The project will make the Loop ‘L’ station accessible and continues the Mayor’s more than $8 billion investment to modernize transit CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr today announced the start of a major project to renovate the historic Quincy Loop station and[Read More…]
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Kids@College at Prairie State College Returns This Summer with LOWER Costs and NEW Offerings
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. Are you looking for fun summer activities to keep your kids busy this summer? Let learning and fun continue year round at Prairie State College (PSC). The Kids@College Summer Program at PSC is designed to enhance the problem solving skills of children grades K-6. Participants will[Read More…]
500 Years After the Reformation: Scholars Gather at DePaul University for World Catholicism Week
Speakers from India, Nigeria, Brazil, Chile and Sri Lanka to discuss lingering impact on Christianity CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. In 1517, Martin Luther nailed a proclamation to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany and launched the Protestant Reformation. Five hundred years later, speakers from India, Nigeria, Brazil, Chile and Sri[Read More…]
7 Fronts on Which Trump Has Declared War on Environmental Science
President Donald Trump, accompanied by, from left, Vice President Mike Pence, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, speaks at EPA headquarters in Washington, March 28, 2017. AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. Despite having been in office for fewer than 100 days, and in the[Read More…]
Latest ACA Repeal Plan Would Explode Premiums for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
Brian Greenberg, who suffers from Crohn’s disease, holds up a syringe preloaded with his prescription medication that was delivered to his home in Stamford, Connecticut, July 6, 2016. AP/Julie Jacobson Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017. A new column from the Center for American Progress finds that under President Donald Trump[Read More…]
Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 21, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Get Your Bid in Today, April 21, for One of these Unions Street Gallery Paintings
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2017. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights, invites you to place a bid today on one of these paintings: Pat Moore was kind enough to paint this piece during our reception and agree to let us put it up for auction. Click here to place your bid[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Ocwen for Failing Borrowers Throughout Mortgage Servicing Process
Mortgage Servicer’s Widespread Errors, Shortcuts, and Runarounds Cost Borrowers Money, Homes WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2017l. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued one of the country’s largest nonbank mortgage loan servicers, Ocwen Financial Corporation, and its subsidiaries for failing borrowers at every stage of the mortgage servicing process.[Read More…]
Nearly 100 Community Members Pack Hallway in Defense of Evanston Library’s Only Black Librarian
Evanston Civic Center, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2017. On Thursday, April 20, Lesley Williams, Evanston Public Library’s only Black librarian, was greeted by a gauntlet of nearly 100 supporters from Evanston and neighboring communities as she arrived for a disciplinary hearing. Supporters lined the hallway, bearing signs reading “We Stand With Lesley,”[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Donors Get Visit From Upset Residents on Tax Evasion Trolley Tour
Community Groups Demand Hedge Fund Managers Profiting From Carried Interest Loophole Pay Fair Share to Help Solve State Budget Crisis Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2017. On Thursday, community residents being impacted by the school funding crisis and state budget impasse took part in a Tax Evasion Trolley Tour to the[Read More…]
