CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after Tribune Media Company (Tribune) announced it was withdrawing from its $3.9 billion proposed mega-merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair): From day one, the proposed acquisition of the Tribune Media Company by the Sinclair Broadcast Group[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Animal Care and Control Announce New Program to Return Lost Animals to Their Homes
Chicago residents can take advantage of low-cost and free microchipping, tagging and vaccine clinics on Wednesday, August 15 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) announced a new initiative that will support the return of lost animals faster while diverting them[Read More…]
Owners of Five Chicago-Area Restaurants Charged in Federal Investigation Targeting Underreporting of Gross Receipts
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The owners of five Chicago-area restaurants are facing criminal tax charges as part of a federal investigation into the underreporting of gross receipts. The charges allege that the restaurant owners willfully avoided paying the full amount of federal taxes by reporting gross receipts[Read More…]
DePaul Art Museum Announces Fall Exhibitions
Diverse works include neon African masks, photographs of everyday life in mid-century Chicago and portraits of women screaming CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Julie Rodrigues Widholm Steel sculptures and neon lights by artist and dancer Brendan Fernandes, which are based on fabricated African masks sold to tourists in New York City,[Read More…]
In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills
San Juan, Puerto Rico—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Sarah Varney and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Blue tarps still dot rooftops, homes lack electricity needed to refrigerate medicines, and clinics chip away at debts incurred from running generators. Yet despite the residual effects from last year’s devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rico is moving ahead[Read More…]
Breathing ‘A Chore’: California Wildfires Threaten the Health of Young And Old
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 By: Anna Gorman and Ana B. Ibarra Debbie Dobrosky noticed a peculiar hue in the sky on Monday — “a very ugly yellow casting” — as she peeked outside. A large cloud of smoke had begun to cover the sun. By Tuesday, the smoke was so heavy that[Read More…]
Nationwide Recall of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist
Possible Microbiological Contamination Holly Hill, FL–(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2018 Contact: Joan Sanger, Site Head of Quality, Product Quest Manufacturing Holly Hill, FL, Product Quest Manufacturing (“Product Quest”) is voluntarily recalling Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist, a clear, colorless liquid, to the consumer level. THolly Hill,[Read More…]
Mishawaka Man Sentenced to 68 Months in Prison in Child Pornography Case
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice announced Monday that Brendan R. Eiler, 33 years old, of Mishawaka, IN, was sentenced after pleading guilty of receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio handed down the sentence. The Court imposed a sentence of 68[Read More…]
Informed Delivery: Know What Should Be in Your Mail
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Following a report that a Park Forest Post Office employee has been placed on administrative leave pending a decision by the USPS management on his job status following a mail theft investigation, readers raised concerns about missing mail. Some commented on mail they sent that never arrived. Others[Read More…]
Annual Photographer of the Year Exhibit Opens at Prairie State College on August 21
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2018 By: PSC Media “It took me a while to grasp the fact that there was a difference between simply taking photographs and actually creating them. Taking photographs is easy because all there is to it is pushing a button. But to actually create a photograph takes[Read More…]
