Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest is set to again have an early voting location. Early voting at Park Forest’s Village Hall is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 19 for residents of Cook County. Voters will be required to follow all COVID-19 precautions in place at Village Hall, including the wearing[Read More…]
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Cook County Health Patients Experience Major Delays in Mail Deliveries for Daily Medical Prescriptions
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- New data from the mail-order pharmacy at Cook County Health indicates 23% percent of mail-order prescriptions were delayed in July 2020 compared to less than 1% of all Cook County Health mail-order medications in March 2020. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Congressmen[Read More…]
Aunt Martha’s to Offer Free COVID-19 Testing at Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Representatives from Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness will be on location at Prairie State College (PSC) to offer free COVID-19 testing for Illinois residents on a first-come, first-serve basis. Testing will take place Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m, in parking lot C and D,[Read More…]
Prairie State College Offers Flexible Options for Remote Learning This Fall
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The fall semester is underway at Prairie State College (PSC), with flexible options, convenient start dates, and various meeting patterns to accommodate students’ availability and the different ways in which they prefer to experience online learning. While classes for the 16-week session have already begun, continuing and prospective[Read More…]
PSC Expands Access to Resources and Enhances Online Experience for Students
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) stands ready to meet the needs of students enrolled for the fall semester by providing a wealth of educational resources, including access to technology, online academic support, in-person and virtual meetings with staff, and upgrades to promote excellence in online learning. As part[Read More…]
Second Annual Racial Equity Week Coming in September to Cook County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the second annual Cook County Racial Equity Week, to be held September 14 – 18, 2020. This year’s theme is Cook County Past, Present, and Future: Acknowledging past harm, reckoning with impact today, and casting a vision for our county’s future. “We are[Read More…]
Hindus Heartbroken at Denial of Diwali Holiday in Oak Brook Schools
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois), has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021. Dr. Paul O’Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan[Read More…]
Over 70 Former Republican National Security Officials Endorse Biden for President
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In a blistering statement excoriating President Donald Trump, 74 former Republican national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress, released a joint statement endorsing Joe Biden for President of[Read More…]
Efficacy of Remdesivir in COVID-19
By Erin K. McCreary, PharmD; Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH JAMA-(ENEWSPF)- A study published in the Journal of the Amnerican Medical Association shows some promise in the treatment of COVID-19 with remdesivir. Patients treated with the antiviral drug showed a recovery time that was shorter by four days compared to those treated with placebo. The[Read More…]
Charleston, Ill., Man Charged with Child Sex Crimes, Ordered to Remain in Custody
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on August 17 cited “the extreme danger to the community” posed by defendant James L. Williams, 39, of Charleston, Ill., and granted the government’s request that Williams remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Williams, of the 500 block of[Read More…]
