Day: June 17, 2014

National Organic Standards Board Threatened by USDA Maneuvering

Groups Petition USDA to Restore Organic Board’s Independent Authorities Set by Congress Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  Today, 20 organic farm and consumer groups filed a petition with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to protect the authority and permanence of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The petitioners object to[Read More…]

Representative Blumenauer Urges More Marijuana Research

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), H. Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) along with 26 other members of Congress, sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Matthews Burwell requesting that the process through which certified scientists obtain[Read More…]

U.S. Files Lawsuit Against IPC the Hospitalist Company, Alleges Overbilling of Federal Health Insurers for Physician Services

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  The United States filed a civil lawsuit against California-based IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries, alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. The complaint alleges that IPC violated the federal False Claims Acts by knowingly[Read More…]

Former Chicago Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Tax and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for operating a federal income tax fraud scheme as well as one of the largest fictitious employer unemployment fraud schemes ever prosecuted nationwide. The defendant, JACQUELINE KENNEDY, who owned a south side tax preparation business,[Read More…]

Chicago Street Scenes iPhone Photography Exhibit Opens July 8 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  Shooting from the Hip, an exhibit of iPhone-photographed Chicago street scenes by award-winning Chicago Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante, will be on display starting July 8 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The exhibit of 50 black-and-white photographs shot by Strazzante with an iPhone[Read More…]

Four From Roosevelt University Community Receive Jeff Awards

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  Roosevelt University had an incredible presence – and showing – at this year’s non-equity Jeff Awards held in June at the Park West in Chicago. A 2013 Theatre Conservatory alumnus, two artist staff members who work with Roosevelt’s musical theatre students and an assistant registrar for the[Read More…]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman Name Truman College as Seventh City Colleges Institution with a College to Careers Focus

Truman College Will Serve as College to Careers Hub in Education, Human and Natural Sciences CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced today that Harry S Truman College will serve as the College to Careers (C2C) hub in education, human and[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Kicks Off Summer Programming on Northerly Island with Tour of New Green Space Investments

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy Joins Tour, New Northerly Island Will Open in Fall 2014 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  With Chicago Park District summer programming to begin on Monday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina[Read More…]

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