SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: SSC Media The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) once again awarded over $100,000 in scholarship funds for Academic Year 2019 to local students at the college’s annual Academic Achievement Reception on May 8, 2018. In doing so, the SSC Foundation surpassed the $2[Read More…]
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South Suburban College Presents Faculty Awards, Recognizes Retirees
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: SSC Media South Suburban College recently hosted their annual Spring Tea Awards to recognize employees’ years of service, retirements, and announce the Faculty Appreciation Awards. The SSC Faculty Appreciation Awards have now become an annual tradition under direction of college president Don Manning[Read More…]
Earthjustice Statement on the Farm “Harm” Bill
Victory: Farm bill dies in U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 Contact: Martin Hayden Today, Earthjustice’s Vice President of Policy and Legislation, Martin Hayden, released the following statement after the House voted down the Farm Bill (H.R. 2). “The House Farm Bill just deservedly landed on a big[Read More…]
Health Care Sabotage Will Increase Insurance Premiums by More Than $1,000 Next Year
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Thomas Huelskoetter Today, the Center for American Progress released a new 50-state analysis projecting the average increase in insurance premiums for a 40-year-old marketplace shopper for the 2019 plan year. The analysis accounts for both the impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate[Read More…]
New Report Finds Mothers With Part-Time Jobs Do More Labor Than Fathers With Full-Time Jobs
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Sarah Jane Glynn Today, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis of working parents’ time use. This analysis is different from other analyses of parents’ time use, because it specifically focuses on working parents with young children—as this cohort tends to spend a greater amount[Read More…]
St. Irenaeus Church Needs Donations for Upcoming Rummage Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry Street, is looking for donations for its huge parish-wide rummage sale that will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10. Donation collection will take place every Saturday through May 22 from 9 a.m. to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Slams Domestic Gag Rule Saying, “Get the Government Out of the Doctor’s Office”
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a leading health advocate in the U.S. House of Representatives, released this statement of the President Trump’s dangerous ‘Domestic Gag Rule’ that threatens the healthcare of millions of Americans: “Today’s decision by the Trump Administration is dangerous and[Read More…]
Statement from House Speaker Madigan on the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Jon Maxson Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Friday on the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy: “House Democrats agree that action must be taken to protect the health and wellbeing of our military heroes in the Quincy Veterans Home, and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Novel Preventive Treatment for Migraine in Adults
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 Contact: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aimovig (erenumab-aooe) for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. The treatment is given by once-monthly self-injections. Aimovig is the first FDA-approved preventive migraine treatment in a new class of drugs that work by[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Senior John Mensik Earns National 180 Award for Literacy Progress
RICHTON PARK, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Richard Barry and Monica Fountain John Mensik, a Southland College Prep Charter High School senior, has been named a recipient of a 2018 National 180 Student Award. He is one of 15 students across the United States to be recognized for having overcome[Read More…]
