Month: April 2014

Expertise of NYC, Chicago, Austin, and other Groups Combating Police Crimes to be Combined at Unprecedented National Meeting May 16 – 17 in Chicago

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. Activists who have for decades been battling torture and shootings carried out by Chicago police officers have decided to get some pointers from their counterparts in New York City and elsewhere.  And, while they’re at it, they decided to “go wide” — creating a forum for presenters[Read More…]

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Admiral Kirby, April 29, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Since Russia began its intervention in Crimea and its aggressive actions along the border with Ukraine, Secretary Hagel has stepped up his engagements and consultation with the European counterparts. This morning, Secretary Hagel had a very productive meeting with the[Read More…]

Area Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Illegally Traffic Firearms From Missouri to Illinois

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014.  A former Crest Hill man was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for illegally trafficking and possessing five firearms that his sister illegally bought in Missouri and shipped to him in Illinois. The defendant, RICHARD CARRINO, a previously convicted felon who was barred from[Read More…]

Screenwriters Share Industry Secrets at DePaul’s Page One Writing Confab

DePaul University hosts Page One Entertainment Writers conference May 3 at the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. on the Loop Campus. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014.  Screenwriters for Steven Spielberg, “Scandal” and “South Park” are among the speakers at DePaul University’s Page One Entertainment Writing Conference[Read More…]

New Analysis: Tea Party Outraised in High-Dollar Primaries

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014.  In the 2014 election season’s high-dollar competitive primaries, Tea Party candidates have been largely out-fundraised, according to a new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. High-Dollar 2014 Primary Elections uses quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance filings data in 16 competitive[Read More…]

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