The “Oscars of the Food Industry” Extends Stay in Chicago for Four Additional Years Chicago’s Lyric Opera site of the 2016 James Beard Awards CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and James Beard Foundation President Susan Ungaro today announced the annual James Beard Awards ceremony and gala will be held[Read More…]
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Torture Prevention Focus of First Annual Meeting on National Prevention Mechanisms Meeting in Vienna
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. The first OSCE region annual meeting to focus on national prevention mechanisms (NPMs) on torture, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Geneva-based Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), was held in Vienna on 13 and 14[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s 4th Annual Hiring Event Draws 300 Job-Seekers
SOUTH HOLLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. More than 300 job-seekers attended a Hiring Event hosted by Congresswoman Robin Kelly at South Suburban College on Friday. The 4th annual job fair featured more than 60 companies and agencies with active job openings, including Comcast, UPS, ComEd, Metra Rail, Illinois Tollway Authority, Ingalls Memorial[Read More…]
Street Sweeping Begins in Park Forest on Monday, October 17
Park Forest. IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. Street sweeping in Park Forest begins Monday, October 17, and lasts approximately 10 days. The street sweeper normally begins in the north part of Park Forest and continues south. The number of streets cleaned each day depends on the amount of leaves and/or debris needing[Read More…]
Mars, Zombies and the Ethics of Voting Open DePaul University Humanities Center Season
Events are free and open to the public The DePaul University Humanities Center opens its fall season with film, music and art inspired by Mars. (Image courtesy of iStock) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. A NASA scientist who turns Mars Curiosity rover data into art, the filmmaker of cerebral zombie[Read More…]
Illinois Submits Medicaid Waiver to Improve Delivery of Behavioral Healthcare
Waiver will allow state to care for our most vulnerable citizens earlier and more efficiently SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. Governor Rauner joined agency directors, local officials and stakeholders yesterday to announce Illinois has officially submitted the 1115 Medicaid waiver proposal to the federal government. This waiver will allow Illinois to[Read More…]
Quilt Display at Roosevelt University to Honor Those Killed by Chicago Police
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. A quilting project that memorializes people killed by Chicago police will be on display in Roosevelt University’s 10th floor Murray-Green Library, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, beginning Monday, October 17. Created in a series of community quilting circles and conversations across Chicago in 2015 and 2016, the[Read More…]
Top UNO Charter School Network Management Takes Paid Day Off to Avoid Teachers, Parents and Students as Strike Date Nears
Strike would be first in nation against charter schools or charter system; Teachers, support staff reaffirm that they don’t want to strike — but will if that’s what it takes to protect quality of education for students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016: Some of the city’s top education bureaucrats slunk out of[Read More…]
Senator Durbin, Representative Schakowsky Call For Congressional Action on Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) today discussed new efforts to combat the skyrocketing costs of certain prescription drugs and the need for congressional action. They recently introduced legislation to require drug companies to provide 30 days’ notice and justification for any[Read More…]
University of Chicago Reports Endowment of $7.1 Billion
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. The University of Chicago endowment ended the year at $7.1 billion as of June 30, 2016, following a negative 1.9 percent return on investments for the preceding year as global stock markets declined by 5.3 percent. This performance was above the negative 2.9 percent median return of[Read More…]
