Madigan & State Board of Elections Urge Voters Who Requested Mail-In Ballots to Monitor Ballot Status & Contact Election Authorities if Ballots Are Not Received Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois State Board of Elections today alerted voters throughout Illinois about the voting by[Read More…]
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Dozens of Individuals Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Indian Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging a total of 61 individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization that has victimized tens of thousands of persons in the United States through fraudulent schemes that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars[Read More…]
Soils Hike at Thorn Creek Woods on October 29
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. Is all soil created equal? Come and see, smell, hear and feel for the parts of soil. Learn how soil supports every form of life in the woods. On the hike with naturalist April Richards, you will observe and touch real samples of Thorn Creek[Read More…]
Earth Underfoot: An Afternoon with Friends of Thorn Creek on November 6
Thorn Creek Woods Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. An exciting project of the Illinois State Geological Survey is mapping deposits both at the land surface and in the subsurface throughout Will County. Join other nature lovers for the Friends of Thorn Creek Woods annual gathering, pot luck, a fall raffle[Read More…]
Food and Energy Demand Drives 58 Percent Decline in Global Wildlife Populations — New WWF Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Global populations of vertebrates — mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish — have declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, states a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Animals living in the world’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater systems have experienced the most dramatic population[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Additional Economic and Workforce Development Resources for Coal Communities through POWER Initiative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. As part of President Obama’s continuing efforts to assist communities negatively impacted by changes in the coal industry and power sector, today the Administration is announcing the second round of grants awarded this year as part of the POWER Initiative’s “POWER 2016” funding opportunity that invests[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, October 26, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016 – 12:11 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Mr. Freking, do you want to go first? Q Thank you, Josh. Could you say[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Be Informed When Buying Cubs Tickets
Attorney General Urges Fans to Purchase World Series Tickets from Reputable Sellers & Be Wary of Private Sellers Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged fans to take caution and properly investigate a ticket seller before buying tickets to the Chicago Cubs World Series at Wrigley[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve Commander Cites Momentum in Mosul Push; Raqqa Isolation to Begin ‘Soon’
Sailors conduct pre-flight inspections on an E/A-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 18, 2016. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations[Read More…]
U.S. Strike in Yemen Kills 5 Terrorists, Centcom Officials Say
TAMPA, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016 — An Oct. 21 U.S. strike in Yemen killed five members of the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula terrorist organization, U.S. Central Command officials announced today. The strike took place in a remote area of Yemen’s Marib governorate, officials said. “Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula remains[Read More…]
