BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading an effort to call for a significant increase in funds to support expanded access to meals, transportation, family caregiver support and other programs for seniors funded by the Older Americans Act. Sanders wants a 12 percent increase in[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Durbin Statement On Severe Storms And Deadly Tornadoes
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after a severe storm system produced deadly tornadoes that damaged communities in northern Illinois last night: “My thoughts are with the people and brave first responders in northern Illinois who were affected by last night’s[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Senator Durbin, Senator Kirk, Representative Quigley, Amtrak And Metra Announce $7 Million Funding To Improve Train Service At Chicago’s Union Station
Funding Will Go Towards Planning that is Critical to Addressing Transit Center’s Aging Infrastructure CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Mark Kirk, Representative Mike Quigley, Amtrak and Metra today announced an additional $7 million funding to develop infrastructure improvements and train operating strategies that will enhance[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, April 10, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Moves to Expand Social Security Benefits Gain Traction in the Senate After decades of attempting to cut Social Security, members of Congress are beginning to devote their efforts to expanding Social Security benefits, and the effort is gaining traction. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),[Read More…]
Garden Club of Park Forest to Present Rose Program on April 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2015. The Garden Club of Park Forest presents a membership and guest tea event featuring a program on roses, Tuesday, April 14, beginning at noon, at St. Mary School, 227 Monee Road in Park Forest. John Pais, founding member of the Sauk Trail Rose Society, will[Read More…]
Park Forest Sustainable Saturdays Returns April 18
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Park Forest’s Sustainable Saturdays for gardeners returns April 18 with a workshop on vegetables in raised beds and container gardening. The free lecture series, presented by the Village of Park Forest in collaboration with the Park Forest Environment Commission, Thorn Creek Nature Center, and the[Read More…]
Vote for Favorite Young Artist in 2015 Congressional Art Competition
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)-April 10, 2015. The public is welcome to vote online for their favorite young artist in U.S. Representative Robin Kelly’s annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students. Voting opens April 10 at 4 p.m. and ends April 15 at 11:59 p.m. Voters can link to the artwork from Rep.[Read More…]
Cornel West Calls for April 14 Shut Down in Response to Wave of Police Killings of Unarmed People
Jet Magazine: Cornel West Sparks #ShutDownA14 Movement CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2015. During the extraordinary EMERGENCY program held Monday in New York, the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew shook with the passionate determination to put a STOP to the killing of unarmed black and Latino people. Cornel West spoke with[Read More…]
New Mexico Governor Signs Historic Property Rights Protections into Law
New Mexico outlaws civil asset forfeiture, aka “Policing for profit” SANTA FE, NM—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2015. Today, Governor Susana Martinez signed HB 560 into law, ending the practice of civil asset forfeiture in New Mexico. Civil asset forfeiture, also known as “policing for profit,” allows law enforcement officers to seize personal[Read More…]
FTC, Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago Area Operation Charged With Illegally Pressuring Consumers to Pay ‘Phantom’ Debts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. The Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office have obtained a court order temporarily halting a fake debt collection scam located in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The defendants are charged with illegally using threats and intimidation tactics to coerce consumers to[Read More…]
