Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015 – 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I am about to sign a three-month extension of our highway funding. And that’s a good thing, because if this wasn’t in front of me and ready for signature, we would end up having projects all across the country[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Dept. of Defense Press Briefing, July 31, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. Presenters: Marine Corps Brigadier General Kevin J. Killea, chief of staff, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR). STAFF: Good morning, everybody. We have Brigadier General Kevin Killea today with us. He’s the chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR). He’s briefing[Read More…]
Federal Court Permanently Bars Bolingbrook, Illinois, Woman From Preparing Federal Tax Returns For Others
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. A federal court has permanently barred a Bolingbrook, Illinois, woman and her tax preparation business from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order prohibits Judy Brooks and Judy Brooks & Associates Financial Services Corporation (JBA) from acting as[Read More…]
Former Chief Operating Officer Of Sacred Heart Hospital Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Conspiring In Kickback Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. The former chief operating officer of Sacred Heart Hospital was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison for arranging payoffs to doctors in exchange for referring patients to the now-shuttered facility on Chicago’s West Side. CLARENCE NAGELVOORT, 60, of Chicago, conspired with other hospital executives to[Read More…]
Ford Recalls 7,165 Vehicles, July 31, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2015 SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4,[Read More…]
Chicago Dept. of Public Health Announces Record Jump In Chicago Teens Receiving HPV Vaccine
City’s comprehensive outreach efforts lead to coverage levels above the national average CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced a dramatic increase in the percentage of Chicago teens who have received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The HPV vaccine prevents the most common types of[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Bannon Announce Expansion of Early Learning Educational Investments
Funds From Exelon Will Support Establishment of Flagship Early Learning Center at Harold Washington Library and Expansion to Fourteen Branches Across the City CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was joined this morning by Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon at the Albany Park Library branch to announce a[Read More…]
Pelosi + 177 House Democrats to DHS: ‘End Family Detention Now’
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2015. In a letter signed by 178 members of Congress today, House Democrats called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end its controversial Family Detention Program. Congressman Gutiérrez said about this letter: “I am pleased that so many of my House colleagues including our[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Hosts Veteran Workshop in Calumet City
Calumet City, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a Veteran Workshop today at the Calumet City Public Library that offered guidance to veterans seeking housing and career opportunities. Participating agencies included the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, A Safe Haven, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Cook County Department of[Read More…]
Biking from Kentucky to California for Lyme Awareness
KENTUCKY–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2015. Logan McCulloch, a Lyme disease survivor and avid hiker, will ride his bike from Kentucky to California, starting this morning at 10AM, as part of his “Trek for Truth” public awareness When the CDC issued a Lyme disease alert for 17 states earlier this month, Louisville resident[Read More…]
