All 800,000 Loans Will Be Independently Audited, Companies Will Pay at Least $21.6 Million and Stop Suing for Invalid or Unverified Debts Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and their debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc.,[Read More…]
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Chicago Has Met 40 Percent of Paris Climate Agreement: Mayor Emanuel
Recent report shows city carbon emissions are down 11 percent from 2005 to 2015 while jobs expand CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Chicago reduced its carbon emissions by 11 percent from 2005 to 2015, bringing the city to 40 percent of the way to meeting its[Read More…]
Illinois Author Barb Warner Deane to Present “Women of World War II:” at Crete Public Library
Preregistration Requested Crete, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2017. During World War II, American women took on many new roles, both in the military and as civilians. Beyond Rosie the Riveter and the Atomic Girls, women made incredible contributions to the war effort. One of the civilian avenues was through the American[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Zinke Attacks Public Lands for All
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2017. A leaked copy obtained by the Washington Post of Interior Secretary Zinke’s secret recommendation on national monuments shows the Secretary hopes to strip protections from public lands and waters across the country. Sites that could lose protections include Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, Cascade-Siskiyou[Read More…]
‘Abuelita’ Genoveva Ramirez, Facing Imminent Deportation, Sues Federal Government Over Delay in Visa Processing
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2017 – Chicago grandmother and long-time immigration activist Genoveva Ramirez sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this morning to demand its immigration service review a long-pending visa application before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deports her in October. ICE told Ms. Ramirez during a check-in appointment[Read More…]
U.S., Japanese, South Korean Aircraft Conduct Show of Force Flights
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 18, 2017 . By: Air Force Capt. Cassandra Gesecki U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft joined Japanese and South Korean military aircraft in a sequenced show of force over the Korean Peninsula yesterday in response to North Korea’s Sept. 14 launch of an intermediate range[Read More…]
Richton Square School Receives Friendship Bench From Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2017—An outdoor rainbow decorated garden bench, where Richton Square School preschool students can feel safe and comfortable, is the latest example of a growing partnership between Matteson School District 162, Southland College Prep Charter High School and the Lambda Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha,[Read More…]
Gov. Rauner Announces Recipients of 2018 Order of Lincoln Award
SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017 “This year’s Order of Lincoln recipients are an extraordinary group of individuals that truly embody President Lincoln’s relentless and passionate spirit for public service,” Gov. Rauner said. “They have positively changed their communities in numerous ways, and their contributions will impact Illinois and the world for generations[Read More…]
Ford Motor Company Recalls Certain 2017 F-150 and Mustang Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017 Summary Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 F-150 and Mustang vehicles. The air bag inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may rupture in the event of a crash. Remedy Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag[Read More…]
UChicago Glaciologist Provides Sounds to Chicago Art Installation About Icebergs
Art Deco building appears cracked in half to illustrate climate change CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld and Louise Lerner In 2000, UChicago Prof. Doug MacAyeal tracked the world’s largest iceberg, called B-15, as it broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica. MacAyeal placed seismic sensors into the iceberg[Read More…]
