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DePaul University Leadership Expert Publishes Guide to 2016 Presidential Election Process

Election guru and associate teaching professor at DePaul University, Nick Kachiroubas, crunches data and numbers to help make the presidential primary election season easier to comprehend. Kachiroubas compiled a free informational guide to the 2016 presidential election process. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Feb. 1, 2016,[Read More…]

Owner of Harwood Heights Home Health Care Company Indicted in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  The owner of a Harwood Heights home health care company paid kickbacks to marketers in exchange for referring elderly patients to the company for unnecessary treatment funded by Medicare, according to a 17-count federal indictment announced today. The indictment alleges that JACQUELINE TUANQUI paid kickbacks to[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Meets with Local Education Leaders to Discuss Overhaul of No Child Left Behind

New law reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provides greater flexibility to states, invests in early childhood education SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  A day after President Obama signed the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Gill,[Read More…]

Congresswoman Duckworth: Congress Should Focus On Keeping America Safe from Terrorists with Guns, Not Helping Fear-Mongers Dismantle American Ideals

Congresswoman calls for immediate vote to close loopholes enabling terrorists to purchase firearms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today highlighted the significant national security risks America takes by failing to close the loopholes enabling terrorists to legally purchase and possess firearms in this country and called for[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Tool to Help Measure Financial Well-being

Resource Will Provide Questions Financial Educators Can Use to Assess the Financial Wellness of Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a tool to measure consumer financial well-being, based on a definition that the Bureau released in January 2015. This first-of-its-kind tool[Read More…]

Register for Spring Classes at South Suburban College

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Open Registration for the Spring 2016 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is currently in progress. Spring classes begin Tuesday, January 19, 2016. SSC will be closed for Holiday Break from December 24, 2015, through January 3, 2016. Regular business hours will resume on[Read More…]

Bridging Cultures with Music: International Student at Roosevelt University Pursues Passion for Bass Trombone in Chicago

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  Love for music runs in the Prateepphleepon family. Prapat, who will graduate today with a Master of Music in bass trombone, remembers listening to his mother play the electophone, an electronic organ, during his childhood in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed in her footsteps and took lessons starting[Read More…]

HHS Partners with Nation’s Largest Pharmacies to Promote Health Insurance Marketplace

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  As the deadline for signing up for coverage starting January 1 approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell yesterday announced that HHS is collaborating with some of the nation’s largest pharmacies to connect consumers with health coverage and encourage enrollment[Read More…]

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