Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017. For several years a comprehensive revision to the Village’s zoning, subdivision, and stormwater management ordinances — ordinances that control the manner in which land in the Village is used, and how it can be subdivided to create new development parcels — has been in the[Read More…]
Day: October 27, 2017
Illinois EPA Refers Land Mart, Inc. to Attorney General for Enforcement
Illinois EPA Cites Release from Underground Storage Tank impacting Combined Storm/Sanitary Sewer SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Alec Messina has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s office against Land Mart, Inc. for releasing gasoline into the combined storm/sanitary[Read More…]
Foster the Love of Invention in Your Kids with the Young Inventor Challenge Contest!
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By Laura Richards Attention young inventors! Do you have an idea for a toy or game that you think is just simply awesome, but you have no idea what to do next? Well, you have until November 7, 2017 to apply to the Young Inventor Challenge (YIC)! This[Read More…]
Analysis Finds Severe Weather Cost U.S. $675 billion Since 2011, Had Greater Impact on Those with Lower Incomes
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Kristina Costa, Miranda Peterson, and Howard Marano As the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, a new analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds that the most destructive hurricanes, storms, and other severe weather in the United States have caused about $675[Read More…]
U.S. Can Boost Ties with Mexico Through Increased Renewable Energy Trade, New Report Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Joel Martinez A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) urges the United States to increase renewable energy trade with Mexico. The report says U.S. companies that manufacture solar panels can build part or all of the panels in the United States[Read More…]
ACLU Goes to Court to Challenge Trump Administration’s Denial of Jessica Colotl’s DACA
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Media The American Civil Liberties Union and Kuck Immigration Partners today challenged the Trump administration’s second denial of Jessica Colotl’s application to renew her status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The filing was in federal district[Read More…]
ACLU Responds to ICE Plans to Expand Detention Sites in Four Major Cities
New facilities for immigrant detention proposed in the areas surrounding Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and St. Paul, Minnesota. WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: American Civil Liberties (ACLU) Communications The American Civil Liberties Union joined 13 legal service providers and immigrants’ rights organizations today to urge Immigration and Customs Enforcement[Read More…]
Illinois Residents Reminded to Prepare for All Types of Disasters, Including Zombie Apocalypse
Illinois Resolution Designated October ‘Zombie Preparedness Month’ SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Illinois Emergency Management Agency With Halloween just around the corner, people throughout Illinois are pulling together costumes for their kids or themselves, buying candy for trick-or-treaters and preparing for a zombie apocalypse. Wait….a zombie apocalypse? October was designated[Read More…]
WorldChicago Fall Fundraiser: International Game Night on November 9
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Zoey Wallace WorldChicago’s Fall Fundraiser will be held on Thursday, November 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chicago Yacht Club, Monroe Harbor, 400 East Monroe Street in Chicago. The Fall Fundraiser is an event dedicated to championing citizen diplomacy in our community and around the[Read More…]