Stay warm inside Friday and Saturday Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Tall Grass Arts Association, 367 Artists Walk in DownTown Park Forest, has announced that the Gallery will be closed on Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10. It is expected that a snow storm is heading[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief to Protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Independence
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Attorneys General of 16 other states in filing an amicus brief in the case English v. Trump. The lawsuit challenges President Trump’s decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau[Read More…]
2017-18 Scholarship Funding Still Available For Eligible Minority Students Pursuing Degree in Teaching
Hurry! 2017-18 Applications for Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarships close Feb 15, 2018; 2018-19 MTI Scholarship Application Now Open ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois minority college students who are pursuing a teaching degree and who are eligible for the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program can[Read More…]
Immigrant Prisons Film Series to be Shown at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on February 23
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser On Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will screen Brave New Films Immigration Prisons series. UUCC is located at 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. A discussion will follow the film screening. The event is free[Read More…]
Rainbow Café to Screen Film ‘Get Real’ on February 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Rainbow Café will screen the film ‘Get Real’ on Friday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Rainbow Café is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest. ‘Get Real’ is a tenderly romantic film that tells[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Request for Information on Enforcement Processes
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments about the Bureau’s enforcement processes. The Bureau is requesting this information in order to help assess the overall efficiency and effectiveness of its enforcement of federal consumer[Read More…]
Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad Laptops Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Recall Summary Name of product: ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops (5th Generation) Hazard: An unfastened screw can damage the battery causing ovearheating, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall date: February 6, 2018 Units: About 78,000 (In addition, about 5,500 were sold in Canada)[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Let Illinois Workers Keep Their Tips
AG Madigan & 16 AGs Oppose Federal Government’s Effort to Rescind Rule Allowing Hourly Workers to Keep Their Tips Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan along with the Attorneys General from California and Pennsylvania led a coalition of 17 Attorneys General in filing comments with the[Read More…]
Kanan Enterprises Conducts Voluntary Recall of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds
Product was distributed at ALDI stores in Illinois and Indiana among other states Silver Spring, Marland—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Kanan Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds 14 ounce due to the presence of wheat and soy that are not listed as ingredients. People[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Addresses Comments Made by “Cadet Bone Spurs”
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser During a speech he gave at a factory near Cincinnati, Ohio, Donald Trump told his audience that during his State of the Union address last week he noticed that many Democrats were not clapping for him “even on positive news.” Trump called the[Read More…]
