Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. This week, DUIs are among charges filed. 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[Read More…]
Day: May 25, 2017
Amtrak and Mayor Emanuel Announce Selection of Master Developer for Chicago Union Station
Commercial design concepts will remake several West Loop blocks; Financial negotiations to be finalized by end of 2017 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced selection of a team led by Riverside Investment & Development Co. to serve as the Master Developer for[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Estimates Trumpcare Coverage Losses by State and Congressional District
A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2017. AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Showing the devastating impact of Trumpcare nationwide, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Americans would lose coverage by state and congressional[Read More…]
U.S., Coalition Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, May 25, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)- May 25, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 78 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
Trump: NATO Member Nations Must Increase Defense Spending
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk President Donald J. Trump called for NATO member nations to step up and pay their “fair share” of defense spending in the fight against global terrorism. The president made his remarks today in Brussels at the unveiling of the NATO 9/11 Memorial during[Read More…]
The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]
Activists Marching 15 Days and 200 Miles for an Illinois Budget are the Frontline of Resistance to Trump’s Tax and Budget Proposals
Bloomington-Normal, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. If you want a preview of America under the Trump tax and budget proposals look no further than Illinois. Like Trump’s tax plan, Illinois lets corporations and the rich off the hook. Far from generating the economic growth the Trump budget predicts, Illinois’ regressive tax[Read More…]
Park Forest Woman Wins Showcase Showdown On The Price Is Right
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest resident won the Showcase Showdown recently on The Price Is Right. Romona Johnson, who lives near the DownTown, said she was “still grinning ear to ear” after winning nearly $36,000 in cash and prizes for an episode of the acclaimed. $35,364 in cash and[Read More…]
Activists Will Make Sure Senators Home for Recess Understand the Devastation of Trumpcare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017l. The Congressional Budget Office score of the latest version of the Trump-Republican health care repeal plan reconfirms the devastating consequences this callous legislation will have on the elderly, families and children. Trumpcare will leave 23 million people without health coverage within a decade. Health insurance will[Read More…]
Underground Railroad to be Explored by Bus on June 10
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. The Friends of the Library at Governors State University and the GSU Alumni Association invite community members of all ages to attend ‘Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad,’ an all-day bus tour on Saturday, June 10. Led by Dr. Larry A. McLellan, one of the university’s[Read More…]