New Mexico Has Had the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rate in the Nation for Most of the Last Two Decades SANTA FE –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Today, an opioid overdose prevention bill that sailed through the New Mexico State Legislature with unanimous support was signed by Governor Susana Martinez. House[Read More…]
Day: March 4, 2016
Maytag Dairy Farms Blue Cheese Sold at 17 Select Schnuck Markets Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk
St. Louis, MO –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Maytag Blue Cheese has been voluntarily recalled from 17 Schnuck Markets locations due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered after testing by the State of Iowa at Maytag Dairy Farms, Inc., Newton Iowa, revealed the presence of Listeria[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Team Crowns Two IHSA State Champions
Jocelyn Billheimer’17 & Performance in the Round Members Earn State Champion Honors Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Speech Team once again put on a phenomenal performance at the IHSA State Finals in Peoria on Saturday, February 2, 2016. Junior Jocelyn Billheimer (Country Club Hills) and ten members of the[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces Illinois State Scholars
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Applauds the Success of 44 Marian Catholic Students Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic Principal, Steve Tortorello is pleased to announce that 32 Marian Catholic students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Another 12 students who met the Illinois State Scholar[Read More…]
Storm To Coat Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic with Snow This Weekend
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center -(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will spread snow from the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend in what may be winter’s last gasp. The storm this weekend is the second and weaker of the two storms moving through a[Read More…]
NOTICE: Clerk’s Office Closed, Early Voting Sites Open on Pulaski Day
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Monday, March 7, in observance of Casimir Pulaski Day, a countywide holiday. All 44 Early Voting sites – 43 in suburban Cook County and one at the Clerk’s office at 69 W. Washington in Chicago – will be open. Additionally, the[Read More…]
Chicago Named Nation’s ‘Top Metro’ For New And Expanding Companies For Third Year In A Row
Site Selection Magazine recognized Chicago for having most corporate investment in the nation in 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Chicago ranked “Top Metro” in the United States in 2015 for corporate investment in the March issue of Site Selection magazine. For the third consecutive year, the Chicago metro area saw more[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman Restart Construction on Olive-Harvey College’s Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Center
City Overrides Eight-Month Work Stoppage by the State of Illinois; Construction Moves Forward at City Colleges’ Expense CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Cheryl Hyman yesterday to restart construction on the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Center at Olive-Harvey College, eight months after the[Read More…]
EPA Issues Draft Risk Assessment for Chemical used in Spray Adhesives, Dry Cleaning Applications and Degreasing Uses
Assessment indicates risks to workers and consumers WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Yesterday, the U. S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) used in spray adhesives, dry cleaning (including spot cleaners) applications, and degreasing uses. “This draft assessment will[Read More…]
EPA Takes Strong Steps to Prevent Poisonings and Protect Workers from Paraquat
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to take action to stop poisonings caused by accidental ingestion of the herbicide paraquat, which can also cause severe injuries or death from skin or eye exposure. “We are taking tough steps to prevent people from accidentally drinking paraquat[Read More…]