Madigan Leads Coalition Urging Federal Appellate Court to Declare Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Illegal under Federal Law Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday led a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief arguing that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation violates Title[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Redevelopment Project on North Side of Chicago Riverfront
Lettuce Entertain You Teaming Up with Hines & Levy on Four-Story ‘RPM On The Water’ in 2019 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined a broad coalition of partners yesterday to announce a major new development on the north side of Chicago’s downtown riverfront. The property ownership[Read More…]
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Strengthen DEA’s Ability to Prevent Opioid Diversion and Abuse
Currently, 14 billion opioid doses are put on the U.S. market each year — enough for every adult American to have a one month’s prescription of addictive painkillers. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The United State is in the midst of a prescription opioid, heroin, and fentanyl crisis[Read More…]
Department of Defense Announces Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, died on March 7 in Landstuhl, Germany of non-combat related injuries according to the Pentagon. Sgt. Wilson, 38 of Brooklyn, New York, was assigned to the 831st Transportation Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade in Manama, Bahrain. Source: dod.gov
Midwest Northern Nut Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Certain Nut and Seed Snack Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Midwest Northern Nut of Minneapolis, MN announced a voluntarily recall of certain products roasted in their facility and sold in consumer packaging that may contain undeclared peanuts and various tree nuts (listed below). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to[Read More…]
Students Throughout the United States to Participate in National School Walkout on March 14
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser On Wednesday, March 14, schools throughout the United States will walk out of their classes for seventeen minutes of silence to honor the lives lost in the Florida school shooting. The Chicago Public School students will be walking out in support of this effort.[Read More…]
Staff on Illinois Attorney General Race Unionize with Campaign Workers Guild
Campaign Workers for Marie Newman, Democratic Candidate for IL-03, in Negotiations to Unionize with Campaign Workers Guild CHICAGO, Il. —(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Campaign Workers Guild announced that its first collective bargaining agreement in Illinois was ratified by campaign staff for Citizens for Renato Mariotti. Candidate Mariotti[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Press Canadian National Railway for Update on Implementation of Train Control Safety Technology
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) pressed for an update yesterday on Canadian National (CN) Railway’s current progress on implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology in Illinois as well as an update on what efforts CN is making to improve Amtrak’s[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel to Governor: Let’s Hold Gun Dealers to Same Standard We Hold Barber Shops
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As the bipartisan Gun Dealer Licensing Act (SB 1657) awaits Governor Rauner’s signature, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has highlighted the many businesses and professional services that require a state license in order to operate in Illinois. For example, any business that wishes to sell alcohol[Read More…]
Hazel Crest Man Indicted on Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Importing a Fentanyl Analogue from China
Orland Park man charged with drug and weapons offenses CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Sanchez Lackland, 35, of Hazel Crest was charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly conspiring to import a fentanyl analogue from China into the Chicago area. According to the indictment returned yesterday in federal[Read More…]
