WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. In a procedural move, the Senate today blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act from advancing to an up or down vote on final passage. The Paycheck Fairness Act would help end wage discrimination in the workplace. This is the second time this year the Senate has declined to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
IDOT, Secretary of State and AAA Launch National Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois
Statewide Effort to Ensure Proper Restraints and Save Lives of Illinois Children SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Secretary of State, American Academy of Pediatrics – Illinois Chapter and AAA today launched 2014 National Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois. The annual campaign brings attention to[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2014. As the President has stated, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the humanitarian crisis there is a top national security priority for the United States. In order to contain and combat it, we are partnering with the United Nations and other international partners to help[Read More…]
Know Your Oaks Hike and Fall Workday at Thorn Creek on September 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2014. Oak trees are common in area woodlands, but are they all the same? Find out which oaks are found in our region and how you can tell them apart even when the leaves are gone. Join local ecologist Jon Mendelson on Saturday, September 20 from[Read More…]
Faith Leaders to Hold Prayers for Trauma Center at University of Chicago Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 18
Ask U of C Hospital President O’Keefe for Update on Trauma Talks Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2014. Faith leaders pushing for a South Side trauma center will hold a rally, songs and prayers on Thursday, September 18 at 4:00pm at 58th St. and Maryland Ave. The group includes Pastors, Chicago-area[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General on the Reported Elections in Crimea, Ukraine
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—16 September 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen issued the following statement on the reported elections in Crimea, Ukraine: “NATO does not recognise the reported elections held on 14 September in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. We continue to condemn Russia’s illegal and illegitimate “annexation” of Crimea and[Read More…]
Rogers Park Residents Call on Bank to Donate ‘Community House’ to Nonprofit Land Trust
ROGERS PARK—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2014. Community members in Rogers Park are rallying to stop the eviction of the Calvillo-Ortiz family and preserve what has become known as the neighborhood’s “community house.” On Thursday, September 18 at 9 a.m., members of several neighborhood and housing-rights organizations will hold a press conference in[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Sept. 15, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014 – 12:03 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Happy Monday, everybody. Hopefully, the rest of the briefing will be characterized by more effective communication between the White House and the Press Corps than the two-minute warning was. Julie, why don’t you go ahead and get us started today?[Read More…]
Playtex Updates Voluntary Recall Of Certain AC/DC Power Adapters Used With the Playtex® Nurser Deluxe Double Electric Breast Pump
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Energizer Personal Care – Playtex Manufacturing, Inc. announced today that, out of an abundance of caution, it is adding an adapter production lot to its voluntary nationwide recall of certain AC/DC power adapters that are used with the Playtex® Nurser Deluxe Double Electric Breast Pump.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Cuts Ribbon At Ravenswood Elementary School Playground
“Green Not Gray” Playground Renovation Promotes Sustainability and Creates Urban Oasis Play Area Mayor Emanuel Cuts Ribbon At Ravenswood Elementary School Playground. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut the ribbon today at Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Ravenswood Elementary School playground. The[Read More…]
