Attorney General Madigan Intervenes in ACICS Case Over its Accreditation of For-profit Schools Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today moved to intervene in a lawsuit to assure that federal recognition of a national accreditor of many of the worst schools in the for-profit industry remains revoked. The[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Seeks to Defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Madigan & 16 Other Attorneys General File Motion to Intervene to Defend Constitutionality of the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday joined with 16 other attorneys general to file a motion to intervene in a federal case in order to defend[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Proposes Changes to Address Potentially Dangerous Drug Interactions
Amended rules will better protect patients from harmful effects of adverse medication interactions and increase accountability SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner today called for a strengthening of the Rules that oversee pharmacy consultations in Illinois, in an effort to increase pharmacy accountability and ensure public safety. The proposed[Read More…]
H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S Musical Comedy Spelling Bee Coming to Governors State University
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. Six tween spellers learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. That’s the lesson in this quirky Tony award-winning musical with a charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand[Read More…]
U.S. District Court Blocks Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
Merger Would Harm Seniors Relying on Medicare Advantage and Low-Income Families and Individuals Obtaining Insurance on Public Exchanges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. Judge John D. Bates of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision today that found in favor of the Justice Department in its civil[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 24, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2017. On Jan. 23, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 54 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes consisting of 16 engagements using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against[Read More…]
Breakfast with South Suburban College BCI Workshop Presents – HR Essentials for Small Businesses on Feb. 16
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – (ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop titled ‘HR Essentials for Small Businesses,’ on Thursday, February 16, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., with check-in and continental breakfast to begin at 8:45 a.m. This[Read More…]
La Villita Se Defiende: Little Village Leaders and Institutions Get Organized in Response to Trump Administration
Little Village, Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017) – After months of planning, local leaders and institutions gathered today to publicly launch “La Villita Se Defiende,” a multi-sector effort that is built on the community’s history of activism and collaboration. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 24 at 11 a.m.[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: TPP Withdrawal Good First Step Toward Building Trade Policies that Benefit Working People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement about the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Last year, a powerful coalition of labor, environmental, consumer, public health and allied groups came together to stop the TPP. Today’s announcement that the US is withdrawing from TPP and[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood to Sean Spicer: Access to Abortion Is An American Value
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. Today, in his first official White House briefing, when asked about Trump’s signing of an Executive Order reinstating the Global Gag Rule, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed that opposition to abortion was an “American value.†He also incorrectly characterized what the Global Gag[Read More…]
