Governor Rauner at Simon Wiesenthal Center (Source: Illinois.gov) Expanding education for Illinois students to combat hate one prong of Governor’s anti-hate crimes initiative SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner announced today the State of Illinois will work with the Simon Wiesenthal Center to expand anti-hate education to Illinois students.[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at NATO Foreign Ministerial Intervention
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Foreign Ministerial Intervention, March 31, 2017 (Source: state.gov) BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2017 Good morning, Secretary General and my fellow ministers, and thank you for the opportunity to speak. Let me be very clear at the outset of my[Read More…]
Former Pontoon Beach Water District Supervisor Admits to Embezzlement and Wire Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Brian Buske, 44, of Alton, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the Pontoon Beach Water District, in Madison County, Illinois, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Buske faces[Read More…]
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 78 Months Imprisonment
For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Lonnie Lewis, Jr., 22, of Michigan City, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after entering a guilty plea[Read More…]
Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Possession of Contraband
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Wheeler J. Paavola, 35, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced to six months of imprisonment on March 20, 2017 for possession of a controlled substance inside the federal prison at Greenville, Illinois. Paavola’s six-month sentence[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Speaks Out Against GOP Assault on the Environment (Video)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky took to the House floor to outline and oppose the latest Republican attacks on the environment. This week, Republicans have ceaselessly attacked the EPA and undone regulations designed to protect our air, water, and public lands. Through his[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Names New Chief Financial Officer
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois is pleased to announce the appointment of Curt Schubert as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schubert comes to Marian Catholic after having served for over ten years as Chief Financial Officer at The Children’s Place Association, a child welfare organization[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Who Led Violent Robbery Crew Sentenced to 57 Years for Targeting Suburban Cell Phone Stores
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. A federal judge today sentenced a Park Forest man to 57 years in prison for leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cell phone stores in the Chicago suburbs. ERIC CURTIS recruited several individuals to join the crew and armed them with firearms to carry[Read More…]
More Must Be Done to Place Syrian Refugees; Conflict Sees Worst Violence in Months – UN
The Mahmut family from Syria began a new life in Ottawa in 2016, under Canada’s humanitarian programme to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. Photo: UNHCR/James Park SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2017 – The world’s attention has moved away from Syria following the battle for Aleppo, despite the fact that the last few months[Read More…]
DEA To Classify Liquid, Synthetic THC As A Schedule II Controlled Substance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Officials from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have recommended that Syndros, a liquid form of synthetic THC, be classified as a Schedule II controlled substance under federal law. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials determined last year that the drug formulation is safe and effective[Read More…]
