Day: May 26, 2016

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports May 27, 2016

eNews Park Forest is very pleased to welcome veteran reporter Mike Drakulich. 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[Read More…]

United States, Mexico and Canada Join Forces to Improve Amber Alert System

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016.  The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and Mexico’s Office of the Attorney General (PGR) sponsored a Trinational Forum yesterday and today in Mexico City, bringing together Amber Alert Coordinators from Mexico, the United States and Canada.  The forum aimed[Read More…]

Representatives Blumenauer, Conyers Lead Letter Urging EPA to Protect Pollinators & Further Examine Impacts of Pesticides on Pollinators

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016 – Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and John Conyers (MI-13) led 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy expressing concerns regarding the agency’s assessment of the impacts of the widely used insecticide, imidacloprid, on[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Pharmacy Students Reach Out to Public About Over-the-counter Medications

(Above, students report on the dangers of over-the-counter sleep aids at a suburban nursing facility). CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016.  Helping patients understand their medications is at the heart of today’s pharmacy practice, which is why Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy is training students to share their knowledge publicly in the community.[Read More…]

Rep. Jan Schakowsky Delivers Long Awaited Medals to Local WWII Veteran

Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016.  Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after awarding World War II medals to 102 year old Skokie resident LT. CantorDavid Brandhandlerlast week: “Cantor David Brandhandler is a courageous American who served his country honorably in World War II. During his brave service to[Read More…]

Schakowsky, Shaheen, Maloney, Kuster Introduce Legislation To Give Energy Consumers A Voice In FERC Proceedings

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016.  Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement after introducing legislation, H.R. 5348 the House companion to Senator Shaheen’s legislation in the Senate, to create an Office of Public Participation[Read More…]

Senators Sanders, Whitehouse, Warren, Merkley Slam GOP Attempt to Block Fossil Fuel Fraud Investigation

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016  – In a letter sent to Attorney General Loretta Lynch today, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) slammed a GOP effort to cut off any federal investigation into possible fossil fuel industry fraud.  Recalling the successful Department of Justice[Read More…]

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