(Courtesy of Chicago Tribune) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2015. Author Clark Elliott, transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman and librarian Morgen MacIntosh-Hodgetts — DePaul University faculty and staff members — will be among the speakers at the Chicago Tribune’s Printers Row Lit Fest June 6-7. Billed as “the largest gathering of book lovers[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement today following the passage of S. Res. 87, a bipartisan resolution that encourages U.S. officials to work with the European governments and the European Union to prevent and respond to the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe: “The[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Lead Illinois Delegation Call for Federal Relief for Small Businesses Impacted by April Tornado
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) were joined by the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation today in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to issue a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for DeKalb and Ogle Counties, which will allow residents[Read More…]
National Institutes of Health Suspends Operations In Its Clinical Center Pharmaceutical Development Section
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has suspended operations of its Pharmaceutical Development Section (PDS) due to the discovery of serious manufacturing problems and lack of compliance with standard operating procedures. Upon receipt of a complaint, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) representatives inspected the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Students Receiving Free Eye Glasses at John Charles Haines Elementary
Mayor’s vision program has distributed 50,000 pairs of glasses since launch Mayor Emanuel visits with students receiving free eye glasses at Haines Elementary. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited John Charles Haines Elementary School today to meet with students receiving eye[Read More…]
Cook County RNs to Picket Stroger Hospital Friday Over Short Staffing and Wage Theft
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS), registered nurses, joined by community supporters, will picket John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, 1969 W. Ogden Avenue. Chicago, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, June 5, to protest growing problems with safe staffing and “wage theft,” the denial[Read More…]
Senator Sanders and Rep. Conyers Propose Youth Jobs Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today visited an innovative job training site for unemployed youth in the capital city’s Anacostia neighborhood and unveiled legislation with Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to create new jobs. “We cannot continue to ignore the crisis of youth unemployment in America. We are[Read More…]
Sen. Bernie Sanders to Gov. Bush: ‘No, We Will Not Cut Social Security!’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015 – In the midst of massive wealth and income inequality and at a time when poverty among seniors is rising, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday ripped former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for recently proposing massive cuts to Social Security. “I have a hard time understanding what world[Read More…]
Leading Democratic Lawmakers Raise Concerns over Banks’ Efforts to Secure DOL Waivers
Waters, Warren lead coalition of Democrats calling for hearings WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2015. In the wake of five megabanks pleading guilty to felony charges, a number of prominent Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Department of Labor (DOL) to carefully consider whether to waive sanctions that would be automatically[Read More…]
Benefits of Mammograms Outweigh Adverse Effects for Older Women – UN Agency
Credit: IARC/WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 June 2015 – A group of 29 independent experts from 16 countries, convened by the specialized cancer agency of the United Nations, has concluded that there is sufficient evidence that mammography screening is effective in reducing breast cancer-related deaths for women aged 50–69 years. The benefit of[Read More…]
