Civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, are at extreme risk and need urgent help. Photo: OCHA Iraq IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–26 May 2016 – Humanitarian agencies on the ground in Iraq are warning that civilians in the city of Fallujah –which has been under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel And City Colleges Of Chicago Announce Qualifed Applicants For Star Scholarship Have Already Doubled For This Fall
CCC Encourages More Eligible Students to Apply to Second Cohort of Star Scholarship Program and Enroll in College at No Cost CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman today welcomed the newest group of qualified applicants to the Chicago Star Scholarship during[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens New Cermak Fresh Market in Avondale
New Grocery Store Located in Former Marshall Field’s Warehouse Creating 175 New Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday joined company officials and neighborhood leaders to open a new Cermak Fresh Market grocery store in the Avondale neighborhood. The store is bringing fresh food options and 175 full- and[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Indiana Man of Bringing Guns Across the Border into Illinois and Illegally Selling Them on the Streets of Chicago
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. An Indiana man has been convicted of unlawfully dealing firearms after purchasing guns from licensed dealers in Indiana and selling them to gang members on the West Side of Chicago. In the fall of 2013 WILLIE LEE BILES JR. made multiple trips on a Megabus[Read More…]
Poplar Grove Man Charged with Selling Methamphetamine
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. A Poplar Grove, Ill. resident was indicted yesterday in federal court in Rockford on a charge of distributing 448 grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon, Boone County Sheriff David Ernest, and Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble. According to the indictment, ARMAN M. DINO,[Read More…]
Research Findings May Help Babies and Their Parents Sleep Better at Night
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2016. A study in the June 2016 Pediatrics may help parents of babies with nighttime sleep problems rest a little easier. Worries that behavioral training method known as graduated extinction, which involves letting bedtime-resistant infants cry themselves to sleep, will cause emotional, behavioral or parent-child attachment issues may be unfounded, according to a randomized controlled trial[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement Recommends Full Time Nurse in Every School
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. The role of the school nurse has evolved and become increasingly important since first introduced in the United States more than a century ago, yet school district policies regarding school nurses lack uniformity and should be updated, according to a policy statement issued by[Read More…]
Courses Still Available This Summer at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. It’s not too late to register for summer courses at Prairie State College (PSC). Course offerings include credit and non-credit courses and courses for students from other colleges or universities who are home for the summer. Credit courses include two eight-week summer sessions. The first session[Read More…]
DIY Punk is Red, White and Blue
Daniel Makagon grew up in basements of punk shows and has decades of experience in the underground world of DIY punk. Makagon is an associate professor in DePaul’s College of Communication where he teaches counterculture, artistic initiative and active engagement with media. (DePaul University/Deanna Williams) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. [Read More…]
Catholic Studies Graduate Finds Calling Through Social Justice Experiences at DePaul University
One in a series of stories about graduates from the Class of 2016 Griffin Hardy (right) with anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean. Upon graduation on June 12, Hardy will continue work with Prejean’s organization Ministry Against the Death Penalty. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief) DOWNLOAD CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. Griffin[Read More…]
