MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host her 5th Annual Hiring Event for residents of the 2nd Congressional District on Friday, October 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the gymnasium of South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland. Last year, more than 85 employers with active job[Read More…]
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Advocates to Monitor New Bond Cook County Court Order and Evaluate Impact on Pretrial Incarceration
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2017. Starting on Monday, Sept. 17, advocates from Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Coalition to End Money Bond will be closely monitoring implementation of a new Cook County Court court order requiring that Bond Court judges set bonds only in amounts that people are able to pay.[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly: “Their Abusers Took Their Lives, This Congress Ignores the Problem but I Won’t Forget Their Names” (Video)
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2017. Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly again took to the House floor demanding a vote on bipartisan gun safety legislation to save American lives. In today’s speech, Congresswoman Kelly remembered domestic violence victims killed by their abusers using firearms. Her speech comes days after the murder of[Read More…]
International Olympic Committee Awards Olympic Games 2024 to Paris and 2028 to Los Angeles
Lima, Peru—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. The Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Lima, Peru, elected Paris as host city of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad 2024 and Los Angeles as the host city of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad 2028. “Congratulations to Paris 2024 and Los[Read More…]
Midwest Pesticide Action Center to Host Gardens & Grapes Benefit on October 19
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2017. Join Midwest Pesticide Action Center for Gardens & Grapes, a benefit celebrating 23 years of protecting people and the environment! Come savor our successes in Chicago’s western suburbs while toasting our past triumphs in reducing the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides. Enjoy fine wines, artisan eats, a raffle,[Read More…]
Essential Health Services Provided by Cook County: #Preckwinkle, #CCHHS, Health Advocates
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CEO Dr. Jay Shannon at Provident Hospital to highlight the essential health services provided by Cook County and why the County needs to continue to fund vital public health and hospitals work.[Read More…]
Durbin-Harris Amendment Would Keep Non-Citizen Military Personnel From Discharge Due To Immigration Status
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), vice chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) today filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to retain military personnel in the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program until their[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Keynotes Global Water Technology Conference in Tel Aviv
Introduces Current as Chicago’s Innovation Platform for Solutions to Global Water Needs Tel Aviv–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today delivered the opening keynote address at the 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition & Conference (WATEC) in Tel Aviv. During the address, he called for global cities to find[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Fall Enrollment Figures
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. After two years of steady enrollment–even through a historic budget crisis–Governors State University’s undergraduate enrollment took a slight dip (2.88%) in its full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE). GSU President Elaine P. Maimon described the decline as a reasonable outcome, calling the ebb a “very real consequence[Read More…]
Medtronic Announces Voluntary Recall of Diabetes Infusion Sets
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it has started to inform patients worldwide of a voluntary recall of specific lots of infusion sets used with all models of Medtronic insulin pumps. The recall is related to a certain discontinued component in these infusion sets and[Read More…]
