Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy civilian who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Blane D. Bussell, 60, of Virginia, died Jan. 26 in Manama, Bahrain, of non-combat related causes. He was assigned to Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center Detachment Bahrain[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Jan. 29, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The Department of Defense announce today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. Joseph F. Stifter, 30, of Glendale, California, died Jan. 28, at Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from wounds suffered when his armored HMMWV was involved in[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘God’s Ear’
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “God’s Ear,” written by Jenny Schwartz and directed by Andrew Peters. The production opens Feb. 12, 2016 and runs through Feb. 21. (Grip Design artwork) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “God’s Ear,” written by Jenny Schwartz[Read More…]
Prairie State College Celebrating Black History Month 2016
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating Black History Month in February with a few events around campus. All events are free and open to the public, and will be held on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The Charles Drew/Heartland[Read More…]
Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day at the Park Forest House Museum
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2016. From February 3 to March 5, the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church) in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated with vintage valentines and decorations, in the exhibit, “Step Back Into a 1950s Valentines Day.” The classroom, representing[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Applauds 26.3 Million Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Opiod Rx is the Gateway to Heroin Addiction WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the news that 1.1 billion fewer opioid tablets, 26.3 million opioid prescriptions, were dispensed in the one year period since hydrocodone products were rescheduled. The study was reported this week in[Read More…]
Rep. DeFazio, Lawmakers Urge Briefing from Departments of Justice, Interior on Federal Response to Future Threats to Public Lands
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. Today, in response to the ongoing illegal occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) led eight Members of Congress in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Attorney General Loretta Lynch. The letter urges the Directors to brief Congress[Read More…]
Northwest Side Pharmacist Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Federal Prison for Selling Counterfeit Viagra and Cialis
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. A suspended Chicago pharmacist was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison for dispensing counterfeit erectile-dysfunction pills he had imported from China. MICHAEL MARKIEWICZ sold approximately 1,600 counterfeit Viagra and Cialis tablets without a prescription to customers at his Northwest Side pharmacy. [Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Comprehensive Reforms to Improve Crisis Intervention Situations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today comprehensive reforms to address how the City’s first responders can best serve individuals with mental illness. The reform efforts are based on advice and assistance provided by the Mayor’s brand new steering committee called the Citywide Mental Health Response Steering Committee, which[Read More…]
UN Experts Urge United States to Address Legacies of the Past, Police Impunity and ‘Crisis of Racial Injustice’
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014). Photo: Jacques Baudrier NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2016 – The legacy of slavery, post-Reconstruction ‘Jim Crow’ laws and racial subordination in the United States[Read More…]
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