New Center Seeks to Show Veterans with Disabilities Their True Potential Through Educational Innovations and Research Breakthroughs WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement on the Dedication Ceremony for the University of Illinois’ new Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on TPP Negotiations in Atlanta
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2015. Trade representatives from twelve nations are meeting in Atlanta this week in an attempt to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a trade agreement that would have profound consequences for workers, consumers, the environment and health care. Consumers, businesses and governments around the world are struggling to[Read More…]
California Trucking Executive and Alleged Computer Hacker Arrested for Extorting $40,000 from Chicago-Area Software Company
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The president of a southern California trucking company plotted with a Serbian man to extort $40,000 from a Chicago-area software company by hacking into the company’s computer system and threatening to disclose the data, federal authorities announced today. STEFAN STOJANOVIC, 20, of Zemun, Serbia, hacked into[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Oct. 2, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Drug Industry Protections Causing Complications Among Trade Negotiators International trade ministers met this week in Atlanta and the Wall Street Journal reported that they continue to be divided over provisions related to prescription drugs and how long companies will be able to keep lower-cost generics off[Read More…]
Back to School Jam Exposed 1,200 to Chicago’s Diverse, Playful Learning Opportunities
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2015. On Saturday, September 19, at the Back to School Jam nearly 40 of Chicago City of Learning’s partner organizations united at Jones College Prep to offer a taste of the on-site and online programs that they offer young people year-round. More than 1,200 youth and family members[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Undergraduate Open House on October 12
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2015. Governors State University will host an undergraduate Open House Monday, October 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on admission requirements, financial aid, campus life and student housing, as well as specific undergraduate programs will be available for prospective students and their parents.[Read More…]
FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
First drug approved in lung cancer for patients whose tumors express PD-L1 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has progressed after other treatments and with[Read More…]
Park Forest Fire Department to Take Part in Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10) with Special Events
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Location matters when it comes to your smoke alarm. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!” Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, the Park Forest Fire Department is[Read More…]
Study: Daily Cannabis Use Is Safe, Effective For Chronic Pain
Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. Chronic pain patients who use herbal cannabis daily for one-year report reduced discomfort and increased quality of life compared to controls, and do not experience an increased risk of serious side effects, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain.[Read More…]
New Lawsuit Challenges Two Oklahoma Laws That Delay Women’s Health Care and Criminalize Doctors
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a new lawsuit in state district court today challenging two Oklahoma measures which threaten to make safe and legal abortion even harder to obtain in a state with only two abortion providers. The first measure bans the most commonly used method[Read More…]
