WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today are announcing for the first time products recognized as the most energy-efficient in their categories among those that have earned the Energy Star label. This pilot program is part of Energy Star’s overall commitment[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Data Shows Racial Bias in Police Consent Searches
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. An annual report released this month by the Illinois Department of Transportation reveals that Illinois State Police troopers continued to ask motorists of color for permission to search their car without cause at a higher rate than white drivers during 2010. The report documents that the pattern[Read More…]
WBEZ: Study Shows Race a Factor in Illinois Traffic Stops
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5 FM) reported about the recently released study showing racial disparities among the number of consent searches performed by Illinois State Police troopers in 2010. The research also showed that the number of searches yielding contraband was higher among Caucasian drivers than of[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 9, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. Special Factor: Minnesota has indicated that approximately 11,500 of their reported initial claims are a result of state employees filing due to the state government shutdown. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 405,000, a[Read More…]
AAA Provides Five Ways to Help Your Car Survive Extreme Heat
AURORA, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2011– With the dog days of summer upon us, high temperatures can take their toll on people, animals and even cars. Extreme heat can push a vehicle past its limits, and once again this year some drivers will find themselves stranded at the roadside because of it.[Read More…]
Durbin Discusses Consumer Protection with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met yesterday with Attorney General Lisa Madigan who was in Washington, DC to testify before a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on a scam that involves unauthorized third-party charges on telephone bills – commonly known as “cramming”. Durbin commended Madigan for her[Read More…]
Durbin Asks Committee to Include Federal Taxpayer Protections in Next Surface Transportation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin yesterday asked the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to include his Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act in their bill to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Act. Also included in today’s letter was a list of Illinois priorities that[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study Shows Reduction in Death for Men With Intermediate-Grade Prostate Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared to treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of[Read More…]
HHS Announces New Investment in School-Based Health Centers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2011. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced awards of $95 million to 278 school-based health center programs across the country. Provided by the Affordable Care Act, the awards will help clinics expand and provide more health care services at schools nationwide. The[Read More…]
SLATE Announces ‘Ragtime’ Cast
The cast of Ragtime poses with an authentic Ford Model T to be used in the show.. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rehearsals are under way for “Ragtime,” the 2011 production of the Southland Theatre Ensemble (SLATE) at Governors State University. Forty-six cast members from 23 communities, mostly in Chicago’s[Read More…]
