Encourages Uninsured People Across Illinois to Attend a “Last Chance” Enrollment Assistance Event CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today attended one of Get Covered Illinois’ (GCI) “Last Chance” enrollment events to urge everyone still waiting on the sidelines to take action to obtain affordable health coverage. With just three[Read More…]
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GM Moves to Secure Recalled Ignition Switches
824,000 models sold in the U.S. from 2008-2011 will get new ignition switch DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2014. General Motors said it will replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the U.S. since faulty switches may have[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Arrest One Man In Connection With Naked Attack on A Woman
Marc Greska. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police announced an arrest in one of the assaults that occurred in the community last week. The attacks prompted police to issue a Code Red community alert. Police announced the arrest of Marc Greska in connection with one of those assaults.[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Raise The Minimum Wage – It’s The Right Thing To Do For Hardworking Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2014. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m Joe Biden. I’m filling in for President Obama, who is abroad. I want to talk to you today about the minimum wage and the overwhelming need to raise the minimum wage. There’s no reason in the world why an American working 40[Read More…]
Divvy and Gap Inc. Announce First-of-its-Kind Seasonal Talent-Sharing Initiative for Unemployed Cook County Job Seekers
Optimum Employment Pilot Program Creates Groundbreaking Full-Year Employment Opportunity for Unemployed Talent in Chicagoland by Linking Seasonal Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. Skills for Chicagoland’s Future—a public-private partnership working to match businesses that have current, unmet hiring needs with qualified, unemployed job seekers—announced today a new partnership with Divvy, operated by[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Long-acting Recombinant Coagulation Factor IX Concentrate for Patients with Hemophilia B
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Alprolix, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc Fusion Protein, for use in adults and children who have Hemophilia B. Alprolix is the first Hemophilia B treatment designed to require less frequent injections when used to prevent or reduce[Read More…]
New Art Exhibition on Display at South Suburban College Through April 21
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2014. The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to present a new exhibition titled “News That Stays News” in the Dorothea Thiel Gallery on SSC’s Main Campus in South Holland. The art works–created separately by Burleigh Kronquist and Jenny Roberts–are on[Read More…]
FDA Approves Topamax for Migraine Prevention in Adolescents
First approved treatment for ages 12 to 17 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Topamax (topiramate) for prevention (prophylaxis) of migraine headaches in adolescents ages 12 to 17. This is the first FDA approval of a drug for migraine prevention in this age[Read More…]
Sexting, Shapchat and Sating in a Digital World: Teatro Luna brings ‘Generation Sex to Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014 – Technology has significantly changed the dating scene. Chicago’s Teatro Luna theater company explores the subject with their latest show, “Generation Sex,” which comes to the stage at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts April 11 at 8 p.m. With “Generation Sex,” Teatro Luna[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, March 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary’s Travel SYRIA Violence in Kessab / Threat to Armenian Community in Syria DEPARTMENT Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellows AFGHANISTAN Attack on Roots of Peace SYRIA Concerns about Targeting of Armenians in Syria / Opposition Committed to Fighting Extremism VENEZUELA Policy[Read More…]
