CHICAGO −(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. A man who allegedly sex trafficked an underage girl by force was charged in a criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in Chicago. The defendant, ALLEN C. IROEGBULEM, 24, of Roselle, Illinois, was charged with sex trafficking of a minor. The charges were announced today by[Read More…]
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The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘Elemeno Pea’
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Molly Smith Metzler’s “Elemeno Pea” in the Sondra and Denis Healy Theatre, located in The Theatre School building at Racine and Fullerton. The production opens Feb. 13 and runs through Feb. 22. (The Theatre School Image) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. The Theatre[Read More…]
Environmentalists, Artists Converge for Rooted in Soil Free Events at the DePaul Art Museum
Artist and activist Jenny Kendler arranges “Fungi for Fungi” as part of the “Rooted in Soil” exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum. Kendler is artist-in-residence with the National Resource Defense Council and will bring her performance, “Milkweed Dispersal Balloons,” to the museum for its Chicago debut. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief)[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Kirby, Feb. 13, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015 REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon everybody. No opening statement today. I’ll spare you. We’ll just get right to your questions. Q: If I could just ask one housekeeping item, and then a question on Iraq. Housekeeping item, do you have a time for a swearing[Read More…]
Farewell Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary Chuck Hagel
During his last week in office, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, far right, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Feb. 11, 2015. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. To the men and women of[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Revenue Begins Processing 2014 Individual Tax Returns
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is now processing 2014 Individual Income Tax returns after implementing additional security measures in an effort to safeguard taxpayers from identity theft and fraud. IDOR estimates that taxpayers could begin seeing refunds as early as February 25th for those choosing the[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry Welcomes the Inaugural Class of Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellows
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015 Secretary Kerry: Thank you. Good morning, everybody, all of you taking refuge from the cold. (Laughter.) Try Boston today. (Laughter.) We got another slog of snow coming. It’s really very, very special for me to be here today. I am very excited about this program, this[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Feb. 13, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing PAKISTAN UKRAINE/RUSSIA SYRIA UKRAINE/RUSSIA SYRIA YEMEN LIBYA/EGYPT EGYPT/FRANCE LIBYA/EGYPT EGYPT/FRANCE INDIA MURDER INVESTIGATION/CHAPEL HILL INDIA INDIA/PAKISTAN PAKISTAN SRI LANKA CUBA ARGENTINA VENEZUELA UKRAINE ARGENTINA BRAZIL MIDDLE EAST PEACE CUBA ISIL TRANSCRIPT: 12:57 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hello, everyone. QUESTION: Happy Friday the[Read More…]
Illinois Physician Pleads Guilty to Taking Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company and Agrees to Pay $3.79 Million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Case
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that an Illinois physician, Dr. Michael J. Reinstein, pleaded guilty to a federal crime for receiving illegal kickbacks and benefits totaling nearly $600,000 from two pharmaceutical companies in exchange for regularly prescribing an anti-psychotic drug — clozapine — to his patients. [Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Murders of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in North Carolina
Washington, DC—(ENEWSFP)—February 13, 2015. Yesterday, the FBI opened an inquiry into the brutal and outrageous murders of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In addition to the ongoing investigation by local authorities, the FBI is taking steps to determine whether federal[Read More…]
