CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Roosevelt University graduate viola performance student Michael Schneider believes in using classical music to build community and share with those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to hear and learn about it. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native is the founder of a new Chicago College of[Read More…]
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Over 1,300 Tradeswomen from Across the Country Will Bring Their Voices to the 2016 Women Build Nations`Conference in Illinois
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016—North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU) and Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) will bring together more than 1,300 women, representing multiple crafts in the building and construction trades, for the Women Build Nations (WBN) conference in Chicago. The event takes place at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Urge Lawmakers to Eliminate Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Crimes
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) today called on Illinois lawmakers to eliminate the statute of limitations for felony criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse crimes against children. Madigan and ICASA’s Executive Director Polly Poskin have long supported the[Read More…]
Statement by the United States Attorney’s Office Following the Sentencing of Former U.S. Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin for the Northern District of Illinois today sentenced John Dennis Hastert, 74, of Plano, Illinois, to 15 months in federal prison. Hastert pleaded guilty last year to one count of illegally structuring cash withdrawals in order to evade financial reporting requirements.[Read More…]
Local Labor and Community Activists Celebrate International Workers’ Day with March In South Hills to Promote Human Rights & Dignity for Pittsburgh’s Immigrant Community
Pittsburgh –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. Local labor and community organizations, including the Pittsburgh Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Casa San José, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), United Steelworkers Local 3657, the Human Rights City Alliance, the ANSWER Coalition, the Thomas Merton Center, the Coalition OF Labor Union[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Student Loan ‘Payback Playbook’ to Provide Borrowers with Personalized Snapshot of Repayment Options
Prototype Disclosures Outline Path to Affordable Payments for Borrowers Trying to Avoid Debt Distress WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled the student loan Payback Playbook, a set of prototype disclosures that outline a path to affordable payments for borrowers trying to avoid[Read More…]
Financial Experts and Social Service Providers Challenge State, Municipal, and Chicago Public Schools Payments to Wall Street Banks
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. On Wednesday, a set of financial experts and social service providers gave testimony before the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee detailing how Wall Street banks have soaked all levels of government in Illinois for hundreds of millions of dollars through interest rate swaps and[Read More…]
Providing Storage to Ease the Way for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 27. 2016. Imagine trying to get to work or school or a doctor’s appointment while carrying everything that matters to you. Now add some of Chicago’s extreme weather elements and one has a sense of what young people experiencing homelessness navigate. Left with unreliable or infrequent[Read More…]
For Election Wonks: Highly-Contested Races, Initiatives To Make Registration And Voting Easier Drive Record-Setting Presidential Primary
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A number of high marks in voter participation were set in the March 15, 2016 Presidential Primary election in suburban Cook County, according to a Post-Election Report for Suburban Cook County released today by Cook County Clerk David Orr. The election featured strong contests up and down the[Read More…]
The Missing Women of Park Forest: Police Continue Searches for Jerrica Laws and Brenda Jackson
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest still has two missing women. Two adult women. These women are missing still. Jerrica Laws, 24, disappeared August 16, 2015, and was reported missing by her family on August 18, 2015. Brenda Jackson, then 30, now 31, disappeared on January 3, 2016, and was reported[Read More…]
