Spring to improve drought in northern California; little relief for rest of state Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. According to NOAA’s U.S. Spring Outlook released today, areas of the country still under water from torrential rainfall last week have an elevated risk of moderate flooding through the rest of the season.[Read More…]
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Whole Foods Market® and Mayor Emanuel Announce New Distribution Center in Pullman Neighborhood
New facility marks continued commitment by the company to Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Today, Whole Foods Market joined with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce plans to build a new Whole Foods Market distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Expected to open in[Read More…]
City of Chicago Issues RFP Seeking Developer for Old Main Post Office
Redevelopment of Vacant and Deteriorating Site Would Create Thousands of Jobs and Drive Neighborhood Economic Development Forward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) yesterday issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Chicago’s Old Main Post Office complex, seeking to redevelop the[Read More…]
Three Rockford Area Men Charged with Arson
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2106. Three local men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill. on charges of arson. JASON VANDUYN, 39, of Machesney Park, Ill.; and BRIAN BURD, 48, and ROBERT WARMOTH, 42, both of Rockford, were all charged with one count of arson and one count of[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Thousands of Photos and Videos of Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. A Chicago man who traded more than 5,000 photos and 600 videos of children being sexually exploited has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Using the email account [email protected], DEVIN JONES traded the images and videos with others via the Internet. Many of the[Read More…]
Schaumburg Real Estate Executive Guilty of Evading More Than $550,000 in Personal Income Taxes
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The owner of a Schaumburg real estate appraisal company pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to willfully failing to pay more than $550,000 in personal income taxes. WILLIAM DADDONO, the owner of Advanced Appraisal Group, admitted in a plea agreement that from 2005 to 2010 he[Read More…]
Prairie State College Names Director of TRiO Talent Search Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Dr. Theresa Dixon director of the TRiO Talent Search program. In that role, she provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts of the grant funded project, including student recruitment, staff training and supervision, budgeting and recordkeeping.[Read More…]
Photo Exhibition of Papal Visits to the Holy Land at DePaul University This Spring
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016. A photographic exploration of papal visits to Israel from 1964-2014 will be on display at DePaul University this spring in a special exhibition co-sponsored with the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest. The 44 historic images depict stirring scenes as well as quiet, intimate moments[Read More…]
Scientists Discover Non-opioid Pain Pathway in the Brain
Study provides evidence for the existence of a non-opioid process in the brain to reduce pain through mindfulness meditation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Results from a new study, funded in part by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, demonstrate that mindfulness meditation works on a different pain pathway[Read More…]
3-D Technology Enriches Human Nerve Cells for Transplant to Brain
Improves potential to help Parkinson’s, other degenerative diseases Human neurons (red) extend neural outgrowths across the 3D scaffold. Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have developed a 3D micro-scaffold technology that promotes reprogramming of stem cells into neurons, and supports growth of neuronal connections[Read More…]
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