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O’Hare May Get Body Scanners by End Of March

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Tribune : O’Hare International Airport will get full passenger body-scanning equipment next year, perhaps as early as the first quarter, Chicago’s aviation commissioner said today. But Rosemary Andolino was short on specifics, saying she didn’t know how many scanners will be installed or where they will be. Plans[Read More…]

Marian’s Band Steps Up For Rose Parade

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Southtown Star: Just days before the marching band is to fly out West to play in the Rose Parade, there is a nervous energy building in the Marian Catholic High School band room. All 250 band members are sitting around, biding their time as bored[Read More…]

Chicago Heights Police Fatally Shoot Park Forest Man

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Southtown Star: Chicago Heights police fatally shot a man who brandished a rifle at police Sunday afternoon. Erik Page, 28, of 3638 Western Ave., Park Forest, was shot by police at West 23rd Street and Euclid Avenue in Chicago Heights, officials said. Page was pronounced[Read More…]

How To Clean A Coffee Maker

By Gary Gresham Ever wonder how to clean a coffee maker the right way? Drip coffee makers need to be cleaned at least once a month to keep your coffee tasting good. Cleaning your coffee maker takes away hard water mineral deposits, old oils from previously brewed pots and other[Read More…]

Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of All Lots Of Tylenol® Arthritis Pain 100 Count With Ez-Open Cap

Fort Washington, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2009.  In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is expanding its voluntary recall to include all available product lots of TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP (Full list of[Read More…]

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Village Closer to Demolishing Former Field’s Building

The former Marshall Field’s department store building, which has recently served as a backdrop for events on the Village Green, is closer to demolition. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The building that was once home to a Marshall Field’s department store is now closer to being demolished. The Field’s[Read More…]

2009: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2009. #1 Obama Administration: Don’t Focus On Medical Marijuana ProsecutionsUnited States Deputy Attorney General David Ogden issued a memorandum to federal prosecutors in October directing them to not “focus federal resources … on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing[Read More…]

AFL-CIO: Senate Health Care Bill Still Inadequate

Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–December 24, 2009.  AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of health insurance reform legislation: “In the face of inexcusable partisanship, obstruction and gamesmanship, it is remarkable that Majority Leader Reid was able to move a health care bill through the United States Senate. [Read More…]

A Few Ironies Beset Our First Freedoms In 2009

Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center The five freedoms in the 45 words of the First Amendment are simple enough to list: religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. But in 2009 Americans once again found some unique, conflicting and at times ironic ways to interpret[Read More…]

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