Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Walk-in registration for the 2017-2018 school year for Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will be conducted in the 21st Century Primary Center’s Media Center, 240 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, on the following dates and times: Thursday, July 27, 9 am – 12 pm & 1[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Issues Guidance to Illinois Law Enforcement to Improve Response to Sexual Assault & Sexual Abuse Crimes
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 11, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced her office issued guidance for law enforcement agencies throughout the state under a new landmark law that was enacted to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes in Illinois. The Comprehensive Guidelines and Sample Policy Language for[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Charter High School Awarded $ 150,000 Federal Grant to Share its College Ready Writing Program
Will share program with Matteson District 162 Elementary Students, Other Illinois and U.S, Districts RICHTON PARK, ILL—(ENEWSPF)–July 11,2017—Southland College Prep Charter High School has been awarded a $150,000 federal grant to share its college ready writing program with Matteson District 162 elementary students and other Illinois and U.S. school districts.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Innovative Food Business Incubator to Open in East Garfield Park
The Hatchery Will Create Hundreds of Jobs and Further Strengthen Chicago’s Thriving Food and Beverage Sector CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a new food and beverage business incubator, The Hatchery, which will open next year in East Garfield Park. The Hatchery will support local food and beverage[Read More…]
Chicago Ranked Top of National Green Building Adoption Index
Chicago’s city office buildings are 66 percent LEED or Energy Star certified CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. According to the 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index published by CBRE Group Inc. and Maastricht University, Chicago is the national leader in energy efficient office buildings. The city increased its percentage of green office[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Administration Considering Easing Fines for Cheating Automakers
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration considering decreasing fines for Automakers who fail to meet fuel economy standards WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. According to Bloomberg and Politico, the Trump administration is considering easing fines proposed by the Obama administration for automakers that don’t meet the 2015 proposed fuel economy standards.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: What Governors Need to Know About the Department of Energy’s Forthcoming Electricity Grid Study
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. The U.S. Department of Energy, led by Secretary Rick Perry, is soon due to release a report on the electricity grid and the role of “baseload power.” Ahead of the report’s release, the Center for American Progress has released a new column outlining what governors need to know about Perry’s grid study[Read More…]
Tale of Two New Yorks Endures Under De Blasio as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrests
NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests under de Blasio/Bratton from 2014 to 2016 than Giuliani/Bratton from 1994 to 1996; Extreme Racial Disparities Persist as Black and Latino New Yorkers comprise 85% of Marijuana Possession Arrests, Despite Young Whites Using at Higher Rates New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. A new report[Read More…]
ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Election Commission Secrecy
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit yesterday over the lack of transparency by President Trump’s election commission. The lawsuit charges the commission with failing to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which is designed to ensure public accountability of all advisory committees.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief Supporting Injunctive Relief in Hawaii Travel Ban Litigation
Madigan & 15 AGs Argue Federal Government Too Narrowly Interprets “Close Familial Relationship,” Harming States’ Residents, Institutions and Economies Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 11, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed an amicus brief yesterday in the Hawaii travel ban litigation, supporting Hawaii’s pending motion for injunctive[Read More…]
