Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, financial activities, and mining. Household Survey Data[Read More…]
Day: May 5, 2017
Police Ask Public’s Assistance On Peotone Robbery
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are requesting the public’s help on an armed robbery that happened May 3 in Peotone. The Peotone robbery occurred at the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone. The information from the PFPD follows: On May 3, at 1:06pm, the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone[Read More…]
State and Federal Authorities Investigate Alleged Cover-Up in Pullman National Monument Artist Housing Development
Preservation group claims state officials hid developer’s application for federal financing to help it circumvent federal historic preservation laws. Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2017 – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office along with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and National Trust for Historic Preservation have begun an inquiry into allegations[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: GOP Healthcare Bill Will Kill Life-Saving Treatment for Millions, Worsen the Opioid Crisis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2017. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act. The measure next goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Below is a statement from Grant Smith, deputy director of national affairs with the Drug Policy Alliance: “The Drug Policy Alliance advocates for increased[Read More…]
Passages Charter School Teachers Unanimously Vote to Strike
Rock-bottom spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline staff stands in stark contrast to salaries for top management, who last year earned more than double the amount paid to CPS’ CEO overseeing a system 800 times larger. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2017. Union educators at Passages Charter School voted overwhelmingly today[Read More…]