Chicago & Northern Illinois Regional Red Cross CEO, Celena Roldán Deploys to Louisiana to Aid in Recovery Effort Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- One month after deadly floods ravaged communities in Louisiana, the American Red Cross continues to support thousands of people beginning to rebuild their lives. Last month’s record flooding caused by a[Read More…]
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Owner of Illinois Home Health Company Admits Paying Illegal Kickbacks to 20 Medical Directors
For Referrals of Medicare Patients Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner of a home health care company headquartered in Lemont admitted in federal court today that he paid illegal kickbacks to procure referrals of elderly patients on Medicare. ROMY MACASAET JR. paid kickbacks to medical directors to obtain referrals of Medicare beneficiaries to[Read More…]
Freedom Hall Presents: The Stand-Up Comedy of Tom Dreesen & His Memories of Frank Sinatra
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m., the Freedom Hall Series will open its 40th season with The Stand-Up Comedy of Tom Dreesen and His Memories of Frank Sinatra. In this unforgettable performance, comedian Tom Dreesen will take you from his childhood of shining shoes in bars in[Read More…]
HERA, the ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Telescope, Receives Major NSF Support
Charlottesville, VA-(ENEWSPF)- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved $9.5 million in funding to expand the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) – a multinational experiment to study how primordial galaxies forever changed the very early universe. This investment will increase the number of HERA antennas from 19 to 240 by[Read More…]
NASA Television to Air Launch of Next International Space Station Crew
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Three crew members headed to the International Space Station are scheduled to launch on Friday, Sept. 23. Live launch coverage will begin at 1:15 p.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, along with cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will[Read More…]
Cook County Health to Increase Access to Care for Uninsured Residents
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS), with support from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioners Bridget Gainer, Jesús “Chuy” Garcia and Robert Steele and the county wide Healthy Communities Cook County (HC3) Coalition, intends to launch a coordinated health program for uninsured individuals who live[Read More…]
Third Annual Mental Health Conference at Prairie State College Sept. 29
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)-Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Third Annual Mental Health Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday Sept. 29, in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings of the 19th Legislative District[Read More…]
Detailed Age Map Shows How Milky Way Came Together
Notre Dame, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Using colors to identify the approximate ages of more than 130,000 stars in the Milky Way’s halo, University of Notre Dame astronomers have produced the clearest picture yet of how the galaxy formed more than 13.5 billion years ago. Astrophysicist Daniela Carollo, research assistant professor in the Department[Read More…]
League of Women Voters of Park Forest to host Presidential Debate Viewing Party
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The League of Women Voters of Park Forest (LWVPF)A will host a Presidential Debate Viewing Party at 7:30 PM on Monday, September 26, at Dining on the Green, 349 Main Street in Park Forest. The event is co-sponsored by the Village of Park Forest. Following the debate attendees[Read More…]
LION Again Joins 40 Journalism Orgs In Pushing Obama On Transparency
By Dylan Smith, LION Publishers Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- LION Publishers joined Monday with 40 national journalism groups in calling on President Obama – yet again – to stop practices in federal agencies that prevent important information from getting to the public. “Obama may be leaving the White House, but we aren’t[Read More…]
