Madigan & Attorneys General Oppose Industry Petition Intended to Stop States from Enforcing False Advertising Laws on Internet Speeds Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a broad coalition of 35 attorneys general to oppose a cable and telecommunications industry petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)[Read More…]
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CDC Surveys Find Substantial Increase in Number of U.S. Counties with Virus-carrying Mosquitoes
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical[Read More…]
Constituents to Protest TrumpCare in Chicago with Rally and Mobile Billboard on June 22
The Illinois Healthcare Truth Tour seeks to protect the Affordable Care Act CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Chicago is the last stop in a series of rallies across Illinois to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The events are complete with mobile billboards that include facts about how TrumpCare would affect Illinois[Read More…]
Trail Workday Saturday, June 24 at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Help maintain the trails throughout the preserve or come help weed and nurture our Prairie Sampler and butterfly garden. Join us on our Trail Workday Saturday June 24. Workday is for[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Expresses Sadness On the Death of Commissioner Robert Steele
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle issued the following statement on the death of Commissioner Robert Steele: I am saddened to learn of the death today of Commissioner Robert Steele. Robert’s life was marked by his long career in public service for the residents of Chicago and Cook[Read More…]
Rikki USA, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Certain Masa’s Gourmet Sauces
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. Rikki USA, Inc. of Redmond, WA is recalling Masa’s Gourmet Sweet and Sour Sauce, Masa’s Gourmet Curry Coconut Sauce and Masa’s Gourmet Pulled Pork BBQ Sauce because it contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of[Read More…]
Housing Authority Tight-Lipped about Financing of Controversial Pullman National Monument Housing Development
The Illinois Housing Development Authority denies request for details about federal financing of artist housing project Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. A Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Pullman National Monument Preservation Society (PNMPS) and its attorney Thomas J. Ramsdell for materials related to the financing of the Pullman[Read More…]
Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Solar Incentives
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. Florida Governor Rick Scott late Friday signed Senate Bill 90, a measure that will expand tax breaks for renewable energy sources like solar panels on commercial and industrial buildings. The bill extends renewable-energy tax breaks already given to residential properties and exempts a percentage of the[Read More…]
ACLU, Advocates Raise Alarm About Impact of American Health Care Act on People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will examine the devastating impact of Medicaid per capita caps on people with disabilities. The American Health Care Act (AHCA), adopted by the House[Read More…]
Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue; U.S. Super Hornet Downs Syrian Jet, June 19, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)– June 19, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 89 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
