Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Knights of Columbus held their penultimate fist fry at the St. Irenaeus Religious Education Center, 207 South Orchard Drive, on Friday. Serving over 60 meals in two hours, the group is making ready for the last fish fry of the Lenten Season. The menu includes all[Read More…]
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Spartans (26-6) Use Late Scoring Burst To Top N. Chicago For IHSA 3A Third Place
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic used a 10-0 fourth-quarter run and a combined 48 points from Ahron Ulis and Malik Tidwell to top North Chicago, 58-48, to capture the IHSA Class 3A Third-Place Game at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday. In winning the school’s first-ever men’s basketball state trophy, the[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Introduces Bill to Help Veterans with Children Access Child Care, Reduce Veteran Unemployment
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth introduced a bill yesterday along with seven of her colleagues to support Veterans and Veteran families, as well as reduce Veteran unemployment. The proposed legislation will help improve access to child care services for Veterans participating in workforce[Read More…]
UChicago Makes Venture Investment into Popular Chicago Food Market
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Mary Naset Foxtrot, the popular food and alcohol delivery service with four storefront locations in Chicago, is the fourth recipient of a venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. The company has received $450,000 from the University of Chicago as part of their $6 million[Read More…]
Park Forest Library Announces April Special Events
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Kaitlyn Keller The Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, will be hosting several Special Events in April. All events are open to the public. The Library will be hosting special Book Talk events: April 15th – “Book Talk with Mary Kubica” A special presentation/book[Read More…]
Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall of Alka-Seltzer Plus® Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Brendel Bayer is voluntarily recalling Alka-Seltzer Plus® packages that: Were sold only in the U.S. at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Kroger (including Dillons Food Stores, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food Stores, Ralphs, King Soopers and Smith’s Food and Drug) after February 9, 2018. Can[Read More…]
Everything You Need To Know About The New Medicare Cards (But Beware Of Scams)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Judith Graham In April, the government will start sending out new Medicare cards, launching a massive, yearlong effort to alter how 59 million people enrolled in the federal health insurance program are identified. Historically, Medicare ID cards have been stamped with the Social Security numbers[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Joins Colleagues In Calling On Key Senate Committee To Take Action On Legislation To Fund Gun Violence Research At CDC
Urges Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee leadership to join medical, public health professionals in recognizing gun violence as a public health crisis CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 25 other Senators in calling on leaders of the[Read More…]
NASA Twins Study Confirms Preliminary Findings
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Monica Edwards and Laurie Abadie, NASA Human Research Strategic Communications Mark and Scott Kelly are still identical twins; Scott’s DNA did not fundamentally change. What researchers did observe are changes in gene expression, which is how your body reacts to your environment. This likely is within[Read More…]
H7N9 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trials Begin
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: Elizabeth Deatrick Two new clinical trials testing an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus are now enrolling volunteers at sites across the United States. The Phase 2 studies, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part[Read More…]
