Investment in Chicago’s Future will Support More than 1,250 Jobs and Generate Millions of Dollars in Economic Opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing today the arrival of three hotel development projects at O’Hare International Airport, which will more than double the current hotel capacity at the airport.[Read More…]
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Rockford Man Charged with the Robbery of Rockford Banks and a Coin and Stamp Store
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. A local man was indicted June 21, 2016 by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill. on bank robbery, robbery affecting interstate commerce and firearm charges. DAVID J. SANDERS, 33, was charged with one count of attempted bank robbery, two counts of bank robbery, one[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Supreme Court Split Decision on Policies Protecting Immigrant Children
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016 “Today’s 4-4 decision in U.S. vs Texas blocks implementation of President Obama’s attempt to keep immigrant parents and their children together without the fear of deportation. It is a profoundly disappointing setback for immigrant children, youth and families across the country who came here[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches ‘#ReadyFor100 National Tour’
9 U.S. cities to produce aerial art events featuring thousands of people in a giant ‘human sun’ formation to support 100% clean energy Aspen, CO —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. The Sierra Club kicked off a nine-city “aerial art” national tour today as thousands of people gathered at the AREDAY Summit[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal Settlement
OAKLAND, CA –(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. Today, Bloomberg reported compensation that will be included in Volkswagen’s settlement for using emissions cheating devices in their so-called “clean diesel” vehicles. According to the report, the settlement amounts to about $10 billion and includes payment for owners of the polluting cars up to[Read More…]
US Labor Department Announces $64.5M in Grants as Part of Obama Administration’s Efforts to Break cycle of Poverty, Crime and Incarceration
Awards provide services for at-risk youth; currently and formerly incarcerated individuals WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. What’s next for the 600,000 people released from federal and state prisons annually, millions more leaving county and local jails, and others in danger of falling into the cycle of poverty, crime and incarceration?[Read More…]
CDC investigation: Blood Lead Levels Higher After Switch to Flint River Water
Stark reminder of dangers of lead exposure for young children Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the results of its investigation into the potential health impact that lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan water supply had on the blood lead levels of[Read More…]
Litigants to Lawsuit Fighting Clean Power Plan Are Among the Worst Polluters in the World
Exhaust rises in front of piles of coal at NRG Energy Inc.’s W.A. Parish Electric Generating Station in Thompsons, Texas, in March 2011. SOURCE: AP/David J. Phillip Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. The litigants affiliated with the legal battle to dismantle the Clean Power Plan, or CPP, pumped more[Read More…]
Court Orders School Board to Let Transgender Student Gavin Grimm Use Same Restrooms as Other Boys
RICHMOND, Va. —(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. A federal district court in Virginia today ordered the Gloucester County School Board to let Gavin Grimm use the same restrooms as other boys at his school. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia brought the lawsuit on behalf of Grimm,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Residents to be on Alert for Storm-related Repair Scams
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. Following severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across north central Illinois Wednesday evening, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today warned residents in impacted areas to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit home and business owners seeking repairs due to storm-related damage. Madigan cautioned Illinois residents that[Read More…]
