Says #42 Would Have Been Proud of Their “Grit and Grace” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed today “Jackie Robinson West Little League Champions Day” in honor of the baseball team from Chicago’s South Side that came within one game of the Little League World Series. After ousting teams[Read More…]
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Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Indianapolis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Indianapolis. USS Indianapolis, designated LCS 17, will be the fourth ship to bear the name. A previous Indianapolis, USS Indianapolis (CA 35) is best known for[Read More…]
Former Lorain County, Ohio, Corrections Officer Charged for Assaulting an Inmate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Jocelyn Samuels, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven M. Dettelbach and Special Agent in Charge for the FBI Cleveland Field Office Stephen D. Anthony, announced today that former Lorain County, Ohio corrections officer Marlon[Read More…]
EPA Requires Bad River Band to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a compliance plan requiring the Bad River Band of Lake Superior and Chippewa Indians to correct Clean Water Act violations at the wastewater treatment facilities located on the Tribe’s northern Wisconsin reservation. The Bad River Band must upgrade plant operations[Read More…]
Prairie State College President Dr. Terri Winfree is Guest Speaker for Matteson Business Association Breakfast
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) President Dr. Terri L. Winfree will be the guest speaker during the Matteson Business Association’s 4th Anniversary and Business Appreciation Breakfast. The event is being held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Matteson Holiday Inn, located at 500[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Awards $12.3 Million in Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grants
35 School Districts in 17 States to Receive Grants for School Counselors and Counseling Programs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. The U.S. Department of Education awarded $12.3 million to 35 schools districts in 17 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling[Read More…]
Pretreating Aggressive Lymphoma with Targeted Therapy Improves Chemotherapy Effectiveness
Low Doses of an Approved Drug Switches on Pathway that Allows Chemotherapy to Kill Cancer NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013 — Patients with an aggressive lymphoma that often relapses and kills within two years experienced a remission of their cancer and stayed disease-free as long as 28 months after taking a[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 16, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Social Security’s 78th Birthday Receives Generous Attention Social Security’s birthday on Wednesday received considerable attention on the state and national level. The Alliance for Retired Americans marked the anniversary with over 40 events in 22 states and by releasing special state-by-state reports with ally Social Security[Read More…]
Senator Kirk, Congressman Davis Convene Health Care Advisory Board
Receive Update on Illinois’ Critical Health Care Industry SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. With the Senate on break from legislative session, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), alongside U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville), today convened Senator Kirk’s Health Care Advisory Board at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield to discuss a wide range of[Read More…]
Egypt: ‘An Escalating and Deeply Worrying Human Rights Crisis’ – UN Experts Urge Restraint and Dialogue, Aug. 16, 2013
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2013 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called for restraint and an immediate end to violent confrontations that have seen hundreds killed and thousands injured in the Egyptian capital in recent days. “Egypt is facing an escalating and deeply worrying human rights crisis,”[Read More…]
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