CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. President Donald Trump plans to sign a new “Muslim Ban” order in the coming days, once again raising deep concerns about the intensified targeting of the Muslim community. High-profile federal immigration raids across the country have also resulted in tremendous anxiety and hardship for undocumented families of[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Student Wins Top Social Justice Award for Community Activism in Northwest Suburbs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. There are times in life when becoming involved and making change for the greater good become imperative. That moment came for 32-year-old Roosevelt University student Jessica “Jessy” Santini on March 6, 2015 when Santini’s younger brother, Mikey Santini, who was also a Roosevelt student, died of a[Read More…]
Iraq: Sunni Women Tell of ISIS Detention, Torture
Describe Forced Marriage, Rape A woman fleeing the fighting between the Islamic State and Iraqi Security Forces in Intisar neighbourhood in eastern Mosul on November 7, 2016.© 2016 Reuters Baghdad –(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Fighters from the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) are arbitrarily detaining, ill-treating, torturing, and forcibly marrying[Read More…]
Famine Declared in Region of South Sudan – UN
Displaced women and children under a hot sun in South Sudan’s Maban County, where food shortages are causing tension. Photo: UNHCR/P. Rulashe GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 February 2017 – Famine has been formally declared in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations said today, warning that war and a collapsing economy have left[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2016 Dean’s List
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the PSC Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better, have completed a minimum[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2016 Part-Time Honors Students
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) part-time students who have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher and who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, have been added to the fall 2016 PSC Part-Time Honors list. PSC recognizes part-time honor students at[Read More…]
Prairie State College Nursing Program Ranked in Top 20 RN Programs in Illinois
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. The Nursing Program at Prairie State College (PSC) recently was named one of the “Best RN Programs in Illinois” by RegisteredNursing.org. PSC’s program took spot 17 of the top 30 that were ranked. There currently are 76 RN programs in the state. “After analyzing nursing programs[Read More…]
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Joshua Van Haften mugshot WISCONSIN–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Joshua Van Haften, 36, of Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison and lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support, namely himself as personnel, to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, February 20, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Leaked Trump Immigration Enforcement Plans
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Joanne Lin, American Civil Liberties Union senior legislative counsel, issued the following statement on President Trump’s leaked immigration enforcementplans: “This is immigration enforcement under Trump: due process, human decency, and common sense are treated as inconvenient obstacles on the path to mass deportation. The Trump[Read More…]
