Governor Vetoes Madigan’s Student Loan Bill of Rights That Would have Reined in Abuse by Student Loan Companies Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today denounced Governor Rauner’s veto of the Illinois Student Loan Bill of Rights that was passed to crack down on the student loan servicing[Read More…]
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Lawsuit Filed Against Alternative Retail Electric Supplier for Luring Customers into Expensive Contracts
Sperian Energy Charged Customers More than $12 Million More for Electricity than Traditional Utility Companies Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against Sperian Energy Corp. (Sperian), an alternative retail electric supplier, for misleading customers about all aspects of the company’s costly electricity contracts, including[Read More…]
AG Madigan Sues Construction Company that Allegedly Scammed Residents in Order to Live Extravagant Lifestyle
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a Cook County construction company, its president and its chief operating officer that allegedly scammed at least two dozen area residents out of more than $320,000 for home repair work that was either never performed or was[Read More…]
Syria: UNICEF Cites Conflict’s ‘Staggering’ Impact on Children; Calls for Urgent Protection
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2017 – Six and a half years of war in Syria has inflicted untold suffering on the country’s children, a senior United Nations official said today, urging parties to the conflict to stop the violence and live up to their legal obligations to children. “The impact of war[Read More…]
Cannabis Use May Modulate Pancreatitis Severity
Macon, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. Patients with a history of cannabis use present less severe symptoms of acute alcoholic pancreatitis (AAP) as compared to matched controls, according to data published in the journal Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Researchers from the Mercer School of Medicine assessed AAP severity at the time of[Read More…]
Grassroots Collaborative Statement on Governor Rauner’s Veto of $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Governor’s Veto Will Hold Back Economy and Increase Economic Inequality in Illinois Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. On Friday, Governor Rauner vetoed SB 81, which would have gradually raised the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Grassroots Collaborative is a labor-community coalition representing tens of thousands of[Read More…]
Red Cross Prepares For Most Deadly Hurricane In Over A Decade
Red Cross Deploying Local Volunteers to Massive Relief Effort for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As Hurricane Harvey nears land, the American Red Cross is mounting a massive relief effort ahead of the most deadly and devastating hurricane forecast to strike the United States in over a[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Pilot Initiative To Generate New Affordable Housing Options In Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Pilot Will Create 1,000 Affordable Units Over Three Years on the Near North and West Sides CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Alderman Walter Burnett and Alderman Joe Moreno to announce a pilot initiative to enhance affordability requirements for large residential development projects in gentrifying areas on the[Read More…]
Photographer of the Year and Student Exhibition Opens at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the 2017 Photographer of the Year and Annual Student Exhibition through Thursday, September 14, in the gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Featured during the exhibit[Read More…]
The Cancer Support Center Announces Survivor Camp on September 16
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. On Saturday, September 16, The Cancer Support Center will host their first ever Survivor Camp. The event is free and will be held at The Conference Center at Prairie State College at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and[Read More…]
