From the Chicago Tribune: A 17-year-old boy was shot to death this morning in a Logan Square neighborhood nightclub, police said. Police were notified about the shooting at about 2 a.m. inside the V Live night club at 2047 N. Milwaukee Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. Ramiro Guevara got into[Read More…]
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Senator Roland Burris Will Only Support Health Care Bill with Government Plan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– United States Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) wants health care reform with a government health insurance plan and he’s willing to fight for it, says the Wall Street Journal. From the Chicago Sun-Times: The Wall Street Journal named him as one of six senators to watch in the coming[Read More…]
Medical Imaging May Help Researchers Understand the Pathogenesis Of H1N1 Virus
Reston, VA–(ENEWSPF)– Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that imaging can now be used as a tool for identifying severe cases of H1N1 and may play a key role in understanding the pathogenesis of the virus, possibly leading to earlier diagnoses of severe cases in the[Read More…]
More Licensed Medical Professionals Able to Give H1N1 Flu Shot in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a public health emergency proclamation in a proactive effort to ensure there are enough certified and licensed health care professionals able to administer the H1N1 flu vaccine. This gubernatorial proclamation allows the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of[Read More…]
‘You Are Being Shagged by a Rare Parrot,’ BBC Two Video
Hilarious. Enjoy the video. And the shagging.
Irony Is Dead: Limbaugh Threatens Legal Action over False Statements
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Actually, the fact-free talker is threatening to sue journalists who report what Limbaugh claims are falsehoods regarding him. Hmm, suddenly, Limbaugh doesn’t like being on the other end of misinformation? Suddenly he’s demanding folks back up and source all their information, in a way that he[Read More…]
Fall Community College Enrollment Sets Record in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2009. The statewide Full Time Equivalency (FTE) Fall enrollments at Illinois community colleges reached an all-time record 223,353 for the current semester, an increase of 9.5% from last year, according to recently released figures from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Reporting for FTE enrollments began in 1965.[Read More…]
All Illinois High Schools Invited to Participate in Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2009. The Illinois Arts Council invites all Illinois high schools to participate in the 2009 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a free national program created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Now entering its 5th year of national competition, Poetry Out Loud[Read More…]
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Issues Statement on the Nation’s Report Card in Math for 4th and 8th Graders
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2009, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results are evidence that we must better equip our schools to improve the knowledge and skills of[Read More…]
Christopher Columbus and The Myth of ‘America’
Happy Columbus Day Columbus sailed the ocean blue in Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two … May the spirit of adventure and discovery always be with you. Wishing you a great Columbus Day – Columbus Day greeting card Commentary By Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola t r u t h o[Read More…]
