Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Champaign man, (Illinois) Jaime Breckenridge, 33, of the 2200 Block of S. First Street, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Urbana on Sept. 13, 2017, for arraignment on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The grand jury returned the indictment on Sept. 5,[Read More…]
Day: September 8, 2017
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Larry Norton, age 66, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to life imprisonment before United States District Court Judge Theresa Springmann for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5[Read More…]
Women’s Self-Defense Class on Saturday, September 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2017. A women’s self-defense class will be held on Saturday, September 16, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Board Room of Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. The free class, hosted by Park Forest Trustee Jonathan Vanderbilt, will be led by Mace DeVries of Polaris[Read More…]
City of Chicago Had $1.4 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January1, 2017; Chicago is Not Broke
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. A review of the 2016 annual reports of the City’s 148 Tax Increment Financing Districts by volunteers with the TIF Illumination Project revealed some startling facts about local government finance. At a time when 956 Chicago Public School educators and staff are being laid off and the[Read More…]
Override Gov.’s Veto of Debt Transparency Act, Increase Transparency, DeLuca Says
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling on members of the General Assembly to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan piece of legislation that would increase government transparency and require state agencies to more accurately report their debt obligations. “Despite having a bipartisan, balanced budget for[Read More…]
Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Sixth Annual Recovery Walk
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 – In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their sixth annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
Photo Exhibit on Plight of World’s Stateless Children Opens Sept. 14 at Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2017. Few can imagine what it is like to be stateless. Now a new photo exhibit “Nowhere People,” opening Thursday, September 14 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, tells the story. With its first showing ever in Chicago, “Nowhere People” by photographer Greg Constantine[Read More…]
South Suburban College Offers Free Citizenship Classes
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. Free Citizenship Classes will be offered at South Suburban College’s main campus in Room 1243 on Thursday evenings October 5 to December 14 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Registration will be held September 25, 26 and 27th at 6:00pm in Room 1243. You will learn[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Rescinding DACA was Not about Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 By: Melissa Franqui and Eunisses Hernandez Since the election, time and time again, Trump and members of his administration have touted “law and order” rhetoric, to advance an agenda that aims to expand criminalization, deportations and promote white supremacy. While many of the public was still[Read More…]
Garden of Life LLC Issues Recall of Baby Organic Liquid Formula
Silver Sprng, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. Garden of Life, LLC, is issuing a voluntary precautionary recall of its new supplement for infants, Baby Organic Liquid, because the product, as labeled, includes directions for use that may be misinterpreted. The company is concerned that if not administered precisely following the labeled instructions,[Read More…]