WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to combat the practice of straw purchasing and illegal trafficking in firearms. The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 – sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Asks Illinois VA to Act After For-Profit College is Cut Off By Department of Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday called on the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs – the State Approving Agency for GI Bill benefits in Illinois – to review the Department of Education’s finding about Skokie, Illinois based Computer Systems Institute (CSI) and take action[Read More…]
Durbin & Duckworth Seek EPA Review of Lead Rule and Urge Notification of Residents About Risks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the effectiveness of a regulation that controls lead and copper in water and establish a limit for lead in drinking water that is consistent with its health[Read More…]
Senators Introduce Legislation to Repeal Federal Law Denying Higher Education Aid to Students for Drug Law Violations
More Than 200,000 Students Have Been Denied Financial Aid Under Policy That Punishes All But Most Privileged Students Unknown Number of Students Deterred from Applying for College Aid Because of 1990s Drug War Policy Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSFP)–February 11, 2016. Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch[Read More…]
Mother with DACA Deported from O’Hare by Border Patrol, Returns and Reunites with Family
Cases Raises Grave Concerns Regarding Relief Programs at DHS Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. What was supposed to be a long-awaited visit to family members in Mexico became a terrifying ordeal for Lesly Sophia Cortez-Martinez when Border Patrol at O’Hare airport refused to let her back into the country and[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery Asks ‘What is Your Definition of Reality?’
Silver Swamp by Jack Long CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Union Street Gallery will be hosting a National Juried Exhibit ‘A Curious Reality’ which has works that portray alternate universes and realities. In an era of pop culture that feeds us both mythological creatures and the apocalypse, Union Street Gallery will[Read More…]
Governors State University Offers the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Program Off Campus at Triton College
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – Governors State University now offers the Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree program on the Triton College campus, 2000 Fifth Avenue, River Grove, IL. Information on this new program will be held at Triton College on Tuesday, February 16, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.,[Read More…]
Breakfast With BCI Workshop Series Presents Stop the Insanity! Bolstering Your Time Management Toolbox
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop titled Stop the Insanity!! Bolstering Your Time Management Toolbox on Thursday, March 3rd from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with check-in and continental breakfast to begin at 8:15 a.m.[Read More…]
Basic Nurse Assistant Training Classes Starting March 21st at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. The South Suburban College non-credit Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program (BNATP) is running a daytime cohort session from March 21st through May 10th at the Oak Forest Center. Successful completion of this non-credit course is required in order to become eligible to take the State[Read More…]
Eight Awarded Tenure at Prairie State College
Receiving tenure, effective August 2016, at Prairie State College are (from left) Dr. Haiming Wang, assistant professor of physics and astronomy; Angela Simpson, assistant professor of nursing; Megan Hughes, assistant professor of reading/English; Annette Dolph, assistant professor of English; Elise Spencer, assistant professor of English; Dr. Hyrum LaTurner, assistant professor[Read More…]
