CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Registration for fall 2016 is open at Prairie State College (PSC). Priority registration for current students began Monday, April 18. Open registration for all students begins Monday, April 25. Credit courses begin Monday, Aug. 22. Non-credit courses include a variety of single-day and multiple-session offerings that[Read More…]
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Senators Merkley, Brown, Shaheen Ask GAO for Updated Report on the Financial Technology Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote to the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking for an updated report on the rapidly-expanding financial technology, or “fintech,” marketplace. Merkley, Brown and Shaheen serve respectively[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Head of Schaumburg Home Health Company in Scheme to Fraudulently Bill Medicare for Unnecessary Care
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. A federal jury has convicted the head of a Schaumburg home health company on fraud charges for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services. As the manager of Suburban Home Physicians, which did business as Doctor at Home, DIANA JOCELYN GUMILA directed employees[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Renovation And Modernization Of Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon today joined Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6th) to announce the complete renovation and modernization of the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Library, 7901 S. King Drive. The nearly $12 million investment will be managed by the Public Building Commission[Read More…]
Senator Warren’s Statement on FHFA’s Principal Reduction Announcement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren issued the following statement today about the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA’s) recent announcement that principal reductions will be made available for certain homeowners: “While this program will help a small number of underwater homeowners, last week’s announcement was a bitter pill[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Nearly $95 Million in Funding for all 50 States Through the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Announcement comes ahead of Jewell’s major conservation address; funding will go directly to states and communities for locally supported conservation and recreation projects Sacramento River Bend Outsourcing Natural Center. Photo By: Bob Wick, BLM WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced nearly $95 million[Read More…]
IL House Speaker Madigan: Constitutional Amendment will Help Strengthen State Support for Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Speaker of the Illinois House Michael J. Madigan on Monday issued the following statement regarding a constitutional amendment to strengthen education throughout Illinois: “Every student in Illinois deserves an excellent education. By helping our schools deliver a world-class education to our children, we are helping[Read More…]
Milky Way International Trading Corp. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Nice! Peach Slices and Nice! Mixed Fruits
Possible Glass in Products Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Milky Way International Trading Corp. is initiating a voluntary recall of Nice! Peach Slices and Nice! Mixed Fruit in 8-ounce glass jars out of an abundance of caution due to potential glass in the product. The affected products were distributed to[Read More…]
Father of 5 Asks for Sanctuary in Chicago Southside Church On Day Supreme Court Hears DAPA
Inability to Find a Ten Year Old Documents Puts Family in Jeopardy Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Jose Juan Federico Moreno, a father of 5 United States citizen children, announced today that he will be seeking sanctuary from deportation in University Church on Chicago’s South Side, on the same[Read More…]
New Members Appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Five new members were recently appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (Committee), an expert panel that advises VA’s Secretary on issues and programs impacting women Veterans. Established in 1983, the Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary for policy and[Read More…]
