DSS also announces new partnership with the Carton Council to build on success of recycling program CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) celebrate this week the one year anniversary of the Blue Cart Recycling Program’s citywide rollout. Mayor Emanuel expanded the easy-to-use[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Coming to Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. “Increasing opportunities for trade between Chicago businesses and their Chinese counterparts is critical to the continued growth of our City’s economy. This is the first time that the JCCT has been held outside of Washington, D.C. in the U.S., and we are thrilled that Chicago will serve[Read More…]
St. Louis Cardinals Mourn Loss of Oscar Taveras
Outfielder killed in car accident in Dominican Republic Sunday ST. LOUIS –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. The St. Louis Cardinals offer condolences to the family of Oscar Taveras, the 22 year old Cardinals Outfielder, who was killed on Sunday in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic. “We are all stunned and[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Ebola Quarantines
NEW YORK –-(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union said today that while the government must be vigilant in guarding against the potential spread of Ebola, officials should not overreact by issuing medically unnecessary quarantines. Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, made this comment: “The government’s[Read More…]
U.S. Fails to Adequately Comply with Domestic Violence Recommendations Issued by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Groups Seek Justice for Domestic Violence Survivor and Policy Reforms at Hearing WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union and several other human rights groups appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today and presented testimony that detailed the United States’ failure to adequately implement[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Issues Ebola Safety Guidance, Oct. 27, 2014
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck today provided further guidance on Illinois’ Ebola safety guidelines, including mandatory home quarantines for individuals who have a high-risk of exposure to the virus. “The Ebola safety guidance IDPH issued on Friday was designed to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing LEBANON ISIL CANADA EBOLA ISIL SYRIA ISRAEL CANADA UKRAINE ISRAEL TUNISIA CHINA/HONG KONG TURKEY INDONESIA RUSSIA IRAN EGYPT TRANSCRIPT: 1:37 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: That was a long two minutes. QUESTION: Yes. MS. PSAKI: My apologies. I apologize.[Read More…]
Former President and Owner of Rehabilitation Clinic Pleaded Guilty in Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. The former president and owner of a rehabilitation therapy services clinic pleaded guilty in Tampa today to health care fraud and money laundering charges. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the Middle District[Read More…]
Four Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Robbery of Jewelry Courier
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. Four members of a robbery crew that targeted jewelry couriers were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in conspiracy to commit a Hobbs Act robbery and related offenses. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian[Read More…]
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Computer Hacking Involving Stolen Credit Card Numbers and Altered Academic Records
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2014. A Massachusetts man was sentenced to serve four years in prison today for hacking into computer networks around the country – including networks belonging to law enforcement agencies and a local college – to obtain highly sensitive law enforcement data and to alter academic records, as[Read More…]
