Florida, three babies born in 2005 brought to light in the most painful way what pesticide exposure does to farmworkers and their children. All three[Read More…]
Cannabis May Be A Substitute For Alcohol, Study Says
Emeryville, CA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Preliminary data suggests that cannabis may be a substitute for alcohol consumption, according to a review published online in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. An investigator with the Alcohol Research Group conducted a literature review to assess whether cannabis satisfies the seven previously published criteria for[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Tours Illiana Health Care System and Addresses Nationwide VA Backlog
The Average Wait Time for Veterans Disability Claims in Illinois is 353 Days; Senator’s 10-Point Plan Addresses Nationwide Processing Delays DANVILLE, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today visited with veterans and Veterans Affairs (VA) officials at the Illiana Health Care System to tour the system’s living facilities[Read More…]
IEMA Announces UIUC First Illinois University to Attain Ready to Respond Campus Designation
Safety Initiative Now Open to Campuses Statewide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today became the first higher education institution in the state to receive the Ready to Respond Campus designation from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). UIUC is one of nine campuses in Illinois that[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement on The Gap’s Move to Raise Its Employee Minimum Wage
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Governor Quinn issued the following statement on The Gap, Inc.’s decision to raise its own minimum wage to $10 for all U.S. employees, a move that is expected to impact 65,000 American workers. The Gap has almost 40 Illinois locations: “I applaud The Gap’s decision to be[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Statement Regarding Violence in Ukraine
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today released the following statement regarding the ongoing conflict in the nation of Ukraine. Dozens of people have been killed or injured in ongoing violence that broke out after what had initially been non-violent demonstrations in support of free speech and democracy: “I join[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Coordinated Measures Being Taken for Extreme Weather Across Illinois
Flooding Issues Anticipated from Snow Melt; Motorists Encouraged to Use Extreme Caution CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced coordinated measures being taken by Illinois state agencies to prepare for heavy snow and rainfall, along with potential flooding and treacherous driving conditions in areas throughout the state. Today’s announcement[Read More…]
