Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Matt Lee-Ashley and Mary Ellen Kustin U.S. families are facing higher gas prices at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, in part due to President Donald Trump’s flawed energy policies, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress. As families fuel[Read More…]
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FDA Takes Action Against the Use of Over-the-counter Benzocaine Teething Products
Agency urges companies to discontinue teething products, include new warnings for other OTC benzocaine products and revise warnings for approved prescription local anesthetic drugs Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 Contact: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that over-the-counter (OTC) teething products containing benzocaine pose a[Read More…]
Keep Food Safety in Mind as Summer Grilling Season Begins
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser For many of us, the summer grilling and travel season begins this Memorial Day weekend. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants to make sure you and your family avoid food poisoning this summer. An estimated 128,000[Read More…]
Park Forest to Remember Veterans On Memorial Day: Monday, May 28
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Village of Park Forest will honor its veterans during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28 at 11 a.m., on the Village Green in DownTown Park Forest. In addition, the Park Forest Veterans Commission’s Veterans Closet & Resource Center,[Read More…]
Crimes of Opportunity: April Car Burglaries Unrelated, But Unsolved
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three reports of car burglaries from April remain unsolved, but, according to police, appear to be unrelated. However, it does appear that these were crimes of opportunity, with vehicles left unlocked. In the first instance, police were dispatched to the 100 block of Hemlock Street on April[Read More…]
A ‘Micro Pantry’ In Matteson: The Hungry Have Another Resource Thanks To PSC
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Are you or someone you know in need of food? A venture begun in 2017 has made it’s way to Matteson thanks to Prairie State College. They’re calling it a “Micro Pantry,” and it’s possible because of a generous donation from Micro Pantries in Joliet, IL. Prairie State[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Calls Out Speaker Ryan for Being “Too Beholden to the NRA to Save Kids’ Lives” (Video)
In Floor Speech, She Rightfully Lays Responsibility for ‘Murder Through Inaction’ at the Feet on Speaker Ryan and House Republicans Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director Yesterday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, addressed Congressional inaction on gun violence[Read More…]
Congress Moves to Protect Medical Cannabis from Jeff Sessions
But What About Recreational? Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson It’s no secret what Jeff Sessions thinks about cannabis. Donald Trump’s “beleaguered” Attorney General famously once uttered that, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” after all. While the AG’s boss has apparently cut a deal with Republican Senator Cory Gardner[Read More…]
Itzhak Perlman to Perform Nov. 11 at DePaul University’s New Holtschneider Performance Center
School of Music plans some 40 events over 11 days to celebrate new Holtschneider Performance Center CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 Contacts: Carol Hughes and Brian Barasch Internationally acclaimed performers, including violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, soprano Ana María Martínez, trumpet master Nicholas Payton, solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, will[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Leads Coalition in Support of Stiffer Penalties for Irresponsible Drug Manufacturers
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan led a bipartisan coalition of 39 state and territory Attorneys General to call on congressional leaders to pass laws to help hold opioid manufacturers accountable for their role in the opioid epidemic. Madigan and the coalition sent a letter[Read More…]
