CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. André de Quadros, an internationally known music professor, conductor and human rights activist who believes music has power to make social change, will speak about the idea of saving the world with music on Monday, April 4 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A researcher and performer who[Read More…]
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String Virtuousos to Perform with Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra on April 1
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Celebrated musicians Almita Vamos and Richard Hirschl, artist faculty members at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), will perform with the CCPA Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, on April 1. Vamos (pictured at right), a legendary solo violinist and six-time[Read More…]
Oregon Marijuana Business Conference Returns to Eugene, Oregon on April 24
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Advisory and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing Elder Financial Abuse
One in Five Older Americans Report Being Victims of Financial Exploitation WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued an advisory and a report with recommendations for banks and credit unions on how to prevent, recognize, report, and respond to financial exploitation of older Americans.[Read More…]
Chicago-based Organizations Team Up to ‘Bring Back the Bus’ and Reconnect Incarcerated Moms with Their Kids
Chicago, IL.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016 A new campaign launches today seeking to re-connect Chicago area children with their mothers who are incarcerated downstate, separated further by Illinois budget impasse. Many Chicago area children have not seen their mothers since last December, when a free bus run by the Connections program of[Read More…]
Vince Krydynski: First Lay President of Marian Catholic High School
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Dominican Sisters of Springfield Illinois are pleased to announce that Mr. Vince Krydynski will become the first lay president of Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights, Illinois. Since 2013 Mr. Krydynski has been the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Marian Catholic. He is a 1981 graduate[Read More…]
WATCH: Large Vigil Held For Officer Tim Jones’ Recovery; Police Officers Honored
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Perhaps one of the most moving events in years was held Monday evening in Park Forest. The community gathered en masse for a vigil service, praying for the recovery of critically wounded Officer Timothy Jones of the Park Forest Police Department. Police from surrounding agencies also attended. The[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Sixth Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Just six years ago, the reality in our country was that millions of Americans were locked out of our health care system because they couldn’t afford insurance or because they had pre-existing conditions. Women were charged more than men simply because they were women. People who[Read More…]
Nature Programs for Groups at Thorn Creek Nature Center Sponsored By Thorn Creek Audubon Society
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2016. Calling all schools, home school groups, day cares, preschools, youth, adult and family groups! Nature Education Programs are offered at Thorn Creek Nature Center throughout the year where your group can discover the plants and animals of Thorn Creek Woods. These Nature Education Programs are[Read More…]
Medicare Spent $473 Billion Less from 2009 through 2014 Compared to Previous Spending Trends
Affordable Care Act continues to deliver better care, smarter spending and healthier people Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than would have been spent if the 2000-2008[Read More…]
