Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent a letter calling on nine oil companies to take steps to stop synthetic drugs from being illegally sold at gas stations and convenience stores operating under their brand names, noting that law enforcement agencies have confirmed over 130 instances of[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Recognizes Black History Month with Panel Discussion on February 17
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. As part of its recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Let’s Talk – A Conversation About Education, Poverty, Law Enforcement Practices, and Where Does Society Go From Here,” a panel discussion presented by the Male Success Initiative (MSI) and the Black[Read More…]
Black Youth Project 100 Chicago/ Communities United to Speak-out About Marijuana Decriminalization Calling on Chicago Mayoral Candidates to End Criminalization of Young Chicagoans
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015 – In the City of Chicago, Black people are 15 times more likely than White people to be arrested for a low-level marijuana offense and 40 times more likely to plead or be found guilty for a low-level marijuana offense(The Chicago Reader). In 2012, an ordinance was[Read More…]
Activists Call on Mayoral Candidates to Demand U of C Open Trauma Center Before Supporting Library Parkland Deal
Community to build “People’s Obama Library” outside Mayoral Forum Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. Frustrated by a lack of support from elected officials for more community benefits from the University of Chicago, South Side activists plan to construct and hold a mock ribbon cutting of a “People’s Obama Library,” outside[Read More…]
‘Carbon Nation’ to be Screened at UUCC Park Forest on February 27
The wind farmer Cliff Etheredge in a scene from “Carbon Nation.” Photo by Peter Byck Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The documentary film ‘Carbon Nation’ will be screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, on Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m. A discussion will[Read More…]
Rainbow Café to Meet Friday, February 20 at UUCC Park Forest
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. Rainbow Cafe will meet on February 20th at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) in Park Forest from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The movie “Morgan” will be shown. Depressed and despairing after an accident renders him paraplegic, Morgan gets a new lease on life when[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Nearly $2.4 Million In Transportation Funding For University of Illinois Transit Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), announced today that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been awarded $2,396,981 in funding through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support research efforts at UIUC’s Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) to improve rail safety and infrastructure[Read More…]
Students in Roosevelt University Economics Class Publish One-of-a-kind Poem on U.S. Economy
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. ‘Capitalistic Crisis: Renganomics,’ a collaborative and spontaneously-written poem by Roosevelt University students on the state of the U.S. economy, is the lead story in the January issue of International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. (Pictured above, from left, are student poets Cathleen Vasquez, Jacob Lundquist and Joseph Molina). Written by[Read More…]
DePaul University to Welcome Year of the Goat at February 19 Gala
The annual Chinese New Year gala at DePaul University will be held Feb. 19 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Student Center on the Lincoln Park Campus. (Image courtesy of DePaul Chinese Studies Program) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. As the Year of the Horse trots to an end, DePaul[Read More…]
Almost 6.5 Million Consumers Qualify for an Average Tax credit of $268 Per Month Through the Health Insurance Marketplaces
The Feb. 15 deadline is just six days away; 8 in 10 consumers can get coverage for $100 or less Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released today a report outlining the impact of advanced premium tax credits on premiums in the Health Insurance[Read More…]
