CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. On March 28, the new film REVOLUTION AND RELIGION: The Fight for Emancipation and the Role of Religion; A Dialogue Between CORNEL WEST & BOB AVAKIAN will premiere in cities across the country, including New York, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Chicago, and Houston. This will also be the[Read More…]
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Chef-enhanced School Meals Increase Healthy Food Consumption
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Schools collaborating with a professionally trained chef to improve the taste of healthy meals significantly increased students’ fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also found that using “choice architecture”[Read More…]
Prairie State College Celebrating ‘2015 Earth Month’ in April
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating “Earth Month” with a series of events scheduled throughout April. All events are hosted by the Sustainability Center. This is the first year the college has expanded the events through a complete month, after celebrating “Earth Week” in previous years.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Hosts Summit on Campus Sexual Violence, Announces Bill to Strengthen Schools’ Response to Incidents
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today convened a summit to address campus sexual violence and announced new legislation to strengthen responsiveness to incidents at Illinois colleges and universities to ensure a safe environment for students and a timely process to respond to and investigate allegations of[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Elitist Priorities of Mayor Emanuel’s Austerity Agenda, Lays Out Specific Plan for Shared Prosperity
Community Leaders Express Outrage at Emanuel Administration Double Standard CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Today, parents, early childhood workers, elected officials, and community leaders held a press conference outside of Loop Capital Markets on LaSalle Street, to react to a new report by the ReFund America Project at the Roosevelt Institute,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Resolution Condemning Boko Haram Passes House
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) today unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning terrorist group Boko Haram for its repeated attacks on innocent men, women and children in Nigeria. Prior to the vote, Kelly spoke out on the House floor against[Read More…]
Chicago Leads New York City in Use of Stop-and-frisk by Police, New Study Finds
ACLU report also finds pedestrian stops disproportionately aimed at minority residents CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015. Chicago police are now among the nation’s leaders in the use of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” practice, replacing New York City which had been notorious for the technique. That startling finding is at the core of[Read More…]
Consumer Protection News: Credit-Reporting Agencies to Improve Medical Debt Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015. In Case You Missed It: This month brought big news for consumers, with credit-reporting agencies agreeing to major changes in how they treat medical debt. The three big credit-reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will now have to wait 180 days before adding medical debt[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: 16.4 Million Reasons to Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Obamacare
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. “Five years ago President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. What is crystal clear today is that the ACA, which I proudly call Obamacare, is working. There are 16.4 million Americans all across our country who now have affordable, quality health insurance[Read More…]
Durbin, Democrats Call For Crude-By-Rail Safety Investments
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter today with 20 other Senators calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to support robust investment for a Safe Transportation of Energy Products program to address increasing safety concerns related to the transportation of Bakken crude and other energy[Read More…]
