Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Could Cost Illinois EPA $29 million in Program Support and 80 Staff Members Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined 12 other attorneys general strongly opposing the proposed federal budget cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its critical programs that[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Eliminate Statutes of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse Crimes
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Photo Source: Illinois.gov) Attorney General Calls for Elimination of Criminal Statutes of Limitations for Felony Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Crimes Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded members of the Illinois Senate for passing legislation to eliminate the statutes of limitations[Read More…]
Multistate Outbreak of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli Infections Linked to I.M. Healthy Brand SoyNut Butter
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 30. 2017 What’s New Six more sick people have been reported since the last update on March 21, 2017. The most recent illness started on March 13, 2017. Two more people were hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. The total is 29 sick[Read More…]
FDA URGENT NEWS: Envy Me Is Recalling LaBri’s Body Health Atomic 60 Capsules Due To Undeclared Sibutramine
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Envy Me is recalling LaBri’s Body Health Atomic, dietary supplement marketed for weight loss, sold in 60 capsule, plastic bottles. The recall includes all lot codes, manufacturing codes and expiration dates. The United States Food and Drug Administration has analyzed samples of La Bri’s Body[Read More…]
Governors State University Receives Prestigious National Humanities Grant
Equipping Veterans to Look at War Trauma University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017: The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), in conjunction with the Veterans Resource Center at Governors State University, has been named one of ten Illinois organizations to receive $100,000 in National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding[Read More…]
Mexico Lagged the Rest of Latin America in the NAFTA Era, Report Finds
Over 20 Million More Mexicans Have Fallen Below the Poverty Line Since NAFTA Took Effect Washington, DC — (ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017. Despite President Trump’s suggestions to the contrary, Mexico has not fared well during the 23 years it has been party to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). An[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
First drug approved for Primary Progressive MS Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. On March 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) to treat adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). This is the first drug approved by the FDA[Read More…]
Illinois Women Moving Forward Coalition Advocacy Day on Wednesday, April 5
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017. On the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump, millions of people took to the streets across the world to support equality, economic security and justice for women. Now we have an opportunity to turn that call into direction action. You can join us by attending[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports For March 28, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from Park Forest police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: White House Rejects Scientific Consensus, Guts U.S. Climate Policy
Taos, New Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. In an executive order released by the White House today, President Trump seeks to reverse the core policy safeguards put in place by the Obama Administration to address climate change. The Trump order represents a sweeping attack on action to account for intensifying and anticipated[Read More…]
