Statement comes on the heels of five-year CHIPRA anniversary Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. Five years after President Barack Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) into law, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a revised policy statement that analyzes the evolution of the program and[Read More…]
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IDOT Warns Motorists of Dangerous Driving Conditions and Advise Not to Travel in Northern Illinois
IDOT Crews Out in Full Force to Clear Snow and Ice CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that road conditions are slick and dangerous in Northern Illinois, and motorists should only travel if absolutely necessary. Currently, the majority of roads in the Northern part of[Read More…]
Illinois Residents Urged to Use State’s Warming Centers, Take Precautions During Dangerously Low Temperatures
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn is urging residents to take advantage of the state’s warming centers as temperatures across the state dip to dangerous lows once again. More than 100 warming centers across Illinois are open to provide respite from the bitter cold. The warming centers are located[Read More…]
Photo Exhibit on Southeast Ohio’s Post-industrial Landscape Opens at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. An exhibition by award-winning photo essayist Matt Eich, who tells the story through his photographs of an Ohio community abandoned by major industry, will be open to the public Feb. 6 through May 10 in Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Featuring images of[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Hall of Fame Introduction, 2014
The Marian Catholic Chapel. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic High School community will celebrate the achievement of five remarkable Hall of Fame Awardees on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Olympia Fields Country Club. The Hall of Fame awards honors alumni, parents, faculty and friends of Marian Catholic[Read More…]
Refocusing Chaplin: New Book of Essays Marks Chaplin Centennial
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. The work of the legendary Charlie Chaplin, who made his filmmaking debut 100 years ago, is remembered and refocused in a new book of essays edited by Chaplin expert and Roosevelt University English and Film Studies Professor Lawrence Howe. The book, Refocusing Chaplin: Screen Icon Through Critical[Read More…]
Kirk, Durbin, Kelly Introduce Bill to Establish National Park in Pullman
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02) today announced that they will introduce legislation next week to create the Pullman National Historical Park in the neighborhood’s historical district, an architecturally unique neighborhood which played important roles in America’s[Read More…]
Illinois Health Care Workforce Report Released
Recommendations to increase the number of health care providers to meet demand due to Affordable Care Act implementation SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. The Illinois Health Care Reform Implementation Council Workforce Workgroup recently released its report with recommendations on how to increase the number of providers in Illinois available to provide health[Read More…]
Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day at the Park Forest House Museum, Jan. 24, 2014
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated in February with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentine’s Day.” The classroom, representing Park Forest’s first school, is decorated for a 1950s[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Supports Legislation to Create a Pullman National Park
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly made the following statement today in support of legislation to create a Pullman National Park: “This bill is for the Pullman community, where countless residents have worked heroically over decades to preserve and restore this national treasure. And, this bill is for future generations[Read More…]
