Prices for single family homes in Cook County continue recovery, but legacy of foreclosure crisis remains, according to the latest Cook County Price Index released Sept. 18 by the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University. More at http://www.housingstudies.org. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2013. Prices for Cook County[Read More…]
Year: 2013
South Suburban College Foundation Initiates 2013 Scholarship Donor Drive
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2013. The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) announces the 2013 Scholarship Donor Drive is officially under way. The SSCF is seeking support from the local community to help make a difference in the lives of residents seeking their college education. This support provides scholarship assistance each[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces a Coordinated Effort to Protect Consumers by Preventing and Detecting Potential Fraud in the Health Insurance Marketplace
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2013. Today, Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez met at the White House to kick off a comprehensive interagency initiative to prevent, protect against, and, where necessary, prosecute consumer fraud and privacy violations[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Spotlights Mortgage Trends with New Online Tool
Interactive Heat Map and Graphs Make Local Mortgage Information More Accessible to the Public Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an online tool to provide consumers with easy access to public mortgage information collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The tool enables[Read More…]
Senator Leahy Chairs Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Federal Mandatory Minimums, Sept. 18, 2013
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2013. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednseday chaired a hearing titled “Reevaluating the Effectiveness of Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences.” Leahy is the coauthor of the bipartisan Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, which allows judges greater flexibility in sentencing federal crimes subject to mandatory minimums. Sen.[Read More…]
Video: For The First Time Ever, We Hear Sounds of Interstellar Space, Courtesy Voyager 1
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft captured these sounds of interstellar space. Voyager 1’s plasma wave instrument detected the vibrations of dense interstellar plasma, or ionized gas, from October to November 2012 and April to May 2013. The graphic shows the frequency of the waves, which indicate the density of the[Read More…]
FBI: Milwaukee Man Charged with Transporting a Minor from Wisconsin to Illinois to Engage in Prostitution
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Milwaukee man was arrested on a federal charge of sex trafficking a minor, and the alleged 15-year-old victim, from Madison, Wisconsin, was returned to her home, federal law enforcement authorities announced today. The defendant, Dajuan Key, also known as “Dejuan Key,” 30, was scheduled to return to[Read More…]
FBI: Elk Grove Man Accused of Cheating Suburban Company
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Elk Grove Village man who operated a business that claimed to be able to negotiate significant savings for corporate wireless customers was charged with defrauding one client of more than $716,000 for purportedly saving that client more than $1.7 million in wireless costs. The charge was announced[Read More…]
Park Forest Man One of Two Arrested on Charges Connected to ‘Barn Party’
From EasternNews.com: Two men were arrested on charges of resisting a peace officer in connection with the “Barn Party” shooting Sunday. Marquis Green, 24, of Park Forest, Ill., and Kajuan Wright, 23, of DeKalb, Ill., were arrested Sunday after allegedly deterring attempts by police officers to provide assistance to the[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Postponement of the State Visit of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil
Brazil’s President Rousseff Cancels US Visit Over NSA Spying Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Yesterday, the President spoke by telephone with President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil to follow-up on their meeting in St. Petersburg and Ambassador Rice’s meeting with the Foreign Minister of Brazil last week. The United States and Brazil[Read More…]
