Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from Park Forest 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 local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
Day: March 28, 2017
Western Environmental Law Center: White House Rejects Scientific Consensus, Guts U.S. Climate Policy
Taos, New Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. In an executive order released by the White House today, President Trump seeks to reverse the core policy safeguards put in place by the Obama Administration to address climate change. The Trump order represents a sweeping attack on action to account for intensifying and anticipated[Read More…]
Crete Public Library District to Hold Electronics Recycling on Saturday, April 22
Crete, IL—(ENEWSPF)—The Crete Public Library District, 1177 North Main Street, will hold an electronics recycling event Saturday, April 22 between 10 a.m. – 12 noon. Bring your electronic items to the library’s parking lot for recycling. Items will be collected by E-Scrap Technologies. Please view the list of acceptable items[Read More…]
National Journalists Associations Launch LGBTQ Guide for Spanish-Language Media
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National LGBTQ Task Force, NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) have launched a Spanish-language stylebook for journalists reporting on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. First published by NLGJA and NAHJ in 2005, “El Manual de[Read More…]
Crete Public Library Hosts Bucky Halker – “Ain’t Got a Dollar: Illinois Workers and Protest Songs, 1865-1965”
Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Think you’ve got it bad at work? Get some perspective while taking a musical journey back in time through 100 years of songs by Illinois workers. Bucky Halker, historian and folksinger, will present a free performance to the public on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
MoveOn.org Files Federal Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Nunes for Violating Espionage Act, House Rules
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) MoveOn: Nunes’ unauthorized disclosure of classified information for ‘blatantly political purposes’ … ’implicates the integrity of the House’ and its role in oversight. Congress must stop all business and focus on the creation of an independent commission and the appointment of a special prosecutor. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March[Read More…]
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)-March 28, 2017. With spring arriving earlier than usual and bird migration currently underway, the National Audubon Society invites nature enthusiasts to grow bird-friendly[Read More…]
Supporting Syrian Refugees Not Only an Act ‘of Generosity’ but Also of ‘Enlightened Self-interest’ – UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres with students at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Photo: Stephane Dujarric JORDAN –(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2017 – Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Eczema Drug Dupixent
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dupixent (dupilumab) injection to treat adults with moderate-to-severe eczema (atopic dermatitis). Dupixent is intended for patients whose eczema is not controlled adequately by topical therapies, or those for whom topical therapies are not advisable. Dupixent can be[Read More…]
DePaul University’s Irwin W. Steans Center Adds Community Development Institute
ABCD Institute faculty members engage in a workshop with the institute’s Neighborhood Connections program. (Photo courtesy of Tom O’Briens) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. Drawing upon 30 years of experience and accomplished community engagement, the internationally recognized Asset-Based Community Development Institute has relocated to DePaul University’s Irwin W. Steans Center for[Read More…]