$46 Million Project Anchors New Cottage Grove Corridor with 96 Mixed-Income Residential Apartments and Walmart Neighborhood Market; Chicago Neighborhoods Now Projects in Bronzeville are Creating 2,700 Permanent Jobs and 12,000 Construction Jobs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Will Burns, Bronzeville community leaders and project developers today opened[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Park District Receives 2014 National Gold Medal Award For Excellence In Parks And Recreation
Chicago wins significant honor in the Park and Recreation Industry CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), has awarded the 2014 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, City Officials Break Ground On Fullerton Revetment, Announce Future Of Theater On The Lake
$31.5M Investment will improve lakefront experience for Chicago residents, visitors CHUCAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Commissioner Juan Salgado, and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld today broke ground on the Fullerton Revetment project, which will stabilize the shoreline near the Fullerton Theater on the[Read More…]
New Mentoring Program Puts Roosevelt University Mission to Work
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. By Meredith Heagney Meeting her new mentor for the first time left Nicole Wilson exhilarated. The senior studying business management is part of a new Roosevelt University initiative pairing students with leaders of local community organizations. “I’m so excited!” Wilson said, minutes after saying goodbye to Mary[Read More…]
CDC Develops a New, Faster Lab Test for Enterovirus D68
Confirmed cases will appear to rise as agency accelerates specimen testing; Changes in case counts due to faster testing will not represent a real-time influx of new cases Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed and started using a new, faster lab test[Read More…]
Maui Communities Celebrate Return of Flow to Maui Streams after More Than a Century
Victory: Millions of gallons of water from industrial diversions return and restore flows to culturally significant waters The newly restored flows to `Īao Stream (traditionally known as Wailuku River) in October 2014.Kapua Sproat / Earthjustice Maui, HI —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Earthjustice, on behalf of[Read More…]
Federal Watchdog Faults Government for Failure to Address Ocean Acidification
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. A report released today by the Government Accountability Office criticized the federal government for its failure to take coordinated action on ocean acidification. The GAO found that federal agencies have not implemented key requirements of a 2009 law passed to combat the carbon threat to oceans, the[Read More…]
Illinois Department on Aging Offers Free Counseling for Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period Starting October 15
SHIP Provides Help to Seniors & People with Disabilities for Insurance Options; Call (800) 252-8966 or visit the website at http://www.illinois.gov/aging/ SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. To assist Medicare-eligible individuals regarding their Medicare insurance options, Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., today announced free counseling assistance is available. [Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT SAUDI ARABIA TURKEY/ISIL/SYRIA/KURDISTAN REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE/GAZA IRAN PHILIPPINES HONG KONG NORTH KOREA WEST AFRICA REGION/EBOLA IRAQ/ISIL/COUNTERTERRORISM HONG KONG IRAN YEMEN/EGYPT UNITED KINGDOM EBOLA TRANSCRIPT: 2:17 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I know we’re late[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at a Press Availability, Paris, France, Oct. 14, 2014
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Thanks for your patience. This has been a very productive couple of days, and I’m glad to have an opportunity to be able to catch up on the discussions that we’ve had, both with Foreign Minister Fabius as well as[Read More…]
