Fifth Annual Event Draws 150 Top Engineering and Computer Science Students to Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Mayor Emanuel today announced the fifth annual ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week. The three-day event that will introduce 150 of the Midwest’s top technology and computer science students to the city’s fast-growing technology industry and[Read More…]
Day: October 15, 2015
Statement by Retiree Leader Richard Fiesta on the 0% COLA Increase for Social Security Beneficiaries
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the government’s announcement that there will be no benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees in 2016: “The Alliance for Retired Americans is[Read More…]
Grundy County Gun Dealer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Handguns and Rifles
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. A Grundy County gun dealer was sentenced today to 4 years in federal prison for selling nearly a dozen firearms to buyers he believed were not legally allowed to purchase the weapons. PATRICK SEAN KEIRAN, 41, used his federal firearms license to sell eleven weapons to[Read More…]
Former Owner of Edgewater Medical Center Sentenced to 21 Months for Willfully Impeding Efforts to Collect $188 Million in Civil Judgments
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. The former owner of Edgewater Medical Center on Chicago’s North Side was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison for his efforts to thwart collection of more than $188 million in civil judgments. PETER G. ROGAN lied in a federal affidavit when he denied controlling[Read More…]
Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College Oct. 30
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) Police Department, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]
Head of Roosevelt University’s Real Estate Program Receives Education Award
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Jon B. DeVries, director of Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate and an advisor to Roosevelt student teams winning the Midwest Real Estate Challenge in 2013-15, has received a 2015 teaching award from the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation (HEEF). Recognized for outstanding service and dedication[Read More…]
10 Million People Expected to have Marketplace Coverage at End of 2016
HHS aims to sign up more than 1 out of every 4 uninsured consumers eligible for coverage Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that she expects 10 million individuals to be enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and[Read More…]
Law Does Not Provide for a Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 65 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2016. The Social Security Act provides for an automatic increase in Social Security and SSI benefits if there is[Read More…]
Scientists Develop Genetic Blueprint of Inner Ear Cell Development
Two studies in mice use new technique to provide insight into cell development critical for hearing, balance Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear. The findings[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Outlines New Executive Action to Close Loophole for Private Gun Sales
A dealer arranges handguns in a display case at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock on February 6, 2015. Source: AP/Danny Johnston Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. In an issue brief published today, the Center for American Progress calls for new executive action to strengthen background checks by ensuring[Read More…]