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…]
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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…]
Former Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
For Passing Law Enforcement Information to Target of Federal Drug Probe Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge sentenced a former Chicago Police officer to five years in prison on December 13 for notifying a high school friend that he was the target of a federal drug investigation. In June 2014, RONALD[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
Tax Credit Guidance Available for Illinoisans Impacted by 2017 Floods
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017. Illinois property owners in 18 disaster declared counties may be eligible to claim an income tax credit worth up to $750 due to flooding in 2017. The Illinois Department of Revenue has released an Informational Bulletin on their website for individuals and businesses who wish to[Read More…]
Defending Against Environmental Stressors May Shorten Lifespan
Using fruit flies, NIH researchers provide molecular basis for theory of aging Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A shorter life may be the price an organism pays for coping with the natural assaults of daily living, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues in Japan. The scientists used[Read More…]
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 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…]
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…]