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…]
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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…]
Simulations Foresee Hordes of Colliding Black Holes in Observatory’s Future
Study examines genealogy of first detected mergers New research predicts that LIGO will detect gravitational waves generated by many more merging black holes in coming years.Courtesy of: LIGO/A. Simonnet CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 By: Steve Koppes New calculations predict that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (LIGO) will detect approximately 1,000[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Federal Government for Granting Millions of Dollars to Religious Groups That Deny Young Women Access to Medical Care
Groups like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have been awarded upwards of $10 million annually to care for unaccompanied immigrant minors despite their explicit refusal to allow them access contraception and abortion SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California,[Read More…]
NAACP: Shelby v. Holder – Three Years Later
The Invisible Face of Voter Suppression: Our Youth BALTIMORE, MD – (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Three years ago tomorrow, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Shelby v. Holder, nearly dismantling the centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The court ruled that 16 states no longer needed to pre-approve[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: The Arizona Republic: Hillary Clinton: Immigration Needs Reform, Not Trump’s Bigotry
ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton When Josie Mata was 7 years old, she learned that her mother was undocumented. From that moment on, Josie went to school every day afraid that she might return home to find her mom gone forever. The Matas live, work and pay taxes in[Read More…]
