CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017 —The Chicago Lights Gala of Hope accomplished another evening of incredible success through the annual gala supporting the five programs of Chicago Lights and the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being on Friday, February 24, 2017. The event gathered supporters to celebrate and renew the work of[Read More…]
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IL House Speaker Madigan Introduces Bill Streamlining Administration of Lincoln Library
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to make the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum into a freestanding institution in his proposed state budget, Speaker Michael J. Madigan is introducing legislation to improve the administration of the library, advancing an[Read More…]
Gerber Issues Allergy Alert To Clarify Egg Labeling For Cheese Ravioli Pasta Pick-ups®
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Gerber Products Company of Florham Park, New Jersey, is initiating a voluntary recall of Cheese Ravioli Gerber® Pasta Pick-Ups® because the egg allergen is missing from the “Contains” statement. The full ingredient list on the package does list “egg” as an ingredient; however, the “Contains” statement, designed to further alert parents[Read More…]
STScI: Hubble Dates Black Hole’s Last Big Meal
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, it’s been a long time between dinners. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found that the black hole ate its last big meal about 6 million years ago, when it consumed a large clump of infalling gas.[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 9, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 82 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]
AARP Opposes Special Interest Health Care Bill
Legislation would weaken Medicare, hike insurance premiums on those who can least afford it, and give tax breaks to big drug companies. Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. In a statement AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond announced AARP’s opposition to the House plan that would make harmful changes to our[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Warrant to Search Data of Facebook Page for Group Protesting Dakota Access Pipeline
Warrant Served on Facebook is Overbroad and Violates First and Fourth Amendments, ACLU Argues in Court Filing BELLINGHAM, Wash. —(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to quash a warrant issued to police to search a Facebook community page for a broad range of information[Read More…]
On International Women’s Day, Chicago Women Workers Celebrate Victory Against Sexual Harassment
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. More than 50 child care providers, caregivers and house cleaners gathered Wednesday evening to speak out against the pervasive problem of sexual harassment in their work. Although the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights now offers the state’s first-ever sexual harassment protections for household workers,[Read More…]
Governor Rauner: ‘We Cannot Stay Silent on Hate’
IL Governor Rauner Rauner Administration Takes Steps to Combat Anti-Semitism and Strengthen Illinois’ Hate Crime Laws CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner announced today at the Illinois Holocaust Museum Humanitarian Awards dinner a number of steps the administration is taking to combat hate crimes and growing anti-Semitism in Illinois.[Read More…]
Attorney General Sessions Directs Federal Prosecutors to Target Most Significant Violent Offenders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today directed federal prosecutors nationwide to engage in a focused effort to investigate, prosecute and deter the most violent offenders. This builds on the announcement last week of the creation of the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and[Read More…]
