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IL Veterans Home

Preliminary Environmental Results Show 47 Negative and One Positive Test For Legionella at Veterans’ Home in Quincy

SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that 47 of 48 environmental samples taken at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy (IVHQ) tested negative for Legionella bacteria.  The single positive water sample was collected prior to[Read More…]

UN Jerusalem vote

General Assembly Demands All Member States Comply with UN Resolutions Regarding Status of Jerusalem

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–21 December 2017 – By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, following an earlier decision by the United States to recognize the Holy City as the capital of[Read More…]

U.S. Justice Department, robbery

Lawsuit: North Suburban Diagnostics Company for Allegedly Billed Medicare for Unnecessary Tests

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a north suburban diagnostics company of defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars through kickbacks and unnecessary home sleep testing. The suit alleges that SNAP DIAGNOSTICS LLC, its founder, GIL RAVIV, and its marketing vice president, STEPHEN BURTON, violated[Read More…]

Dept. of Treasury

United States Sanctions Human Rights Abusers and Corrupt Actors Across the Globe

New Executive Order Implements Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, Provides for Treasury Sanctions Against Malign Actors Worldwide Washington –(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2017.  Today, the Trump Administration launched a new sanctions regime targeting human rights abusers and corrupt actors around the world.  Building on the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act[Read More…]

Rajad Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism

Hindu Mantras Will Open 200th Year for Illinois House and Senate

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Lawmakers in Illinois will hear prayers from what is arguably the world’s oldest religion to begin sessions in 2018. On February 27 and 28 respectively, Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives in Springfield will start their sessions with Hindu mantras, or prayers, containing verses from world’s oldest[Read More…]

Jane Pauley

Jane Pauley to Receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University

Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence will also honor alumna Ann Pistone CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017.  Jane Pauley, host of “CBS Sunday Morning,” and Ann Pistone, an investigative journalist with ABC 7 Chicago, will receive awards from DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence. DePaul will honor Pauley and[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Fort Wayne Man Charged With Bank Robbery

Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Danurell M. Blair, age 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged by way of complaint with bank robbery. According to documents in this case, the complaint alleges that on December 16,[Read More…]

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