ORLANDO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. During a roundtable with community leaders in Orlando on Friday, Hillary Clinton condemned the terrorist attack against the LGBT community that killed 49 Americans and injured dozens more at The Pulse nightclub in June. Clinton reiterated her commitment to addressing gun violence and disrupting global networks that[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Kelly Visits ‘Made in Illinois’ Success Stories To Promote Modern Manufacturing Jobs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly visited five companies and labs this week to highlight successful companies making products in Illinois, and to promote technology training and modern manufacturing jobs in the 2nd District. Stops included Blue 1647, one of the largest minority entrepreneurship incubators in the nation, located in[Read More…]
Independent Fact Checkers Review Trump’s Convention
“Here, at our convention, there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else.” – Donald Trump. 7-21-16 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The GOP convention has ended and it’s clear that while the Republican party is divided over their nominee, they are united[Read More…]
Park Forest Grocery Store Re-opens After Closing Thursday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest’s sole grocery store, Country Squire, re-opened Friday around noon after closing early Thursday because of natural gas issues. eNews Park Forest received inquiries after residents went to go shopping during the day Thursday and found the store locked. Reached for comment Thursday night, Village Manager[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports For July 22, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
Bluer Skies Ahead for Ohio: FirstEnergy Announces Landmark Coal Retirements
Ohio leading Nation in coal retirements; has an opportunity to lead the country in clean energy production and manufacturing. Cleveland, OH –(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Today, FirstEnergy (FE) announced it would retire five coal generating units no later than 2020, specifically Units 1 through 4 of its W.H. Sammis Plant and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Speech “Silent on the Rising Climate Crisis Threatening American Communities”
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Donald Trump just delivered an acceptance speech which was leaked earlier tonight. Despite soaring, record temperatures and a deepening climate crisis, his speech does not even mention the word “climate” a single time. In Response, Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts Released the Following Statement:[Read More…]
Commercial Fishing & Conservation Groups Join Native American Tribes’ Legal Action to Protect Klamath Salmon and Fishing Communities
Group’s 60-day notice of intent to sue Feds supports recent legal efforts by Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Tribes in response to massive fish disease outbreaks A juvenile coho salmon. Roger Tabor / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2016. Today, prominent commercial fishing groups and[Read More…]
North Carolina Governor McCrory Issues Statement on the NBA’s Decision to Relocate 2017 All-Star Game
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement on the NBA’s decision about the 2017 All-Star Game: “The sports and entertainment elite, Attorney General Roy Cooper and the liberal media have for months misrepresented our laws and maligned the people of North Carolina simply because most people[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Laura E. Durso on the NBA Moving the All-Star Game Due To LGBT Discrimination in North Carolina
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Laura E. Durso, the Senior Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement after the National Basketball Association, or NBA, announced that it would move the 2017 NBA All-Star Game from North Carolina as a[Read More…]
