Month: January 2016

In and Around Park Forest Week of January 31, 2016

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2016. February is Black History Month, or National African American History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. You’ll find a special ‘Black History Month Events’ section outlining the many[Read More…]

Village of Park Forest Park Permit Lottery Begins on February 6

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016.   The Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department will hold its Annual Parks Pavilion Permit Lottery on Saturday, February 6, beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The event is held each year to allow members of the public the[Read More…]

Bernie Sanders Campaign Statement on Debates

DES MOINES, Iowa –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016.  Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, issued the following statement Saturday on negotiations over additional debates: “After refusing for months to participate in more debates, Secretary Clinton requested that the Democratic National Committee rules be changed and that a new debate take place in[Read More…]

Hillary Clinton: There are too many Flints

MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton What’s happening in Flint, Michigan, is unconscionable. A city of 99,000 people — 56 percent African-American, 40 percent living below the poverty line — has spent nearly two years with poisoned water. Nearly two years of boil orders, foul smells and false reassurances that[Read More…]

Former Owner and Operator of California Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Their Roles in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  The former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company based in Long Beach, California, were sentenced today for their roles in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Eileen[Read More…]

U.S. Navy Officer Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Selling Classified Ship Schedules as Part of Navy Bribery Probe

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  A U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for accepting cash, hotel expenses and the services of a prostitute from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in exchange for classified U.S. Navy ship and submarine schedules and other internal Navy[Read More…]

Al-Shabaab Member Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization

Defendant Traveled to Somalia to Join Foreign Fighter Corps NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016.  Mahdi Hashi, 26, a Somali national, was sentenced to nine years in prison by U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on Advancing Equal Pay

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2015 – 12:19 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Everybody have a seat.  Thank you so much.  I heard you all were in the house so I wanted to stop by.  (Laughter.) We’ve got some important personages[Read More…]

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