“Now, a lot of time, [a] record disqualifies you from being a full participant in our society — even if you’ve already paid your debt to society. It means millions of Americans have difficulty even getting their foot in the door to try to get a job much less actually[Read More…]
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Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Scheme to Bilk Medicare and Employ Housekeeper Against Her Will
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. A Chicago couple used their health care business to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars while also conspiring to force a housekeeper to work against her will, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RICHARD TINIMBANG and his wife, MARIBEL TINIMBANG, participated[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Funding To Restore Youth Employment At Shuttered Site
Bikes N’ Roses’ Belmont Cragin site to reopen and employ youth via One Summer Chicago and year-round opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday an investment to restore 65 youth employment opportunities at a small business that had been closed earlier this year due to funding withheld by[Read More…]
Congressman Cummings and Senator Warren Release GAO Report Highlighting Dramatic Growth of Nonbank Mortgage Servicers
Members Urge CFPB to Implement GAO Recommendation to Strengthen Regulatory Oversight Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents the dramatic[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure in Cities
Durbin’s bills to update regulations at EPA and HUD are part of larger push by Senate Democrats to combat lead contamination CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today highlighted new initiatives to protect children in affordable housing from lead poisoning and update the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Meets with the Daily News Editorial Board
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. This weekend, Hillary Clinton had the opportunity to meet with the same New York Daily News editorial board that met with Senator Sanders last week. Below is the full transcript of her interview. Daily News: Welcome. I really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Drug for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Patients with a Specific Chromosomal Abnormality
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Venclexta (venetoclax) for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have a chromosomal abnormality called 17p deletion and who have been treated with at least one prior therapy. Venclexta is the first FDA-approved treatment[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Announces Winners of 2016 Congressional Art Competition
MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for high school students during a reception at South Suburban College’s Lee E. Dulgar Gallery. Paul Somerville, a student at Thornwood High School, won first place for his entry titled, “A Boy in the City.”[Read More…]
5th Annual Lake Calumet Earth Day Hike on April 22
Registration Required by Thursday, April 21 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2016. The Lake Calumet Vision Committee is sponsoring its 5th Annual Earth Day Hike on Friday, April 22. This will be a unique opportunity to explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. Join[Read More…]
Killer Robots: The Case for Human Control
Nations Convene to Discuss Fully Autonomous Weapons © 2016 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016 – Countries should retain meaningful human control over weapons systems and ban fully autonomous weapons, also known as “killer robots,” Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic[Read More…]
