SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017. State Rep. Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, is pushing a measure that would add the city of Kankakee to the list of communities eligible for benefits under the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program; an initiative which helps to “revive and redevelop environmentally challenged properties adjacent to[Read More…]
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 2, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017. On Feb. 1, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 38 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 19 engagements using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft as well as artillery against ISIL targets. Syria[Read More…]
New American Food Products, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Weigels’s Mountain Valley and Royal Farms Market Place Milk Chocolate Vanilla Caramels
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Feburary 2, 2017. New American Food Products, LLC announces a voluntary recall the MILK CHOCOLATE VANILLA CARAMELS Premium Chocolate Treats flavor as follows: Weigel’s® Mountain Valley™ with best by date of 11/14/17 Royal Farms Market Place with best by date of 12/08/17 The recall was initiated due to[Read More…]
Centcom: Civilians Likely Killed in Yemen Firefight
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 — A team designated by the operational task force commander has concluded that civilian noncombatants likely were killed in the midst of a firefight during a Jan. 29 raid in Yemen, and that casualties may include children, U.S. Central Command officials said last night. In a statement,[Read More…]
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Voluntarily Recalls Certain Smokeless Tobacco Products from its Franklin Park, IL Facility
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) is voluntarily recalling certain of its smokeless tobacco products, listed in the chart below, manufactured at USSTC’s facility in Franklin Park, IL. USSTC has notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the recall and is working with federal authorities[Read More…]
December 2016 Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 236 of 387 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 292
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 1, 2017. Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 111 areas, and unchanged in 40 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-seven areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and five[Read More…]
NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee’s Vote to Confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is a Dereliction of its Duty to Uphold the Constitution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: The Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is a dereliction of its duty to uphold the Constitution. Sessions has been called the intellectual godfather of Donald Trump’s policies, and his fingerprints are all over Donald[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders MasterCard and UniRush to Pay $13 Million for RushCard Breakdowns that Cut Off Consumers’ Access to Funds
Preventable Failures Left Tens of Thousands of Economically Vulnerable Consumers Unable to Pay for Necessities WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took action against Mastercard and UniRush for breakdowns that left tens of thousands of economically vulnerable RushCard users unable to access their own money to[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Senate Judiciary Votes to Advance ‘Nightmare’ Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Party-line vote with No Dems in Support; Nomination now Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote DPA: Sessions is a Disaster for Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General of the United[Read More…]
People’s Action Responds to Donald Trump Nominating Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2017. Starring in a prime-time television show as president of the United States, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday to be the next justice of the Supreme Court. LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl, co-directors of People’s Action, provided this response: “Trump said during his address, ‘I[Read More…]
