“There is a corrosive wave of Americans hating each other and killing each other at alarming rates that we as a nation must come together to resolve and terminate.” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. On Friday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement in reaction to the slaying of five[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth’s Statement on Dallas Police Shootings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Following last night’s killing of five Dallas law enforcement officers and the wounding of another seven, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement: “Last night’s coordinated ambush on Dallas law enforcement officers is an atrocity. It will only serve to distract from and undermine the[Read More…]
UChicago to Support NIH Million-person Precision Medicine Study
Consortium to enroll 150,000 Illinois participants Photo by: Tom Rossiter CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 By John Easton The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in[Read More…]
Anne Walters Robertson Named Interim Dean of Humanities at the University of Chicago
Prof. Anne Robertson CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Anne Walters Robertson, chair of the Department of Music and the Claire Dux Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Music and the Humanities in the College, has been named to serve as the interim dean of the Division of the Humanities until the next dean is[Read More…]
Transparency Win in Chicago Police Records Case
Judge lifts Fraternal Order of Police injunction previously barring release of police misconduct records CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Today an Illinois Appellate Court ruled to vacate an injunction secured by the Fraternal Order of Police that had blocked access to police misconduct records older than four years. Now the Chicago[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Tragic Shooting Events This Week in Texas, Minnesota and Louisiana
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the tragic shooting events that have taken place this week in Texas, Minnesota and Louisiana: “Like all Americans, the tragic events of the last few days have been difficult for me to absorb. My[Read More…]
Annual Tips for Parkinson’s Event Debuts in Chicago on August 14
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. On Sunday, August 14, 2016, the Chicago Professionals for Parkinson’s Research will hold its first annual Tips for Parkinson’s event at the Thompson Chicago hotel. The event —first launched 11 years ago in New York City —combines food, silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a bartending[Read More…]
Illinois: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Plan Into Law
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to expand and extend the state’s medical marijuana program. The legislation, Senate Bill 10, extends the state’s medical cannabis program to 2020. Legislation initiating the program was set to expire in 2018. Other changes to the program include: adding post-traumatic[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Tree Trimming Backlog Reduced By 80 Percent, On Track To Eliminate By Year’s End
Efforts to Protect the City’s Urban Canopy are in full swing with continued tree trimming; EAB inoculations and residential tree planting CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) has reduced the City’s tree trimming request backlog by nearly 80 percent with[Read More…]
From the Plate to the Planet: University of Chicago Speaker Series Addresses Food and Science (Video)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016 By Greg Borzo The adage “you are what you eat” is true on societal, cultural and global levels, as well as the individual level. Our diets may be contributing to the rapid rise of food allergies in America. Meanwhile, worldwide farming and dietary trends alter the landscape,[Read More…]
