Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Office of Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor about what he saw while he was in Puerto Rico over the weekend, the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding, and the need for U.S. cities and[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
Chicago Women Take Action on the Tragedy in Las Vegas
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2017 By: Chicago Women Take Action Chicago Women Take Action (CWTA) joins our country and the world in expressing our sorrow for the horrific shooting in Las Vegas. We send our thoughts and heart-felt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and hope for a[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Congress Is Complicit In Gun Violence If We Continue This Course Of Inaction
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Office of Senator Dick Durbin Following the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, that killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) challenged his Senate colleagues to not just be casual observers of gun violence,[Read More…]
UChicago Physicist Lauds Nobel Winners Who Led Efforts to Detect Gravitational Waves
LIGO collaborator Daniel Holz credits trio for scientific leadership CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 By: Steve Koppes and Louise Lerner The University of Chicago’s Daniel Holz this morning saluted the three newest Nobel laureates in physics, with whom he worked as a member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. The Nobel Foundation[Read More…]
Food, Water, Fuel Still Priorities for Puerto Rico; 9K Military Now Helping Effort
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 By: Jim Garamone, DoD News Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello briefed reporters today on progress the unified collaboration of commonwealth and federal officials has made in delivering aid to the people of the island following Hurricane Maria. The governor briefed from San Juan ahead of President[Read More…]
OIG Audit Finds Widespread Chicago Police Department Mismanagement of Overtime
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Office of the Inspector General, City of Chicago A report released today by the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) inefficient management of overtime has potentially created millions in wasteful spending, an unchecked culture of abuse[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, October 3, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: U.S. Department of Defense The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Alexander W. Missildine, 20, of Tyler, Texas, died Oct. 1 in Salah ad-Din Province, Iraq, as a result of injuries sustained when[Read More…]
Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States
More than 630,000 in the U.S. affected Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Center for Disease Control (CDC) Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014, according to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Congress to Change Federal Law to Make Drug Treatment More Affordable & Accessible
Madigan & Attorneys General Urge Passage of “Road to Recovery” Act That Will Make Drug Treatment Options More Available Nationwide Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 Authored by: Office of Illinois Attorney General Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of 39 state attorneys general and the National Association of Attorneys[Read More…]
Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug More Readily Available in Illinois
IDPH Issues Illinois Naloxone Standing Order SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017. By: Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. today announced the release of the Illinois Naloxone Standing Order (Standing Order). This Standing Order makes a drug that is able to[Read More…]