Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)–In the wake of last year’s scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has established a new online link providing an immediate resource for those who have concerns about cemeteries in unincorporated parts of the county, Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. A link at www.cookcountysheriff.com[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lake Zurich Bar Owner Arrested On Perjury Charge
Bradley Baldino. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Lake Zurich man is free on $10,000 bond after an investigation found he lied under oath about his history of drunken driving arrests, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. Bradley Baldino, 38, is charged with perjury, a felony. He was arrested[Read More…]
UN Security Council: Better Shelter, Security Needed for Haiti Victims
Urgent Action Still Needed on Safe Camp Sites for Those Made Homeless by Quake Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The United Nations Security Council should make improving the quality and security of camps for displaced victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake a top priority, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to[Read More…]
The Myth of the ‘Liberal’ Washington Post Opinion Pages
Commentary By Jamison Foser There may be no better example of the absurdity of the "liberal media" myth than the widespread notion that the Washington Post‘s opinion pages — and Fred Hiatt, the man who runs them — lean to the left. The Daily Beast and Forbes magazine have both[Read More…]
John Mellencamp for U.S. Senate? (Video and Text)
From the Chicago Sun-Times: An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Indiana’s Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is building up steam. Twitter is abuzz with the rumor and three separate Facebook groups have been set up, with the largest boasting about 2,000[Read More…]
WATCH: CPAC Speaker’s Credibility Goes Up Glenn Beck’s Nose (Video)
Source: Media Matters for America. Used with permission.
Supreme Court Complicates Campaign Finance Rules
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– From Stateline.org: From the 1880s until just before World War I, Montana was essentially owned by mining companies, and most of all by Anaconda Copper. Money bought political power: An industry mogul openly bribed his way to a U.S. Senate seat; the choice of a state capital was[Read More…]
NY Post Op-Ed Falsely Claims Obama Promised Stimulus Would End Net Job Losses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– In a New York Post op-ed, Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation falsely suggested that President Obama promised that the stimulus would end net job losses; in fact, Obama stated in February 2009 before the stimulus passed that the "magnitude of the crisis" means that even with the[Read More…]
NY Times’ Leonhardt Highlights What Has Worked In The Stimulus
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– From David Leonhardt’s February 16 New York Times analysis: Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked. Let’s say this bill had started spending money within a matter of weeks and had rapidly helped the economy. Let’s also imagine it was large[Read More…]
IEA Sees Progress and Teamwork at Rich East High School (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Illinois Education Association: An effort to work together among school staff and administration has paid off for students at Rich East High School.
