Spring into Action this Sunday to Change and Test the Batteries in Your Smoke Alarm CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Daylight Savings Time is this Sunday, March 11 so you’ll be springing your clocks forward one hour this weekend. In addition to moving your clocks forward, the Office[Read More…]
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F.A.M.E. to Host ‘A Dinner Dance Gala’ to Support Chicago Aspiring Artists on April 28
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Foundation of Artists Mentored in Entertainment (F.A.M.E.) will host its seventh annual fundraiser “A Dinner Dance Gala” to support Chicagoland aspiring artists. The gala will be held on Saturday, April 28 at the Chicago Yacht Club Belmont, 300 West Belmont Avenue in Chicago.[Read More…]
Kodiak Cakes Issues Allergy Alert for Certain Blueberry Chia Energy Waffles
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that Kodiak Cakes of Park City, UT is recalling all lots and codes of Kodiak Cakes Blueberry Chia Energy Waffles. The recalled 10.72 ounce waffles were on the shelf prior to March 5, 2018 and[Read More…]
FDA Expands Approval of Replacement Heart Valve
Smallest mechanical valve size approved in the world Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that is has expanded the approval of a heart valve about the size of a dime that can be used to treat heart defects in newborn pediatric[Read More…]
IDLife, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Various Protein Bars
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that IDLife, LLC of Frisco, TX is voluntarily recalling its line of Protein Bars (Lot #s PR33471, PR31771, & PR31971), Snack Bars (Lot #s SN32071 & SN30771), and Kids Bars (Lot #s A3617-1 &[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Aspen Dental Management to Open Chicago Headquarters
Innovative Healthcare Company to Employ 250 in West Loop Neighborhood; Move Comes as Chicago is Named Nation’s Top Metro for Corporate Relocation for Fifth Straight Year CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined representatives from Aspen Dental Management to announce the company is locating a new headquarters[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Two South Suburban Postal Service Employees for Scheming to Deliver Marijuana
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser A federal jury in Chicago has convicted two U.S. Postal Service employees for scheming to deliver marijuana through the mail. Over a five-month period in 2016, Marvin Jones and Angela Wansley who worked at the Tinley Park Post Office, intercepted parcels of marijuana[Read More…]
FDA Authorizes Consumer Test that Reports Three Mutations in the BRCA Breast Cancer Genes
Test only reports 3 out of more than 1,000 known BRCA mutations and negative result doesn’t rule out increased cancer risk Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 (Selected Variants).[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Final Top 10 List of Consumer Complaints
Madigan’s Consumer Advocacy Efforts Have Recovered Billions of Dollars for Illinois Residents Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Today, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the list of Top 10 consumer complaints for 2017. Last year, Madigan’s office received 24,669 complaints. Identity theft was ranked the No. 1 complaint for the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Crews Working Seven Days a Week to Fill Potholes
New contract provides flexibility to further strengthens City’s efforts CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel today visited Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews that are working around the clock, including weekends and overnights to address pothole complaints received to the City’s 311. With as many as 30[Read More…]
