Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. Today, as part of the Obama administration’s work to make our health care system more affordable and accountable, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a three-part initiative that for the first time gives consumers information on what hospitals charge. New data released today[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and DCASE Announce Chicago Bike Week to Promote Cycling June 10-14 As Part of Bike Chicago 2013
Bike to Work Rally Returns to Daley Plaza on June 14 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announce the schedule for Chicago Bike Week taking place June 10-14 as part of Bike Chicago 2013, presented by the City of Chicago[Read More…]
Lindblom Math and Science Academy Will Be Closed on May 8th
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Message from Principal Mather about school being closed on Wednesday, May 8, 2013: Parents, Today, we learned that the cause of Savon Smith’s death was a form of bacterial Meningitis. While the type of Meningitis is not contagious, the Chicago public schools has decided to close school[Read More…]
Why ‘Gatsby’ is Still Great
DePaul professors discuss the novel’s lasting legacy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. The latest film version of “The Great Gatsby” opens May 10 in U.S. theatres. Nearly 90 years after it first appeared in print, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Prohibition era novel continues to resonate with American audiences and has some interesting parallels[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Hosts Google Hangout with African American Educators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Education hosted a Google Hangout—”Celebrating African American Teachers in the Classroom”—at Howard University in Washington, D.C moderated by Tamron Hall of NBC News. The panel, comprised of African American educators from across the country, discussed the rewards of the teaching[Read More…]
Durbin: Majority of Senate Stood Up for Main Street Businesses
Bill giving states the right to level the playing field for their small businesses now heads to House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday celebrated the Senate’s overwhelming approval of a bill he co-authored to level the playing for Main Street businesses by allowing[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez: Five Years Since Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid and the ‘Image Still Haunts and Inspires Me’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Yesterday, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL), a long-time champion of immigration reform who is part of a bipartisan working group in the House of Representatives crafting immigration reform legislation, commented on the pending fifth anniversary of one of the most horrific immigration raids in American history. [Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Revenue to Exceed Forecast by $1.3 Billion
Additional Funding to Help Pay Down Backlog of Old Bills CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that fiscal year 2013 income tax revenues will exceed the Illinois Department of Revenue’s forecast by approximately $1.3 billion. This is a one-time revenue stream, generated from businesses and individuals selling assets[Read More…]
Q&A With Roosevelt University’s Channing Redditt, Student Government Association President
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. In 2009, Roosevelt University President Chuck Middleton made an unprecedented offer to all students in the first two graduating classes at Chicago’s recently opened Social Justice High School: if they excelled in high school and met certain academic standards, they would receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to[Read More…]
DePaul Accounting Educator to Travel to Russia on Fulbright Award
John Ahern CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2013. For the second time, John Ahern, an accounting educator at DePaul University, was selected to be a Fulbright Scholar in Russia. This time he will spend approximately five months teaching financial accounting and auditing courses to Russian college students at Kazan Federal University. “It[Read More…]
