Day: January 6, 2017

South Bend Man Sentenced to 528 Months Imprisonment

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Lindani Mzembe, 32, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced to imprisonment before South Bend District Court Judge Robert Miller, Jr. for kidnapping, making a ransom demand, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence[Read More…]

Prairie State College’s Feb. 3 Economic Forecast Breakfast to Feature CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Charles L. Evans CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. Charles L. Evans, the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at Prairie State College’s Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, scheduled on Feb. 3, 2017. The event will be held at Olympia Fields[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Statement on U.S. Intel Report on Russian Cyberattacks

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Photo Source: senate.gov WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after reviewing classified and unclassified versions of the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russia’s cyberattack on the 2016 election: Today, the United States Congress counted the electoral ballots and officially certified the election of[Read More…]

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Senator Durbin Announces $1.3 Million In HUD Funding For Illinois Housing And Community Development

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that five communities in Illinois will receive a total of $1,354,321 in grant funding through the Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators (SC) Grant Program. This federal grant program is administered by the Department of Housing and[Read More…]

Large-Scale Tornado Outbreaks Increasing in Frequency, Study Finds

Researchers analyze factors contributing to rise in large-scale tornado outbreaks. Courtesy of: NOAA / National Weather Service CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017 By Greg Borzo The frequency of large-scale tornado outbreaks is increasing in the United States, particularly when it comes to the most extreme events, according to research recently published in[Read More…]

Multiple People Dead and Injured as Shooter Opens Fire at a Florida International Airport

FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017 By Walter Einenkel Today, an active shooter situation unfolded down in Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. MIA announces extra security measures after FLL shooting pic.twitter.com/ybWCzGaqwe — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) January 6, 2017 According to officials at the airport, the shooting began a couple of hours ago[Read More…]

Not a Democracy—Speaker Ryan Dispatched a Security Team to Block Delivery of a Massive Planned Parenthood Petition

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017 By Jen Hayden    Who’s afraid of Planned Parenthood? Paul Ryan and Republican congressmen In their first week back on the job, House Speaker Paul Ryan and his non-uterus-having Republican congressmen have announced an extremist effort to defund Planned Parenthood, a healthcare provider used by 1 in 5[Read More…]

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