A 50% discount for summer credit classes at Oak Forest Center is available to all students. South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Open Registration for the Summer 2015 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is now in progress. Summer classes begin Monday, June 8th at the college’s Main Campus and Oak[Read More…]
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Chicago’s Finance Committee Announces a Hearing on the Burge Torture Reparations Ordinance
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Today, Chairman Ed Burke of Chicago’s Finance Committee announced the committee will hold a hearing on the Burge Torture Reparations Ordinance on April 14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Dozens of organizers and activists were present to demonstrate their support for the ordinance. The ordinance has been[Read More…]
New Desktop Application Has Potential to Increase Asteroid Detection, Now Available to Public
NASA’s Asteroid Data Hunter contest series was part of NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge, which is focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge[Read More…]
Presidential Task Force Releases Action Plan to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud
(Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Yesterday, the Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, released its action plan. This plan articulates the aggressive steps that federal agencies will take both domestically and internationally to implement[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Community Members From Across Chicago Hold Rally To Urge Governor Rauner To Restore $28 Million In Grant Funding For Park Projects
Rally held at Gately Park in Pullman, which stands to lose $2.5M for a public indoor track as a result of funding freeze CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State Senator Donne Trotter, State Representative Marcus Evans, Aldermen Michelle Harris, Walter Burnett, Jr., Danny Solis and the Chicago Park District[Read More…]
Child Sex Trafficking Victims Pose Identification Challenges Among Health Care Providers
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Child sex trafficking is a problem within the United States, with an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 youth at risk annually. The majority of child sex trafficking victims are exposed to severe physical and sexual violence that can last well past the time they are[Read More…]
Pediatricians Play an Important Role in Addressing Tobacco Use
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. More than 3.6 million U.S. youth currently smoke, and 80 percent will continue to smoke into adulthood. Early intervention and education is important in reducing youth smoking rates and pediatricians are in a unique position to counsel both patients and their parents regarding smoking[Read More…]
Prairie State College Inducts Seven Nursing Students into Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recently inducted seven nursing students into the Alpha Chapter of the Organization of Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. The inductees were honored during a special ceremony held this month in the Conference Center at the PSC main campus.[Read More…]
Update on Clinical Status of Patient with Ebola Virus Disease at the NIH Clinical Center, March 16, 2015
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. NIH physicians have changed the status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center from serious to critical condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. NIH has no pending admissions of additional individuals[Read More…]
In a Bi-partisan Vote the New Mexico’s State Senate Passes Historic Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
SB383 Reduces Penalties for Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia Santa Fe, NM –(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Over the weekend, making history, the New Mexico’s State Senate voted (21-20) to pass Senate Bill 383, reducing penalties for adults who possess small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The[Read More…]
