Rate of production of affordable housing units down more than 90% since Emanuel took office, as 10 percent of city population languishes on waiting list. CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. City Hall has abandoned hundreds of thousands of Chicago’s poorest families by steering more than half a billion dollars in funds[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host College Savings Night on April 2
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a College Savings Night on Thursday, April 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Matteson Public Library, 801 School Avenue, Matteson. Participants will learn about College Illinois and Bright Start, two college savings programs offered by the State of Illinois. Parents[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Introduction of the SHARED Act
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduced the Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development (SHARED) Act. Part of the “Frack Pack” of bills to improve safeguards against the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, the legislation would require testing and reporting of water contamination near hydraulic fracturing[Read More…]
Welding Course at Prairie State College Gives Area Artists Creative Inspiration
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. When artist and former art teacher, Charlene Stiglitz-Gordon, saw that Prairie State College (PSC) was offering welding classes more than 40 years ago, she jumped at the chance to take a course. She, along with her husband, Dr. Murray Gordan, have not missed a[Read More…]
Strengthening the Immune System’s Fight Against Brain Cancer
NIH-funded research suggests novel way to improve vaccine efficacy in brain tumors Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. When cancer strikes, it may be possible for patients to fight back with their own defenses, using a strategy known as immunotherapy. According to a new study published in Nature, researchers have found a[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Federal Government and Across the Supply Chain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The President is committed to addressing the climate change threat – both by taking action here at home and showing leadership on the world stage. As part of his commitment to lead by example to curb the emissions that are driving climate change, today President Obama[Read More…]
NRDC: President Obama Takes New Actions to Curb Carbon Pollution
He orders further cuts in federal emissions WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015 — President Obama today signed an executive order that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by the federal government by 40 percent from 2008 levels over the next 10 years. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Fact Sheets Explore Economic Benefits of Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Individual States
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. It is no secret that, in a few decades, the face of the United States will look different than it does today. The nation’s racial and ethnic makeup is changing by the day, and the U.S. Census projects that the majority of the country’s population will[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Praises Federal Court’s Decision on Police Union Participation in Joint Reform Process
New York –(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. In response to the ruling by a federal judge today agreeing with the City’s proposal that the New York City police unions be consulted during the Joint Reform Process resulting from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) stop-and-frisk case Floyd v. City of New York[Read More…]
Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases
Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids’ teeth, CDC/IHS study finds Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from tickborne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Doctors often avoid prescribing doxycycline, the most effective RMSF treatment, for young children because the drug’s[Read More…]
