Critique Limitations of Current Justice Reinvestment Initiative NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Today, a group of researchers, analysts, and advocates dedicated to ending mass incarceration in the United States issued a paper that traces the history and examines the impact of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) as spearheaded by the Council[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Attorney General Madigan: Building Owner, Contractor to Clean Up Asbestos at Chicago Construction Site
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced an agreed order to halt renovation at a hospital and hotel building on Chicago’s North Side until asbestos contamination is cleaned up. The City of Chicago has joined Madigan’s office in seeking the emergency legal action. Cook County Judge Neil Cohen[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Bureau County Food Processor Cited for Illegally Disposing Dairy Waste
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against a Bureau County food processor for discharging high concentrations of wastewater into the village of Walnut’s sewer system and illegally dumping dairy waste on public property. In November 2011, an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) inspector observed a[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Monitoring Care at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago
FBI and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General arrest 6 hospital staff SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago to asses the hospital’s ability to care for patients after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)[Read More…]
DeKalb County Veteran Selected as Illinois Veteran of the Month
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs will recognize Jonathan J. Lehuta, a prominent veteran leader in DeKalb County with over 30 years of service to his community, county and to his fellow vets, as the Illinois Veteran of the Month for April 2013. Lehuta, a U.S. Navy[Read More…]
Poll: Three Out of Four Washington, D.C. Voters Want to Remove Criminal Penalties for Marijuana Possession Under District Law
Nearly two-thirds would support a ballot measure to make marijuana legal for adults and establish a system in which it is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol Statements below from the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the sponsor of the poll WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Three out[Read More…]
Bulgarian Beekeepers Protest Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Beekeepers in Bulgaria are revving up protests calling for a moratorium on the use of pesticides hazardous to bees, with a nationwide demonstration scheduled for Earth Day on April 22. The beekeepers are citing European and Bulgarian studies saying that neonicotinoid pesticides harm the immune systems[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, April 17, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a senior Taliban leader and killed two other insurgents during an operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, today. The leader is accused of coordinating and conducting direct fire assaults, ambushes, and improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and[Read More…]
Chicago Sacred Heart Hospital Owner, Executive, and Four Doctors Arrested in Alleged Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner and another senior executive of Sacred Heart Hospital and four physicians affiliated with the west side facility were arrested today for allegedly conspiring to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, including more than $225,000 in cash, along with other forms of payment, in exchange for the referral[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Commonsense Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. This afternoon, Senators Schumer and McCain briefed me on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that they have drafted with their colleagues in the Senate. This bill is clearly a compromise, and no one will get everything they wanted, including me. But it is largely consistent with[Read More…]
