University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016. The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University’s Hall of Governors on Wednesday, January 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and corrections; vehicle[Read More…]
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Infertility Treatments Do Not Appear to Contribute to Developmental Delays in Children
NIH researchers find no risk by age 3 from in vitro fertilization, other widespread treatments Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. Children conceived via infertility treatments are no more likely to have a developmental delay than children conceived without such treatments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of[Read More…]
Study Adds to Evidence of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Intersex Fish
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. A study published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) found large-scale evidence of intersex in smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Northeast United States, an indicator of endocrine disruption. The study, published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,[Read More…]
Armed Militia in Oregon Part of Long-running, Right-wing Fight Against Public Lands
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. An armed militia has taken over a federal building in southeastern Oregon as part of a long-running campaign of violence, intimidation and right-wing paranoia that has festered for decades in the West, most recently with the standoff with Cliven Bundy in Nevada in 2014. Among the demands[Read More…]
FDA Strengthens Requirements for Surgical Mesh for Transvaginal Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Address Safety Risks
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina. The FDA issued one order to reclassify these medical devices[Read More…]
Amateur Nature Photography at Sierra Club Meeting on January 11
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, January 11th at 7:15 pm. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library. This month’s program will be Members’ Slides Night. Members will show slides or prints of the nature they have seen[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Applauds Expected Executive Action by President Obama on Gun Safety, Warns GOP Would ‘Delight’ in Reversing it
NEW HAMPSHIRE—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016. Hillary Clinton, who is campaigning in New Hampshire, today applauded President Obama’s soon-to-be-announced executive action that would strengthen background checks and make it harder for dealers to sell guns to criminals. But Clinton warned how the progress made by this executive order would be reversed if[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on New California and Oregon Voter Registration Expansion
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2016. As of this weekend, new laws going into effect in Oregon and California mean that residents there will be automatically registered to vote when they get a driver’s license. In her campaign, Hillary Clinton has called for universal voter registration, where every citizen in every state[Read More…]
Chicago Prepares for Imminent Immigration Raids by Informing Community Members About Their Rights
We cannot let ICE’s violence go unchecked. To report a raid, please call the Family Support Network Hotline at 1-855-435-7693. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 1, 2016. News have surfaced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to start 2016 with immigration raids targeting Central American families who have deportation orders. In response,[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Raises $55 Million in Fourth Quarter
$37 Million for Primary Campaign, $18 Million for Democratic Party NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 1, 2016. Thanks to the support of hundreds of thousands of people across the country, Hillary for America set a new record for the best off-year fundraising of any non-incumbent in history. At the beginning of this campaign,[Read More…]
