Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Nearly 6,000 Chicagoans don’t have a place to call home. Tens of thousands more are on the brink, living paycheck to paycheck, just one unexpected setback away from homelessness. For many families, a single financial setback like job loss or unforeseen medical expenses can become[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan: Former Priest Ruled Sexually Violent Person
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last wek that a Cook County judge found a former Chicago priest a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). Cook County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Porter ruled that Daniel McCormack, 48, formerly a Roman Catholic priest and pastor of St. Agatha’s Church in[Read More…]
Palos Township Residents to Rally on Monday, Sept. 11 for Immediate Resignation of Trustee Sharon Brannigan
PALOS—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2017. Palos Township residents and others will rally against racism and hate speech on Monday, September 11th, in response to current Trustee Sharon Brannigan’s social media attacks against the growing population of Arabs and Muslims in the southwest suburbs, and more recently, Middle Eastern students. The rally will[Read More…]
Hurricane Jose Gives NASA’s Terra Satellite a Clear Eye
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2017. NASA’s Terra satellite passed over powerful Hurricane Jose in the Atlantic Ocean and captured a close look at the eye of the storm. On Sept. 8 at 10:25 a.m. EDT (1425 UTC) the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured a visible-light[Read More…]
Former IL Governor Quinn to Honor Fallen Illinois Servicemembers on Monday, Sept. 11
Source: colum.edu CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2017. Former Governor Pat Quinn will commemorate Patriot Day – and the 16th anniversary of 9/11 – by opening the “Portrait of a Soldier” exhibit at the Columbia College Chicago Library Reading Room 301 at 12:30 p.m. The Library is located at 624 S. Michigan Ave. in[Read More…]
Champaign Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Champaign man, (Illinois) Jaime Breckenridge, 33, of the 2200 Block of S. First Street, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Urbana on Sept. 13, 2017, for arraignment on charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The grand jury returned the indictment on Sept. 5,[Read More…]
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Larry Norton, age 66, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to life imprisonment before United States District Court Judge Theresa Springmann for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5[Read More…]
City of Chicago Had $1.4 Billion in Property Taxes in TIF Accounts on January1, 2017; Chicago is Not Broke
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. A review of the 2016 annual reports of the City’s 148 Tax Increment Financing Districts by volunteers with the TIF Illumination Project revealed some startling facts about local government finance. At a time when 956 Chicago Public School educators and staff are being laid off and the[Read More…]
Override Gov.’s Veto of Debt Transparency Act, Increase Transparency, DeLuca Says
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling on members of the General Assembly to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan piece of legislation that would increase government transparency and require state agencies to more accurately report their debt obligations. “Despite having a bipartisan, balanced budget for[Read More…]
Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Sixth Annual Recovery Walk
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 – In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their sixth annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
