TGO’s first image of Mars EU–(ENEWSPF)–16 June 2016. ExoMars captured its first images of Mars this week as part of its preparations for arriving at the Red Planet in October.ExoMars, a joint mission with Roscosmos, was launched on 14 March and has already travelled just under half of its nearly[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Blackhawks Break Ground on Community Training Center
125,000-Square-Foot Facility Will Offer Community Benefits Through Youth Hockey Development Programs, Recreational Leagues and Events CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz yesterday broke ground on the organization’s new 125,000 square-foot Community Training Center on the Near West Side. The state-of-the-art facility will house year-round[Read More…]
Early Black Chicago: Roosevelt University Historian to Unveil New Findings on June 26
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. A national research project led by noted Black Chicago historian Christopher R. Reed at Roosevelt University is turning back the hands of time on the rise of arts, culture and intellectualism in Chicago’s African American community. While historians have long assumed Chicago’s Black Renaissance began with novelist[Read More…]
New Report: Utilities Can Supercharge the Electric Vehicles Market
Electric Vehicles Critical to “Driving Out Pollution” SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. America’s utilities are uniquely positioned to supercharge the national electric vehicles market by spurring a rapid deployment of charging stations, increasing public awareness of EVs’ economic and environmental benefits, and incentivizing drivers to charge cars at times[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 11, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 277,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 264,000. The 4-week moving average was 269,250, a decrease of 250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
National Partners Offer New, Comprehensive Proposal to Strengthen Unemployment Protections in America and Prepare Economy for Next Recession
Center for American Progress, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, and National Employment Law Project release report on updating unemployment insurance for a 21st century economy and establishing a new Jobseeker’s Allowance. Jobseekers line up for a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York, on April 22, 2014.[Read More…]
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh Pledges to Fight North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. American singer-songwriter and former Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh announced he will give a portion of the proceeds from two upcoming shows in North Carolina to the American Civil Liberties Union to support its lawsuit fighting the state’s anti-LGBT law. The law, House Bill 2,[Read More…]
ACLU Sues City of Cleveland Over RNC Rules that Violate Free Speech
CLEVELAND —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday seeking changes to regulations put in place by the city of Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention. The lawsuit requests immediate revision of rules that the ACLU argues are placing unacceptable[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Cook County Man Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Scheme, Tax Fraud
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County man was found guilty of bank fraud and failing to file a state income tax return, enabling him to steal more than $40,000 from residents and businesses in the Chicago suburbs. Darnell Murry, 41, was sentenced[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Chicago Woman Arraigned on Theft Charges
Defendant Allegedly Pocketed Rent Payments for Her Personal Use Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to announce theft charges against Cassandra Evans of Chicago, an employee of a CHA property management company, for allegedly[Read More…]
