CDPH continues coordination efforts with city health, public safety and transportation leaders Mayor Emanuel meets with public health officials, cabinet members and hospital leaders on Ebola preparedness. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today convened cabinet members, public health officials and hospital[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Alderman Thompson, Community Leaders and Veterans of the U.S. Military Open Hope Manor II
Investment Will Help the City Deliver of Mayor Emanuel’s Goal of Ending Homelessness Among Veterans by the End of 2015 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Senator Dick Durbin, Alderman JoAnn Thompson, community leaders and Veterans of the U.S. Military and their families today to open Hope Manor II[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Austin, Oct. 17, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good morning, everybody. This is a lot taller today, this podium. (Laughter.) GEN. LLOYD AUSTIN: It’s just normal size here. (Laughter.) ADM. KIRBY: Well, we’re back. I’m just going to turn it over to our briefer today. You all know General Austin,[Read More…]
U.S. PIRG: Today’s Announcement of Steps to Improve Credit and Debit Card Security
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Statement of Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. PIRG: “U.S. PIRG commends the President for using the government’s buying power to accelerate improvements in credit and debit card security that are critically needed by American consumers and businesses. Recent breaches at major merchants and the nation’s[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Provides Update on State’s Preparedness Efforts for Ebola, Oct. 17, 2014
Governor Quinn Directs Agency to Assemble Ebola Preparedness Task Force, Announces Informational Hotline and Website CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, joined by local health department, hospital, health care and emergency response officials, held a media briefing today to update the public about[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Visits Chicago Chocolate Business as Illinois Comeback Continues
Unemployment Rate Falls for 7th Consecutive Month, Employers Add 19,300 Jobs CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. As Illinois’ unemployment rate continued falling to its lowest point in more than six years, Governor Pat Quinn today visited Vosges Haut-Chocolat in Chicago to discuss the state’s ongoing economic comeback. In September, Illinois’ unemployment[Read More…]
Two Connecticut Men Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme Involving FBI Agent in New York
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Two Connecticut men pleaded guilty today to bribery charges, admitting that they participated in a scheme to obtain confidential, internal law enforcement documents and information from a former FBI Special Agent in White Plains, New York. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Sues Wisconsin Mobile Home Park for Discriminating Against Families with Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park, a 230-lot mobile home park, in Whitewater, Wisconsin, for refusing to allow families with children to live in certain areas of the park,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Protecting American Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello. Good job, everybody. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, it is good to be back at CFPB. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Woo! THE PRESIDENT: Yes, this is an enthusiastic and rowdy crowd, this group. (Laughter.) That’s what happens[Read More…]
FDA Approves Labeling with Abuse-deterrent Features for Third Extended-release Opioid Analgesic
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release (ER) capsules, an opioid analgesic to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Embeda is[Read More…]
