350 teen problem-solvers from 60 schools gather to present solutions to Chicago’s toughest issues at Mikva’s Action Civics Showcase CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017 – Encouraged by Obama’s call to young people, “to take up the baton,” Chicago youth will gather to showcase their year-long activism effort to better their schools[Read More…]
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FDA Approves First Drug to Specifically Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of subcutaneous Actemra (tocilizumab) to treat adults with giant cell arteritis. This new indication provides the first FDA-approved therapy, specific to this type of vasculitis. “We expedited the development and review of this application[Read More…]
National Low Income Housing Coalition on President Trump’s 2018 Budget
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2017. Statement from Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition: President Trump’s 2018 budget – leaked earlier today – reflects a cruel indifference to the millions of low income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, veterans, and other vulnerable people who[Read More…]
Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes, May 21, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 74 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
John Morrell and Co. Recalls Beef Frank Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2017– John Morrell and Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The beef franks items were produced on[Read More…]
Two NASA Astronauts Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two veteran NASA astronauts joined the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Friday. Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel to space and current director of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Michael Foale, the only U.S. astronaut to serve on both the[Read More…]
U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS, May 20, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting eight strikes consisting of 61 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Teachers at Chicago’s Passages Elementary to Strike May 25; First Charter Strike in U.S. History
Management won’t budge on opposition to financial transparency, insistence on bottom-of-the-barrel spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline staff. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2017: Union educators at Passages Charter School announced that they will formally strike — and hit the picket lines — on May 25 if they are unable to[Read More…]
A Summer Camp with “Edu-tainment” for Your Creative Genius Ages 11 – 16
Photo supplied University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2017. Are you having a hard time finding the right camp that will engage your child’s brain and keep him/her entertained? Look no further — STEAM camp at Governors State University (GSU) to the rescue. Faculty and staff in GSU’s College of Arts and[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Graduates from Trinity College
Deerfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2017. Trinity College recently celebrated its 2017 Spring and Summer Graduates. Amari Parham, of Park Forest earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Exercise Science. Trinity College offers more than 70 programs of study from its Deerfield campus, including online options. Students can take dual-degree programs with[Read More…]
