Month: December 2017

Drug testing food stamp recipients

Wisconsin Governor Walker’s Plan to Drug Test Food Stamp Applicants Would Be Wasteful, Ineffective and Perhaps Unconstitutional

Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By Widney Brown Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced plans this week to move forward with making Wisconsin the first U.S. state to drug test people applying for food stamps. We’ve been down this road before. Several states have attempted to drug test people applying for public assistance,[Read More…]

IL environmental contest

Illinois EPA Announces Annual Environmental Education Competition for Fifth & Sixth Grade Students

2018 Program Encourages Youth Creativity to Protect Environment and Honoring the State’s Bicentennial SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Kristi Morris, Environmental Education Coordinator for the Illinois EPA Fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois are invited to compete in this year’s Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest sponsored by[Read More…]

Creative Contract Packaging LLC Issues an Allergen Alert for Certain Jars Of Herb-Ox® Beef Flavor Granulated Bouillon

Potential presence of undeclared milk in product Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Richard Williamson Creative Contract Packaging LLC is voluntarily recalling 4,412 cases, or 13,236 total pounds, of two code dates of HERB-OX® Beef Flavor Granulated Bouillon, due to the potential presence of an undeclared milk allergen. Consumers who[Read More…]

Jerusalem Protests

Hundreds of Chicagoland Palestinians & Supporters to Protest Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement on Thursday, December 7

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Hatem Abudayyeh  and Deanna Othman In the wake of Trump’s announcement yesterday declaring U.S. support for Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and the moving of the U.S. embassy there, the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine (CJP) is calling for a protest today, Thursday,[Read More…]

Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez and his family

City of Chicago Admits Error in Immigrant Father’s Inclusion in Gang Database

After a settlement was reached between the City of Chicago and Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez, organizers ask when the City review entire Gang Database process. Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2017 By: Antonio Gutierrez and Barbara Suarez Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez and his family announced yesterday that the City of Chicago has admitted error in including[Read More…]

Sothland College Prep at Notre Dame

Southland College Prep Visits University of Notre Dame

Hosts Scores of Top College and University Admissions Representatives RICHTON PARK, ILL—(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2017 By: Richard Barry   For members of Southland College Prep Charter High School’s junior class the charter bus ride to South Bend, Indiana wasn’t your typical high school field trip. “Annually, our entire junior class has the[Read More…]

Dream Act analysis

Senator Durbin Statement On Cornyn-Grassley Immigration Proposal

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and David Perdue (R-GA) to introduce legislation to protect and provide certainty to DACA recipients and improve the lawful immigration system[Read More…]

Surface Design Association

Surface Design Association – Illinois to Meet at Union Street Gallery on Saturday, Dec. 9

CHICAGO Heights—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Surface Design Association – Illinois will meet at Union Street Gallery (USG) on Saturday, December 9 from noon to 3 p.m. USG is located at 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights. Fiber artists or those curious about fiber arts are encouraged to[Read More…]

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