Month: June 2018

Chicago Bears

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Leads Chicago Delegation Members Opposing Freedom of Speech Restrictions by the Chicago Bears and NFL

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: James Lewis, Communications Director, Congresswoman Robin Kelly U.S. Representative Robin Kelly, along with U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressmen Bobby Rush (IL-01) and Danny Davis (IL-03), sent a letter to Chicago Bears’ owner, Virginia Halas McCaskey and chairman, George McCaskey, expressing opposition to the NFL’s[Read More…]

McDonald's New Modern Global Headquarters

Mayor Emanuel Joins McDonald’s To Open Company’s New Global Headquarters In Chicago

New Headquarters Building in Chicago’s West Loop Will Support Company’s Continued Growth Strategy and More Closely Connect it to Customers CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined representatives from McDonald’s Corp. to open its new corporate headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The company was previously[Read More…]

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New Approach to Immunotherapy Leads to Complete Response in Breast Cancer Patient Unresponsive to Other Treatments

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: National Institutes of Health Communications A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments. This patient received the treatment in a[Read More…]

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Two Park Forest Residents Named to Northern Illinois University Spring 2018 Dean’s List

DeKalb, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Two Park Forest residents were recently named to Northern Illinois University’s spring 2018 Dean’s List students. The students are: Darius Johnson who is working on a degree in Industrial Management and Technology and is a Crete-Monee High School; and Mazi Jurgenson who is[Read More…]

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World Health Organization Finds Increased Cancer Risk for Chemical Found in Plastics

PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 Contacts: Alex Truelove, Kara Cook-Schultz After years of scientific research and evidence collection, the cancer agency at the World Health Organization (WHO) has now classified styrene as a “probable carcinogen.” Styrene is a chemical building block of polystyrene, the plastic material used to make styrofoam and many[Read More…]

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