CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A federal indictment returned today charges BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT with using her position atop the Chicago Public Schools to award lucrative no-bid contracts to her former employer in exchange for bribes and kickbacks. The 23-count indictment alleges that Byrd-Bennett steered no-bid contracts worth more than $23 million[Read More…]
Day: October 8, 2015
Prairie State College Foundation’s Economic Forecast Breakfast Features MB Financial’s James Hrabak
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2015. James Hrabak, senior managing director and chief investment officer for MB Financial Bank’s Investment Group, will be the guest speaker at the Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation Economic Forecast Breakfast, being held at 7:30 a.m., Friday, October 23, at the Olympia Fields Country Club, located at[Read More…]
DePaul University Opera Alumni to Perform at Mesirow Financial’s ‘A Grand Night for Singing’
Soprano Janai Brugger is returning to Chicago for a one-of-a-kind musical event on Oct. 19 when she joins baritone Jeff Mattsey for “A Grand Night for Singing” as a part of the Mesirow Financial Presents! concert series. Both singers are alumni from the DePaul University School of Music. (Photo by[Read More…]
Domestic Violence Solutions are Political, Not Only Personal
DePaul University’s Kathleen Arnold describes culture that tolerates abuse October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and author Kathleen Arnold is available to discuss the political and cultural issues that perpetuate domestic violence. In her latest book, “Why Don’t You Just Talk to Him?: The Politics of Domestic Abuse,” Arnold argues[Read More…]
New NIH Breast Cancer Research to Focus on Prevention
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A new phase of the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP), focused on prevention, is being launched at the National Institutes of Health. Grant-funded researchers will now work across scientific disciplines, involve new racially and ethnically diverse communities, and expand the study of risk[Read More…]
Launches National Grassroots Effort to Raise Awareness for Nutrition Assistance Programs
Grapes are served during preschool lunch at the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington, Delaware, 2009. Source: AP/Steve Ruark Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. The Center for American Progress—along with its partners Witnesses to Hunger, the Coalition on Human Needs, the Food Research & Action Center, Feeding America, and the[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Details Lasting Harm of Preschool Suspensions and Expulsions, Offers Recommendations to End Overcriminalization of Youth
A teacher in a pre-K class gives a high-five, October 2014. Source: AP/Ted S. Warren Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress and the National Black Child Development Institute details the lasting harm of preschool suspension and expulsions, highlighting that for many[Read More…]
Colorado Consumers Sue Over Illegal Pesticides in Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Colorado’s largest pot grower, LivWell Inc., was sued over illegal pesticide use in a law suit filed Monday in Denver District Court. Two marijuana users, one of whom suffers from a brain tumor and holds a medical card to use the product, allege that the grower[Read More…]
To Protect Climate, Groups Appeal Obama Administration’s Largest Coal Mining Plans
Strip mining approvals opened the door for massive amounts of carbon pollution DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Stepping up to defend the climate, WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club today took the next step in their challenge to the Obama Administration’s approval of billions of tons of coal mining in the western[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Lumber Liquidators Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Wood Products, Settles with Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Yesterday, Lumber Liquidators, the nation’s leading hardwood flooring retailer, announced a settlement with the Department of Justice, concluding a two-year investigation into claims that the company had imported illegal wood products. For years, the company imported flooring made from illegal timber logged in Russia and[Read More…]
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