Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015 South Florida Law Professor Makes Case for Expanding Social Security In an op-ed for the Miami Herald, Professor Timothy Canova outlines the need to expand the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to ensure that beneficiaries can live above the poverty line. SSI provides a very basic[Read More…]
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the 14th Anniversary of September 11th
WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the 14th Anniversary of September 11th: “Today, on the 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we honor the thousands who lost their lives in this devastating terrorist attack on our country. We will never forget that horrifying[Read More…]
Chicago Immigrants to Send off Local Immigrant Women who will Walk 100 Miles in Pilgrimage to the Pope
Week-long Walk Will Echo Pope’s Message of Dignity for Migrants, Ahead of Meeting with President and Congress CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015. On September 15th, one hundred women from around the country will set out from the York County Detention Center in Pennsylvania, walking 10 to 15 miles per day, on a[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Present Oct. 5 Lecture by Acclaimed International Lawyer
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Patricia Viseur Sellers, an international criminal lawyer who focuses on human rights, will lecture on “Genocide Gendered” at Roosevelt University’s annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture on Monday, Oct. 5. Sellers will discuss international criminal and humanitarian laws and matters related to sexual violence and gender,[Read More…]
Manufacturing Day to be Hosted at Prairie State College on Oct. 1
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting Manufacturing Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Atrium on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The event is being offered in partnership with PSC, South Suburban College,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Labor Management Cooperation Committee Commit To Working Towards $20 Million In Health Care Savings For 2016
Ongoing Collaboration between City and Labor Unions Identifies Potential Healthcare Savings and Other Opportunities to Increase Efficiencies, Enhance Services, Achieve Savings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Jorge Ramirez, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, along with members of the Labor Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC) announced today a commitment[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Calls Pope Francis ‘the Antidote’ to Donald Trump’s ‘Venom’ in House Floor Speech
“On one shoulder, we have a billionaire out there saying Mexicans are murderers… On the other shoulder is a man who is not afraid to touch the feet of the poor and recognizes their humanity even in their poverty.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Yesterday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) wasted[Read More…]
CTA Awarded $1.25 Million in Federal Funding to Continue Improvements to Red & Purple Line
Modernizations to Red and Purple Lines will bolster Chicago’s ability to meet growing demand for transit WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today announced that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Over $450,000 in Federal Funding to Assist Victims of Sexual Assault in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a $459,058 grant to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to support rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide essential services, direct intervention, and related assistance[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Vote in Favor of Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. U.S. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after voting to not advance a resolution of disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran: “Make no mistake, the reason Iran came to the negotiating table was[Read More…]
