CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. After nearly 48 hours in police custody, the nine trauma center activists arrested at the University of Chicago on Wednesday have been released. The activists were arrested following a sit-in at the University of Chicago’s administration building, where they were demanding that the UofC open an adult[Read More…]
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Illinois, Canada Enter Mutual Recognition Agreement for Architects
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Architects licensed in Illinois will now have a clearer path to practice their trade in the country of Canada, thanks to a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) recently signed by Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Secretary Bryan Schneider. The MRA streamlines the licensing[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Senator Durbin Announce $6 Million Accelerated STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot at Phoenix Military Academy
Research Partnership with the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Lab Will Examine STEM Models that Prepare Students for College and Career Success CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senator Dick Durbin joined the United States Army and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials today to announce $6 million in funding[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, June 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015 Medicare Turns 50: A Special New Website Marks a Half-Century of Health Care for Seniors The Alliance is pleased to launch www.medicare50th.org. Click on the link to read the personal stories of what Medicare has meant to several Alliance members personally since its inception, and how[Read More…]
How Transformational Festival Lightning in a Bottle Could Transform the Way Drug Use is Managed at All Festivals
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2015 By: Stefanie Jones “Transformational festival” is a phrase that’s often used to describe festivals that intend to help you evolve and better yourself and the world around you. California-based Lightning in a Bottle(LiB) certainly fits this description, but they take it another step further: the way[Read More…]
Learn About the Birds of Thorn Creek Woods on June 14
Master birder Sue Zelek to share her observations. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2015. Exactly who flies through or nests in these Thorn Creek Woods? Learn about the ongoing Thorn Creek Bird Survey from master birder and sometime Thorn Creek Naturalist Sue Zelek at Birds of Thorn Creek Woods, Sunday, June[Read More…]
Thorn Creek Nature Center’s Summer Safari: Earth, Air, Water & Fire Begins June 23
Registration required by Monday, June 15 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2015. Did you ever wonder where Percy Jackson’s Olympian Gods really got their power? They didn’t just beg Zeus for help-they relied on the four Greek elements-Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. Join us for Summer Safari: Earth, Air, Water &[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Colleges of Chicago Board Appointments
New Board Members Bring Diverse Experience in Educational Development and Planning CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the appointment of four new members of the Board of City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) who will work to build on the significant gains in student outcomes under CCC’s Reinvention initiative,[Read More…]
#TraumaCenterNow Activists Face Bond Court this Morning, 2 days After U of C Decision to Arrest Them Instead of Engage in Long-Called for Meeting
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2015. It has now been two days since nine Trauma Center activists were brutally removed from a peaceful sit-in of the U of C administration building and placed into police custody. Trauma Care Coalition members and supporters will be gathering in solidarity to support the nine activists as they face bond[Read More…]
Printers Row Lit Fest to Feature DePaul University Authors, Experts
(Courtesy of Chicago Tribune) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. Author Clark Elliott, transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman and librarian Morgen MacIntosh-Hodgetts — DePaul University faculty and staff members — will be among the speakers at the Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Lit Fest June 6-7. Billed as “the largest gathering of book lovers[Read More…]
