Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2016 Hi everybody. The story of America is a story of progress. It’s written by ordinary people who put their shoulders to the wheel of history to make sure that the promise of our founding applies not just to some of us – but to all of us.[Read More…]
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Quinn Brings Take Charge Chicago Petition Drive to City Hall
Urges Mayor to Sign Petition for Mayoral Term Limits and Elected Consumer Advocate CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Carrying a clipboard and an ironing board, Pat Quinn brought the Take Charge Chicago petition drive to the front door of city government today, seeking signatures from everyday voters – and Mayor Rahm Emanuel[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Alumnus Tyler Ulis Drafted By NBA’s Phoenix Suns
(ENEWSPF)- From the Chicago Tribune: The wait was longer than Tyler Ulis expected Thursday. But it still was a dream come true, with the added bonus of extra motivation. Ulis, a Marian Catholic graduate who starred in his only two seasons at Kentucky, was selected by the Phoenix Suns in[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 25, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police 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 that[Read More…]
Discover the Leader In You in the Park Forest Civic Leadership Academy
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. The Park Forest Civic Leadership Academy is an invaluable nine-month experience that allows you to meet local leaders, hear their stories, and take part in informative sessions on the realities and challenges of decision-makers and the organizations they lead. Learn more about your community, build[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Fayette County Man Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Fayette County man was charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Manuel D. Prater, 61,[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, June 24, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom to discuss the outcome of yesterday’s referendum on membership in the European Union, in which a majority of British voters expressed their desire to leave the EU. The President assured Prime[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Introduces the Protect Consumers from Phony Charges Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) has introduced the Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to restrict unauthorized third-party fees sneaked onto consumers’ wireless and landline phone bills: “Tens of millions of American consumers have been ripped off[Read More…]
Elgin Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. An Elgin resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to federal fraud charges. STEPHEN T. ANGERMAN, 48, pleaded guilty to bank fraud, money laundering, and testifying falsely in a bankruptcy case. According to the written plea agreement, from December 2009 through[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Applauds President Obama’s Designation of Stonewall National Monument
First National Monument to Honor Story of LGBT Americans WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell applauded President Obama’s historic designation of Stonewall National Monument, the first national monument that honors the history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the[Read More…]
