Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit, against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), alleging that CDCR discriminated against Joe B. Cummings on the basis of his sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Las Vegas Agent Convicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. A Las Vegas mortgage agent has been convicted for his role in a “cash back at closing” mortgage fraud scheme that netted $1.43 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden[Read More…]
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Underboss Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Joseph Massimino was sentenced today to serve 188 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving extortion, loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern[Read More…]
Toastmasters International Coming to GSU
University Park, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013 – The Kappa Kappa chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honors Society, has created a chapter of Toastmasters International, one of the world leaders in communication and leadership development. Toastmaster, a non-profit educational organization, was created in 1924 to teach public speaking and[Read More…]
Illinois Supreme Court Decision on Parental Notice of Abortion Act
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Statement of Lorie Chaiten, Reproductive Rights Project Director, ACLU-IL Lorie Chaiten, Reproductive Rights Project Director We are disappointed by the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Parental Notice of Abortion Act. The decision allows a law to go into effect that will jeopardize the health and safety[Read More…]
CDC Releases Report on 30-year Low in Youth Homicide Rates
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The homicide rate for youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2010, according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 30-year low[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on Governors State University Expansion on Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host their annual Summer Breakfast on Wednesday, July 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM at the home of Myrtle Martin, 225 Berry Street in Park Forest. Dr. Elaine Maimon, President of Governors State University, will speak to the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 11, 2013
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Grant of $100,000 to American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. On Thursday, July 11, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced a grant of $100,000 in capacity building assistance (CBA) to the American Academy of Pediatrics, headquartered in Elk Grove Village. The Department of Health and Human Services grant will go towards improving public health delivery. “I am encouraged[Read More…]
NRDC Signs Energy Efficiency Agreement with China
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013 — A representative of the Natural Resources Defense Council Thursday signed an agreement to collaborate on an energy efficiency program for Beijing that would cut demand for electricity by 800 MW, roughly the output of a standard fossil-fuel power plant, by 2015. At a State Department ceremony,[Read More…]
