Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009. Eight states will receive $6.6 million in Striving Readers grants to improve the literacy skills of struggling adolescent readers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today. The purpose of the Striving Readers program is to raise reading achievement in Title I-eligible middle and high schools[Read More…]
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Chicago FBI: Public’s Help Sought in Search for Cicero Murder Suspect
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is asking for the public’s help in locating and apprehending a former Cicero man who is wanted in connection with the 1996 shooting death of a Chicago restaurant owner. PEDRO AGUILAR, age[Read More…]
Sting Nets Suburban Chiropractor for Alleged Unpaid Child Support
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2009. A suburban chiropractor, wanted in Champaign County after allegedly not paying thousands of dollars in child support, was arrested after an officer from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department posed as a patient in need of chiropractic care. Gaylen Bohlin, 69, of LaPorte, Ind., was arrested Thursday at[Read More…]
Nationwide Voluntary Product Recall of Neocate® Infant Specialized Formula Lot P91877
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2009. Nutricia North America, Inc. (“Nutricia”) has contacted customers to undertake the voluntary recall and replacement of one (1) lot of the specialized infant formula product, Neocate®. This recall involves a limited quantity of individual cans (approximately 3700) from Lot # P91877, and does not affect any[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Highlights Need For Affordable, Accessible Healthcare
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn recently visited the Howard Brown Health Center to highlight the importance and need for affordable and accessible healthcare. The Howard Brown Health Center provides comprehensive primary medical care, mental health services, and social support to more than 36,000 community members, many of whom are[Read More…]
Chairman Kerry: Testing Afghanistan Assumptions
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2009. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) authored the following op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal titled “Testing Afghanistan Assumptions.” The full text of the op-ed is below: Testing Afghanistan Assumptions By John Kerry In the coming weeks, President Barack Obama will make the most[Read More…]
Three Teens Charged in Beating Death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Chicago Breaking News Center is reporting that three teens have been charged with first degree murder in the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert: UPDATE: Three teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of Derrion Albert, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s[Read More…]
In the Culture Wars, Who Speaks for God?
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar In the combative world of cable news, America’s culture wars are often characterized as pitched battles between ardent religionists on one side and diehard secularists on the other. Real life, of course, is far more complex.[Read More…]
Some ‘Unfunded Mandates’ are Bad, But Many Others are Okay
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg A common complaint among lots of municipal officials is that the state or federal government many times imposes mandates that the local officials then must implement. It becomes especially problematic when costs associated with putting the state or federal measures in place require local funding,[Read More…]
Documentary Exposé, A Forgotten Injustice, at GSU
Mexican Americans forced out of the United States during the Depression. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Title V-Latino Center for Excellence at Governors State University is sponsoring a special presentation by journalist Vicente Serrano of his documentary exposé, “A Forgotten Injustice,” on October 8, at 4:30 p.m., in The[Read More…]
