“The debate has sunk to a level where people are actually throwing punches and worse…now, Republicans in the House are stoking anti-immigrant fears and mass deportation fantasies some more.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 17,k 2016. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke during debate on a partisan vote in support of mass deportation[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Questions Whether Credit / Debit Card Chip Technology Rollout is Adequately Protecting Competition & Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.– (ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today questioned the Chairman of EMVCo – an organization that controls the specifications governing credit and debit card chip technology – seeking information on whether the deployment of this technology in the United States is adequately preserving competition and protecting[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the President’s nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court: I applaud President Obama’s decision to nominate Chief Judge Merrick Garland. Judge Garland is an outstanding attorney and jurist[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Dean’s List at Marquette University
MILWAUKEE—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016) – Krystal Clayton of Park Forest, Illinois, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clayton is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws its more[Read More…]
Whole Foods Market® and Mayor Emanuel Announce New Distribution Center in Pullman Neighborhood
New facility marks continued commitment by the company to Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Today, Whole Foods Market joined with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to announce plans to build a new Whole Foods Market distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Expected to open in[Read More…]
City of Chicago Issues RFP Seeking Developer for Old Main Post Office
Redevelopment of Vacant and Deteriorating Site Would Create Thousands of Jobs and Drive Neighborhood Economic Development Forward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) yesterday issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Chicago’s Old Main Post Office complex, seeking to redevelop the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Names Director of TRiO Talent Search Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Dr. Theresa Dixon director of the TRiO Talent Search program. In that role, she provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts of the grant funded project, including student recruitment, staff training and supervision, budgeting and recordkeeping.[Read More…]
Photo Exhibition of Papal Visits to the Holy Land at DePaul University This Spring
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016. A photographic exploration of papal visits to Israel from 1964-2014 will be on display at DePaul University this spring in a special exhibition co-sponsored with the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest. The 44 historic images depict stirring scenes as well as quiet, intimate moments[Read More…]
Illinois Budget Battle Jeopardizes College Access and Affordability
Students gather in the Illinois State Capitol to lobby their lawmakers against budget cuts affecting education spending on October 20, 2015. Source: AP/Seth Perlman ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The future of public higher education is on shaky footing in Illinois. As a budget impasse that froze all state funding to[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on on Daesh and Genocide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. In 2014, the terrorist group Daesh began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, overrunning major cities and committing atrocities. The United States responded quickly by denouncing these horrific acts and – more importantly – taking coordinated actions to counter them.[Read More…]
