CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2017. The Prairie State College (PSC) Athletic Department and PSC Foundation recently hosted “Hoopin’ for a Hero,” a charity basketball game to benefit Officer Tim Jones of the Park Forest Police Department, who was seriously injured in the line of duty in March 2016. Officer Jones (third[Read More…]
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UChicago Launches Commemoration of Landmark Discovery with Oct. 1 Event on New Nuclear Landscape
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2017. The University of Chicago’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction will begin Oct. 1, with a conversation on the new nuclear landscape and its implications for international security. The event at Mandel Hall will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Taking[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Certain Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2017 Authored by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Verzenio (abemaciclib) to treat adult patients who have hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after taking therapy[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood of IL Thanks Governor Rauner for Signing HB 40 Into Law
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2017. Today, Governor Rauner took the important step of signing HB 40 and safeguarding the right of a woman to safe and legal abortion regardless of how much money she makes or where she lives. “Thank you Governor Rauner for signing HB 40,” said Planned Parenthood of[Read More…]
Recall of Certain Lexus and Toyota Land Cruisers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 Summary Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2016 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2006 Lexus LX470, and 2008-2013 Lexus LX570 vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect driver or front passenger air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s First National Survey on Financial Well-being Shows Most U.S. Adults Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Bureau Releases Interactive Online Tool to Help Consumers Measure Their Financial Well-Being Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the results of a first-of-its-kind national survey on the financial well-being of U.S. consumers that showed that more than 40 percent of U.S. adults struggle[Read More…]
Complaint Filed Against Trump Administration To Protest ICE’s Treatment of Pregnant Women
Groups Report Inhumane Conditions, Inadequate Medical Care, and Failure to Implement Agency Policy Limiting the Detention of Pregnant Women WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 By: ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Immigration Council, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Center for Refugee and Gender Studies, the Northwest Immigrant[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Voting Rights
13 AGs File Amicus Brief in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Arguing that Ohio’s Process of Deregistering Voters Violates Federal Law Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of 13 Attorneys General in filing a new amicus brief[Read More…]
State Department Issues Instructions for U.S. Citizens Wishing to Depart Dominica following Hurricane Maria
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 By: U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs We urge U.S. citizens in the impacted areas who are safe to contact their loved ones directly and/or update their social media status. If you are in the affected area and need immediate emergency services, please contact local[Read More…]
U.S. Justice Department Announces Department-Wide Response to Disaster Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2017 By: Office of the Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced today that the Justice Department has issued a memorandum to all 94 U.S. Attorney’s Offices (USAO) and heads of the department’s law enforcement agencies providing, for the first time, department-wide guidance relating[Read More…]
