CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. Hector A. Guevara recently was sworn in as the newest student trustee on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees, and he is excited to serve in his new leadership role. Hector says he hopes to grow as a leader and gain more confidence to[Read More…]
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Clooney Foundation for Justice Gives $1 Million Grant to Help Southern Poverty Law Center Combat Hate Groups
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. In the wake of the deadly violence at a white nationalist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is partnering with the Clooney Foundation for Justice to increase the capacity of the SPLC to combat hate groups in the United States. Through the generous[Read More…]
State of Illinois Announces October 1 Start for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enrollment
LIHEAP, PIPP applications available for seniors, people with disabilities beginning October 1 SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office of Community Assistance announced yesterday that the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin accepting applications for winter heating assistance for seniors and[Read More…]
Blue Collar Jobs Down in Rust Belt as the Country on the Whole Continues to See Job Growth
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017 By: Alan Barber New York continues to see the largest losses in manufacturing jobs in the Rust Belt. The latest state jobs report shows that overall employment grew strongly in 11 states and Washington, DC, while only Georgia lost a substantial number of jobs (-14,100 or[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Ryan Thompson Awarded Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences Degree from National University of Health Sciences
LOMBARD, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017 – In a commencement ceremony held on August 18, Ryan Thompson of Park Forest received the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree from National University of Health Sciences. “We are very proud of Thompson, as National University’s Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree program[Read More…]
Justice Vital to Help Iraqi Victims of ISIL’s Sexual Violence Rebuild Lives – UN Report
IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–22 August 2017 – The Iraqi Government must ensure that the thousands of women and girls who survived sexual violence by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorist fighters receive care, protection and justice, and that children born because of such violence do not face a life[Read More…]
The American People Deserve More Answers on Afghanistan, Center for American Progress Column Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. President Donald Trump owes the American people more direct answers about what his new strategy for Afghanistan includes—and what it hopes to achieve—before sending more young men and women into battle, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. Unfortunately, Trump’s way[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Trump Afghanistan “Plan”
New York –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. In response to Trump’s address on Afghanistan last night, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Donald Trump’s remarks on Afghanistan promised little but more death and endless war. Lacking specificity about timeline and troop levels, it’s perverse to respond to racism and[Read More…]
Divers Join Search for Missing USS John S. McCain Sailors
CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Republic Of Singapore (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2017. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers began searching for 10 Sailors from USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), missing since the guided-missile destroyer and merchant vessel Alnic MC collided early Aug. 21. Equipped with surface supplied air rigs, divers will[Read More…]
Federal Court Allows ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Civil Asset Forfeiture to Proceed
A Win in the Fight Against Policing for Profit PHOENIX –(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017. On Friday, a federal court ruled that a far-reaching lawsuit challenging the profit motive at the core of Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture law can move forward because the plaintiff has properly asserted that policing for profit violates[Read More…]
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