Annual event to include tree hikes, bird walk Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Forest Preserves of Cook County invites the public to discover the flora and fauna of the urban preserves with a special day of activities during the annual Nature Block Party on Saturday, May 14. During the event, attendees[Read More…]
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Intense Wind Found In The Neighbourhood Of A Black Hole
Southampton, UK-(ENEWSPF)- An international team of astrophysicists, including Professor Phil Charles from the University of Southampton, have detected an intense wind from one of the closest known black holes to the Earth. During observations of V404 Cygni, which went into a bright and violent outburst in June 2015 after more[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Park Forest Man As Leader of Violent Robbery Crew That Targeted Cell Phone Stores in Chicago Suburbs
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man has been convicted in federal court of leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cellular telephone stores in the Chicago suburbs. ERIC CURTIS recruited several individuals to join the crew and armed them with firearms to carry out the robberies. The crew stole hundreds[Read More…]
Caseville Woman Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery Of Convenience Store
Case Is One of Many Brought as a Result of United States Attorney’s Metro-East Armed Robbery Initiative Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 6, 2016, Jenna M. McGlasson, a twenty-eight year old Caseyville, Illinois, woman pled guilty in federal district court to an Indictment charging her with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and[Read More…]
FDA Reminds Health Care Professionals Not To Use Drug Products Intended To Be Sterile From Medaus
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding health care professionals and patients not to use drugs intended to be sterile that were produced by Medaus Inc., due to lack of sterility assurance. The FDA has issued a formal request to the Birmingham, Alabama, compounding pharmacy to recall all[Read More…]
FDA Takes Significant Steps To Protect Americans From Dangers Of Tobacco Through New Regulation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the bipartisan Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 and allows the FDA to[Read More…]
Rummage Sale At St. Irenaeus June 11, Bake Sale June 12
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Well, this is the community news you’ve been waiting for, Park Forest. There will be a Rummage Sale at St. Irenaeus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. Saturday, June, 11, will include a bake sale. The Rummage Sale will continue on Sunday, June[Read More…]
HRC and Equality NC Urge UNC Leadership to Reject HB2 and Comply with Federal Civil Rights Law
LGBT civil rights organizations call on university leaders to do the right thing: protect the wellbeing of students, avoid loss of billions in federal funding Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC have sent letters to chancellors and presidents of the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Community[Read More…]
3 Weeks Later: Gov. McCrory & NC Assembly Leadership Have Still Not Fulfilled Open Records Request
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Thursday marked three weeks since the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC filed an open records request seeking information from the office of Gov. Pat McCrory, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, and House Speaker Tim Moore about their communications with anti-LGBT activists to pass the disastrous HB 2 into[Read More…]
HRC Announces Fellowships for 10 Young Nonprofit Leaders Working to End HIV in America
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced its selection of 10 outstanding, young community-based leaders for a nine-month fellowship providing high-level training to elevate their work ending HIV in hard-hit U.S. communities.[Read More…]
