Chicago Sun-Times, Jamie Kalven and other reporters join new Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against CPD CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2017. Journalists across the city have filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department for refusing to release public records. In the new lawsuit, the Chicago Sun-Times,[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Failing to Provide Mortgage Borrowers with Protection Against Foreclosure
Fay Servicing to Pay up to $1.15 Million to Borrowers Harmed by Illegal Servicing Practices Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against mortgage servicer Fay Servicing for failing to provide mortgage borrowers with the protections against foreclosure that are required by law.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Study Finds Consumers in Lower-Income Areas More Likely to Become Credit Visible Due to Negative Records
Consumers In Higher-Income Areas More Likely Than Those in Lower-Income Areas to Establish Credit with a Credit-Card or Co-Borrower Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a study on the transition to credit visibility that found that the way consumers establish credit history can[Read More…]
Star Snacks Co. Voluntarily Recalls Certain Southern Grove Cashew Halves and Pieces with Sea Salt Due to Potential Presence of Glass Pieces
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2017. Star Snacks Co. of Jersey City, NJ is voluntarily recalling two lots of Southern Grove Cashew Halves and Pieces with Sea Salt due to the potential presence of glass pieces. The affected product was distributed in 8.0oz canisters under the following label: Southern Grove Cashew[Read More…]
President Preckwinkle and County Board Honor Military Veterans
Part of Silver Star Service Banner Program Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and County Commissioners today recognized 40 military veterans for their sacrifice and service to nation under the annual Silver Star Service Banner program. President Preckwinkle created the County’s first-ever Department of Veterans Affairs in 2013.[Read More…]
Aleut Community Turns to South Suburban College Professor Bruce Allardice
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. When the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government wanted to document their tribe’s history, they turned to SSC professor Bruce Allardice. As part of the Tribal Government’s efforts to reclaim their heritage, the tribe set out to document the history of the[Read More…]
In University of Chicago’s Stevanovich Institute Lecture, Jared Diamond Examines Evolution of Religion
Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses research, ‘curious beliefs’ of humans Prof. Jared Diamond delivers the inaugural lecture for the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, held April 20 at Kent Hall. Photo by: Jean Lachat CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017 By Sarah Manhardt In delivering the inaugural lecture of the Stevanovich Institute[Read More…]
U.S. House to Vote on Bill That Would Eliminate Proposed Predatory Loan Protections
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017 By:Sara Zampierin The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that would stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) years-long effort to rein in predatory lenders who profit by trapping the poor in an endless cycle of debt. Last June, the[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Pharmacy Student Receives National Award for Community Service and Opioid Research
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. A Roosevelt University pharmacy student from Streamwood, Illinois, has received a 2017 U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Pharmacy Award. Alex Heinz, 24, who is now in his final year as a doctoral student in Roosevelt’s three-year College of Pharmacy program, was selected for the[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, June 6, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. On June 5, Coalition military forces conducted 40 strikes consisting of 60 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 35 strikes consisting of 45 engagements against ISIS targets. Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed four ISIS front-end loaders, four[Read More…]
