Month: September 2015

Sanders Plan Would Stop Runaway Prescription Drug Prices

BURLINGTON, Vt. –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2015.  Letting Medicare negotiate with drug companies for lower price prescription medications and cracking down on pharmaceutical industry fraud are among proposals that Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders outlined Tuesday as part of a package to rein in runaway prices for prescription medicine. Prescription prices[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Increases City’s Investment In Pre-Kindergarten To Reduce Impact Of State Cuts To Funding

City’s $9 Million Investment to Protect 5,000 Early Learning Seats and Alleviate State’s Cuts to Child Care Assistance Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the city is investing funding to restore pre-k for roughly 5,000 children impacted by the recent changes in eligibility for the state Child[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel and Sprint Announce More Than 1,000 New Jobs and Investment of Nearly $150 Million To Chicago By The End Of 2016

Jobs and Investments are Part of Sprint For Chicago Initiative Dedicated to Improving Customer Service CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today an expansion of Sprint® for Chicago, which will add more than 750 new jobs to neighborhoods throughout Chicago and an expected investment of nearly[Read More…]

Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery Photo Exhibit to Shed Light on Chicago Protest Movements

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015.  A groundbreaking documentary photo exhibit that sheds new light on protest movements in Chicago between the late 1940s and early 1970s will be presented this fall from Sept. 17 to Dec. 19 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The exhibit features the work[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Professor to Share Insights on Chicago’s Economic History on Sept. 16

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015.  John McDonald, author of a new book on economic development of Chicago since 1820, will share insights about the city’s economic past and future during the Sept. 16 Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A professor emeritus of both Roosevelt University and the[Read More…]

White House Fact Sheet: President Obama Announces New Investments to Combat Climate Change and Assist Remote Alaskan Communities

President will announce a Federal coordinator for building climate resilience in Alaska, launch a remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition, and announce a city-led public-private partnership to achieve 99.7 percent clean energy on Kodiak Island. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. Climate change is real, it is being driven by human activity,[Read More…]

Hillary Clinton Unveils Initiative to Combat America’s Deadly Epidemic of Drug and Alcohol Addiction

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2015. Since Hillary Clinton embarked on this campaign, she has heard one heartbreaking story after the next of families and communities torn apart by substance use disorders. Across the country, 23 million Americans suffer from addiction, and only 1 in 10 are being treated.   So today,[Read More…]

FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Nausea and Vomiting from Chemotherapy

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Varubi (rolapitant) to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (emesis). Varubi is approved in adults in combination with other drugs (antiemetic agents) that prevent nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of vomit-inducing (emetogenic and[Read More…]

It’s Not Too Late to Register for Fall 2015 – Late Start Classes Coming to South Suburban College September 21st

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2015. Registration for the Fall Semester at South Suburban College is still in progress for a wide range of “Late Start” classes.  Current and prospective students are encouraged to register soon for these 12-week courses, set to begin September 21, 2015. Prospective students should get started[Read More…]

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