Day: April 12, 2016

John Ostenburg and Rick Reinbold

Watch: Hundreds and Hundreds Attend Fundraiser for #TimStrong Officer Timothy Jones of the Park Forest PD

Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Over a thousand people attended a fundraiser at the Olympia Fields McDonald’s for Park Forest Police Officer Timothy Jones, critically injured in the line of duty, recovering slowly — but surely, many hope — at a rehabilitation facility. Band members from the Rich Central Central High School[Read More…]

Union Street Gallery Announces 3rd Annual Derby Day Social

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—Union Street Gallery’s third annual Derby Day Social is quickly approaching. It will be held at Olympia Fields Country Club, 2800 Country Club Drive, on May 7th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Derby Tickets are currently available for $65 each. Contact the gallery for more information on how to purchase tickets[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama On Equal Pay Day at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Museum

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Museum Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016 – 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, everybody.  (Applause.) Thank you.  Thank you.  Everybody, please, have a seat.  Have a seat. Well, hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you to Chitra for the introduction.  It should be noted that today[Read More…]

Noted Writer Tom Williams to Read at Roosevelt University on April 18

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Tom Williams, whose book Among the Wild Mulattos was named one of the best of 2015 by National Public Radio, will read from his work at 5 p.m. Monday, April 18 in Roosevelt University’s seventh floor Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. “You could call (Williams)[Read More…]

Senators Merkley, Kirk, Leahy, Booker, Baldwin, Murray Issue Bipartisan Call for NBA to Move 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina

Letter follows North Carolina’s passage of anti-LGBT law WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Patty Murray (D-WA) wrote to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver urging him to move the 2017 NBA All-Star[Read More…]

Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Equal Pay Day 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Equal Pay day, which is the point every year when a woman has finally earned the same yearly salary as their male counterpart: “It is simply unacceptable that in the year 2016, women are still paid less[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Tentative Settlement Reached For Sale and Redevelopment of Old Post Office

Proposed Buyer Agrees to City’s Terms and Deadlines to Move Redevelopment of Longtime Vacant and Decaying Property Forward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Danny Solis, and Planning and Development Commissioner David Reifman today announced a tentative settlement with the proposed buyer of Chicago’s old Post Office that establishes[Read More…]

Senators Call on New FDA Commissioner to Address Gaps in Policies to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Animals

Senators Call on New FDA Commissioner to Address Gaps in Policies to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Animals Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) wrote to urge recently-confirmed[Read More…]

Senators Warren and Enzi Support Creation of Online Retirement Savings Transfer Process for Federal Workers

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) wrote today to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to encourage the creation of an online process that would allow federal workers to transfer or roll over funds from existing retirement accounts to their federal[Read More…]

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