Pictured: SSC Coach John Pigatti SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Congratulations to SSC’s Coach John Pigatti who has been selected as one of HoopDirt.com’s Coaches of the Week. Coach Pigatti led South Suburban to the best record in the country last season, and has not missed a beat this[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Debt Settlement, Check Cashing and Other Financial Service Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints from Oklahoma WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a monthly complaint snapshot highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders, and credit repair. The report shows that consumer complaints[Read More…]
Eastgate Neighborhood Gets Another Bite At The Apple: RR Sound Mitigation Offer Extended
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Monday night, the village board voted to extend for one year the reimbursement program for sound mitigation for the Eastgate Neighborhood. The program was first launched in 2013 to provide funds from the Canadian National settlement to residents living near the CN tracks. The funds would be[Read More…]
Jeff Sessions: Protections for Disabled Kids are Ruining America’s Schools
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016 By Laura Clawson Back in 2000, Jeff Sessions put his finger squarely on the source of problems in America’s schools: disabled children. Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general claimed, on the floor of the Senate, that while it was a good thing for schools to make[Read More…]
Interfaith Leader and Refugee Rights Advocate to Address Roosevelt University Graduates at Dec. 16 Commencement
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Rabbi Abie Ingber, a pioneering advocate of immigrant and refugee rights whose life’s work has centered on bringing people together for a better world, will deliver Roosevelt University’s fall 2016 Commencement address and receive an honorary degree. The founder and director of the Center for Interfaith Community[Read More…]
New Southern Poverty Law Center Reports Reveal Alarming Pattern of Hate Incidents and Bullying Across Country Since Election
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today released two reports documenting how President-elect Donald Trump’s own words have sparked hate incidents across the country and had a profoundly negative effect on the nation’s schools. Joined by human rights and education leaders at a press conference in Washington,[Read More…]
WGCI Bulldog Bash Concert Featuring Twista on December 21
South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF0–November 29, 2016. Twista will be performing at South Suburban College’s South Holland campus in a private WCGI Bulldog Bash concert on December 21, 2016 from 5 PM – 7 PM. Doors open at 4 PM. How Do You Get Tickets? To enter into the ticket drawing for[Read More…]
Endangered Species Mural at Standing Rock Supports Tribal Push to Protect Water, Sacred Land From Pipeline
Dakota skipper mural and photo by Roger Peet. Dakota Skipper Mural Is Tenth Installment in National Endangered Species Mural Project CANNON BALL, N.D.—(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. In support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s campaign to protect their water and sacred grounds from the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Center for Biological[Read More…]
Journalist Jamie Kalven Petitions Court to Investigate Wrongful Convictions
Jamie Kalven — Source: twitter.com Exoneration Project Seeks Appointment of a Special Master CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. Today attorney Joshua Tepfer of the Exoneration Project filed a petition on behalf of journalist Jamie Kalven requesting that the Circuit Court of Cook County appoint a special master for the purpose of identifying[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Second Annual Inclusive Leadership Conference on January 20
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 – Governors State University is pleased to announce its second annual Inclusive Leadership Conference scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2017. The conference is designed to help GSU’s campus and surrounding community create an understanding and appreciation for multiple identities through self-awareness while encouraging them to[Read More…]
