Day-Long Action from Chicago to Calumet City to Reclaim Black History Month and Demand Justice for Stephon Watts. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2015. On Sunday, February 1st, a Freedom Ride caravan will travel from Chicago to Calumet City to rally, march, and hold a vigil to honor Stephon Watts and support his[Read More…]
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Republican-Appointed Alabama Judge Strikes Down Marriage Ban in Second Consecutive Ruling
New York –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. This week, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade ruled that same-sex couples in Alabama have the freedom to marry. The victory follows another ruling from the same judge, who was appointed by George W. Bush, on Friday in a separate case. The rulings have both been stayed[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement Observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “I join today in recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day – the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than a million innocent people were brutally murdered. It is a[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Reject House Republican Efforts To Hold Homeland Security Funding Hostage Over Anti-Immigration Amendments
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. With just one month until the short-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security expires, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)spoke on the Senate Floor today to call on the Senate to reject House Republican efforts to create an artificial funding crisis in an attempt[Read More…]
Chicago Novelist Bayo Ojikutu to Read at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery on February 2
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Bayo Ojikutu, award-winning author of the novels 47th Street Black and Free Burning will kick off the Roosevelt University MFA Program’s Spring Reading Series with a reading and discussion at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ojikutu’s first[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Tapped for House Oversight Committee
Will Serve as Ranking Member on Information Technology Subcommittee WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) has been tapped to serve on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the 114th Congress. Kelly will serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Information Technology. She will[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces ContextMedia Will Expand Workforce in Chicago
Company to Hire an Additional 600 Jobs in Chicago; Growing Chicago’s Technology Workforce is A Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and ContextMedia CEO Rishi Shah announced yesterday that the company plans to hire an additional 200 jobs in Chicago[Read More…]
Residents Rally on Wednesday, Jan. 28 to Save Reclaimed ‘Community House’ from Citibank
CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Community members will rally Wednesday to demand that Citibank meet with a Rogers Park family seeking to buy the foreclosed home they live in. On January 28 at 11:30 a.m., members of neighborhood and housing-rights organizations will hold a press conference in front of the bank[Read More…]
Celebrate Your Valentine’s Weekend in Italy Yet Close to Home
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015 – An Italian piazza. A blossoming romance. A six-time Tony-Award-winning musical masterpiece. What more could you ask for in a Valentine’s weekend experience? Add wine and dessert and an up close and personal view of the actors from your seat on the stage, and you[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Honors ‘Mr. Cub’ Ernie Banks On The Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) hosted a reception for Chicago Cubs Legend Ernie Banks, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today for his efforts on and off the field. The Medal of Freedom is the highest award given to civilians in the United States. WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 26,[Read More…]
