ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. A Warren, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court for armed bank robbery. The defendant, Derrick W. Holmes, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 76 months in federal prison for the robbery of Kent Bank, 996 West Fairview Road, Freeport, Ill.,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Hospice Executive, Three Former Employees and Company Indicted for Allegedly Falsely Elevating Level of Patients’ Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. An owner and three former employees of an Illinois hospice company, as well as the company itself, were indicted on federal health care fraud charges for allegedly engaging in an extensive scheme to obtain higher Medicare and Medicaid payments by fraudulently elevating the level of hospice care[Read More…]
Author Sandra Cisneros to Present My Chicago at DePaul University June 13
Award-winning author Sandra Cisneros to give a presentation titled, My Chicago, at DePaul University on June 13. (Photo by Alan Goldfarb) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Author Sandra Cisneros will discuss her career and award-winning writings in a presentation titled “My Chicago” on June 13 at DePaul University in Cortelyou Commons, 2324[Read More…]
Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women May Be Deficient in Iodine
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Supplements Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Many pregnant and breastfeeding women in the U.S. may be lacking iodine in their diets, which is an essential element for their babies’ brain development, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations on Drug Testing in Children and Adolescents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Drug testing is a complex medical procedure that can be useful as a part of a complete assessment for substance use or mental health disorders in adolescents. To help pediatricians determine whether and when drug testing may be useful and how to best use[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on Reducing Serious Injuries in Youth Ice Hockey
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Ice hockey is quickly gaining popularity among children and adolescents in the United States, but as a result, the number of dangerous injuries and concussions are also on the rise. To help children enjoy the sport while protecting player safety, the American Academy of[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Awards Bronze Star to Family of WWII Hero
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Following an appearance in the Arlington Heights, Ill. Memorial Day Parade, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today presented a posthumous Bronze Star to the family of World War II veteran John W. Bock. Bock was drafted into the U.S. Army during the war and attached[Read More…]
National Audubon Society’s 11th Annual Women in Conservation Luncheon Honoring Ellen Futter, Kaiulani Lee, and Nell Newman As The 2014 Rachel Carson Award Recipients
New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. The National Audubon Society celebrated the legacy of female leadership in conservation yesterday, by presenting three conservation champions with the Rachel Carson Award at The Plaza Hotel in New York, NY. The prestigious Audubon award recognizes visionary women whose dedication, talent, and energy have advanced environmental[Read More…]
NASA Airborne Research Focuses on Andean Volcanoes
NASA’s C-20A crew is shown preparing for flight from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama. The aircraft was deployed to Central and South America for a research study using JPL’s UAVSAR located in an underbelly belly pod (note red cover). Image Credit: NASA / Stu Broce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27,[Read More…]
Got Invasive Plants? Goats to the Rescue, Eating Unwanted Vegetation Yet Again!
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Bridgehampton’s Vineyard Field on Long Island, NY is joining the ever expanding movement of communities that are enlisting goats to help manage their land without the use of harmful herbicides. The Friends of Long Pond Greenbelt hired goats to manage the 40-acre field, which stretches from[Read More…]
