Registration Now in Progress Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. New gardeners can learn how to get the most out of their gardens at Prairie State College’s (PSC) Fall program “Successful Gardening: The Final Harvest.” The program will be held on Saturday, September 7 from 9 a.m. to noon in room[Read More…]
Day: August 16, 2013
Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on City’s Decision to Appeal Stop and Frisk Ruling
New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. In response to news that the City plans to file their first appeal in the Floyd v. City of New York class action tomorrow, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: “We are very disappointed that the City has signaled it will continue to[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Udall Statement on Reports of Compliance Violations Made Under NSA Collection Programs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) issued the following statement regarding reports that the NSA has violated rules intended to protect Americans’ privacy thousands of times each year. Wyden and Udall are both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “The executive branch[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Photographer of the Year and 2013 Annual Student Exhibition to Open Aug. 26
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Photographer of the Year and 2013 Annual Student Exhibition from Monday, Aug. 26 through Thursday, Sept. 19. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28 from noon to 2 p.m. in the gallery,[Read More…]
Building Trades, Painting & Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program Orientation and Testing Scheduled at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is holding an orientation and testing session for the Building Trades, Painting & Drywall Pre-Apprenticeship Program from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29. The session is in the Conference Center Heritage Room, located on the PSC main campus at 202[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Nearly 100,000 Badges Awarded Through Chicago Summer of Learning
Due to Success of this Year’s Summer of Learning Program, the City Has Committed to Continue the Program Next Summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that nearly 100,000 badges will be awarded to students who participated in learning activities through Chicago’s first Summer of Learning. This summer,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Number of Low Income Residents in Food Deserts has Declined More than 20 Percent
City of Chicago and Partners Continue a Coordinated Strategy to Expand Efforts to Eliminate Food Deserts CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that since the launch of the City’s efforts to reduce the number of food deserts in June 2011, the number of low income Chicagoans living in[Read More…]
Department of Justice Sues Luminant for Failing to Clean Up Coal Plants
Luminant failed to protect Texans from toxic air pollution Dallas, TX–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an enforcement action in federal district court against Luminant Generating Company, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings, for violations of the Clean Air Act. The DOJ filed the[Read More…]
Senator Kirk: No Golden Parachutes for Public Transit Agencies
Metra CEO severance package greater than salary of POTUS and top 10 largest transit agencies in the nation; Legislation will prevent federally supported transit agencies from paying staff more than President Obama CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), a member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that has[Read More…]
Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Will Not Be Enforced While Trial Judge Deliberates
HARRISBURG, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Pennsylvania voters will not have to show photo identification at the polls until the Commonwealth Court makes a final decision in the lawsuit challenging the controversial law. Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard L. McGinley issued an order on August 16th extending the preliminary injunction of the voter[Read More…]