Project to transform old industrial property into an eco-friendly recreation and habitat restoration to be completed in the fall of 2015 Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Calumet Bike Park At Big Marsh – Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman John[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2014 And Launches Lollapalooza Challenge
Record Number of Applications Submitted for Event That Brings 125 of the Nation’s Top Engineering and Computer Science Students to Chicago; Supporting Next-Generation Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Mayor Emanuel announced yesterday that a record 1,032 applications[Read More…]
National Immunization Awareness Month: Planned Parenthood Encourages Parents to Vaccinate their Children
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month (August), Planned Parenthood is encouraging parents to get their children, both boys and girls aged 11-12, vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV). The month reminds all people to protect their health by getting immunized against infectious diseases. New[Read More…]
Study: Legalized Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Impact Teen Use Rates
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. The passage of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended possession and consumption of cannabis by qualified patients has not led to an increase in adolescents’ use of the plant, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research – a non-partisan research organization[Read More…]
Maine: Nurse Practitioners Now Permitted To Recommend Cannabis Therapy
Augusta, ME–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Nurse practitioners may legally authorize cannabis therapy, according to new legislation that takes effect this Friday. The legislation, LD 1739, expands the pool of those who can legally advise patients on the use of medicinal marijuana from physicians to ‘medical providers’ – a classification that includes[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Alliance Kicks Off Medicare Turns 50 Campaign With Events Across the Country On Wednesday, Alliance members held more than 50 events in cities across the country in honor of Medicare’s 49th anniversary. The celebrations kicked off the Medicare Turns 50 Campaign leading up to next year’s[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Confronts $2.4 Million in Annual Cost of Great Lakes Pollution
24 Billion Gallons of Sewage and Storm Water Dumped into Great Lakes Annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, today highlighted his ongoing efforts to preserve clean water, prevent sewage dumping and minimize beach closures across the Great Lakes. In[Read More…]
Representative Schakowsky Statement on Final Benghazi Report
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement about the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee’s adoption of its final Benghazi Report: “I am pleased the House Intelligence Committee has approved a comprehensive, bipartisan report concluding that there was no intelligence failure surrounding the September 11, 2012[Read More…]
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Perez on July 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. U.S Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the July 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “We’ve now seen six consecutive months with job growth topping 200,000, and 53 consecutive months of private-sector job growth – the longest streak on record. Businesses[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Increases in July 2014 (+209,000); Unemployment Rate Changes Little (6.2%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, retail trade, and construction. Household Survey Data Both the unemployment[Read More…]
