National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland will manage sales The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, which houses a Catholic bookstore and gift shop, will manage sales for the Vincentian Heritage Bookstore beginning July 1. The bookstore is an arm of the Vincentian[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Business, Medical, and Non-Profit Partners Launch New National Effort at Clinton Global Initiative America to Help Close the Word Gap
American Academy of Pediatrics, Reach Out and Read, and Scholastic Inc. working with Too Small to Fail to equip parents with tools to promote early literacy and vocabulary development Denver—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. At the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting in Denver, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Celebrates Opening of Bronzeville Artists Lofts and Marks One-Year of Chicago Neighborhoods Now Program
More than $780 Million in Planned Investments Underway, Creating 2,700 New Jobs Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined community leaders, developers and local artists to celebrate the opening of the Bronzeville Artists Lofts,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burnett, Alderman Pawar and the Chicago For All Coalition Introduce Moratorium on SRO and Residential Hotel Conversions
Moratorium Will Stem Loss of Affordable Housing Units While a Balanced Proposal is Developed CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Walter Burnett, Alderman Ameya Pawar and the Chicago for All Coalition today introduced an ordinance that would establish a 6-month moratorium on the conversion and demolition of Single Room[Read More…]
Court Rules No Fly List Process Is Unconstitutional and Must Be Reformed
Court Orders Government to Give Plaintiffs in ACLU Lawsuit a Chance to Clear Their Names PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014. In a landmark ruling, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional the government’s procedures for people on the No Fly List to challenge their inclusion. The decision came in an American[Read More…]
Use Resume Builder and Hear the Words ‘You’re Hired’
Helps Workers Uncomfortable with Computers, Internet CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. A new tool on Illinois’ help wanted job board targets workers who previously did not need a resume to get hired and those who lack confidence with their computer and internet skills, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said today. The[Read More…]
Navy Veteran from Montgomery Honored as Illinois Veteran of the Month
Aurora, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. On December 23, 1966, Herschel “Lucky” Luckinbill was just that, when shells from hostile North Vietnamese shore batteries ripped through the USS O’Brien, killing two sailors and wounding four others. Luckinbill survived a near miss, as one of the deadly shells struck near his assigned sleeping berth[Read More…]
Former Louisiana State Corrections Official Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Walt Green for the Middle District of Louisiana announced today that a third former state corrections official has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to the beating of an[Read More…]
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Rhino and Ivory Smuggling Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Ning Qiu, a resident of Frisco, Texas, and an appraiser of Asian art, pleaded guilty today in federal court to participating in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth nearly $1 million were smuggled[Read More…]
New Jersey School District to Adopt Service Animal Policies and Pay Fine to Resolve Justice Department Investigation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with the Delran Township School District in New Jersey under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement resolves allegations that the school district violated the ADA by refusing to allow a student[Read More…]
