Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today a partnership with leaders from Dane County, Wisconsin to join “We Are Still In,” a coalition of governmental and institutional leaders dedicated to keeping America’s promise of mitigating climate change by meeting the Paris Climate Agreement. Dane County Executive Joe[Read More…]
Day: June 26, 2017
Marian Catholic To Host Girls In Golf Event
Exelon Corporation, KPMG and First Tee Sponsor Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School will host Girls in Golf on July 1, 2017 in conjunction with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club. Thanks to gracious sponsorships by the Exelon and KPMG corporations, young women ages 8-18 will[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth & IL Advocates Outline How Trumpcare Would Devastate Illinois
CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Illinois advocates for seniors, working families, disability rights, and mental health care today to outline the devastating effects Trumpcare would have on the state of Illinois. Speaking on a press call, Duckworth discussed how the version of Trumpcare Senate[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Disappointed By Supreme Court Decision That Weakens Wall Between Church and State
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, which held that Missouri’s decision to exclude houses of worship, including Trinity Lutheran, from a program that provided direct grants to pay for playground[Read More…]
UChicago to Offer Joint PhD Program in Theater and Performance Studies
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld The University of Chicago will begin offering the only joint Theater and Performance Studies PhD program in the country, placing students in direct dialogue with humanities disciplines across the University. David Levin, the Addie Clark Harding Professor and chair of the new doctoral program, began[Read More…]
Major Criminal Justice Reform Groups Announce Opposition to Bill on Sentencing and Synthetic Drugs
Proposal includes new mandatory minimums for drug offenses, gives the Attorney General sweeping powers More than 60 groups sign letter against bill, hearing scheduled in House tomorrow Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2017. Today, more than 60 civil and human rights, faith and criminal justice reform organizations, including the ACLU, Human Rights[Read More…]
South Suburban College Bulldog Athletes Receive NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. The South Suburban College Athletic Department is proud to announce that six individual student-athletes have received NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Academic Student-Athlete Awards for their academic achievements. Annie Zubek (softball) and Nate Montgomery (baseball) received NJCAA All-Academic Second Team: 3.80-3.99 GPA: 2016-17[Read More…]
US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List
Tillerson Undermines US Law by Removing Violators Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should return Burma and Iraq to the US list of governments using child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today. Reuters reported that Tillerson overruled State Department officials and senior US diplomats in[Read More…]
Experts Head to Vienna to Discuss Advances in Monitoring, Verification Under UN Nuclear Test-ban Treaty
Primary Seismic Station PS21. Photo: CTBTO Preparatory Commission VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2017 – Scientists and technical experts from all over the world are gathering this week in Vienna, Austria, for a meeting convened by the United Nations partner organization working to establish a verification regime to monitor global compliance with the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson Kick Off New Cultural Awareness Training for Recruits
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson to welcome the first group of police recruits to attend cultural awareness training at The DuSable Museum of African American History. As part of the Mayor’s commitment to police reform and as outlined in[Read More…]