A new bill will order an annual report on gun violence, its public health effects, and action taken by the federal government.
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Congressional Bipartisan Group Introduces SHINE for Autumn Act to Reduce Stillbirths
A bipartisan group in Congress introduced the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act.
One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Care Has Become a Patchwork of Confusing State Laws That Deepen Existing Inequalities
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.
Cook County Selected for $1.1 Million Grant Award to Strengthen Solar Energy Installation Opportunities for Business Owners and Workers from Historically-Excluded Communities
Cook County was selected for a $1.1 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.
How the Commissioner Lost His Commission
Before his term as commissioner ended, then school board member Randall White lost his place on the Park Forest Youth Commission.
Significant Restructure of Personnel Appears Likely at School Board for District 163
The Board of Education for Park Forest – Chicago Heights School District 163 appears ready to restructure district personnel significantly.
Rep. Kelly Responds: Danville City Council Approves Anti-Choice Ordinance
The Danville City Council approved an ordinance that bans the mailing and shipping of abortion pills to the city.
IL Legislators Cross Party Lines to Work for Clean Nuclear Energy
We are keeping that promise to work across the aisle to pursue clean energy legislation in Illinois, specifically, nuclear energy.
90 Congressional Leaders Send Letter Urging ATF to Fully Implement Federal Rules to Help Close the Gun Seller Background Check Loophole
Letter comes as one year anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act being signed into law and as the nation reels from another weekend of horrific gun violence. Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswomen Lucy McBath (D-Ga.-07), today led a bicameral letter[Read More…]
Report: Expect Property Tax Pain with Next Year’s Tax Bills
A year after seeing property tax assessments shot up, Park Forest residents can expect property tax pain when next year’s tax bills go out.
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