RALEIGH, N.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. American singer-songwriter and former Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh announced he will give a portion of the proceeds from two upcoming shows in North Carolina to the American Civil Liberties Union to support its lawsuit fighting the state’s anti-LGBT law. The law, House Bill 2,[Read More…]
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ACLU Sues City of Cleveland Over RNC Rules that Violate Free Speech
CLEVELAND —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday seeking changes to regulations put in place by the city of Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention. The lawsuit requests immediate revision of rules that the ACLU argues are placing unacceptable[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Cook County Man Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Scheme, Tax Fraud
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County man was found guilty of bank fraud and failing to file a state income tax return, enabling him to steal more than $40,000 from residents and businesses in the Chicago suburbs. Darnell Murry, 41, was sentenced[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Chicago Woman Arraigned on Theft Charges
Defendant Allegedly Pocketed Rent Payments for Her Personal Use Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to announce theft charges against Cassandra Evans of Chicago, an employee of a CHA property management company, for allegedly[Read More…]
Illinois Construction Projects in Jeopardy, Stalled
Governor and GOP Leaders proposed stopgap budget ensures important public works projects continue SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Randy Blankenhorn and Capital Development Board (CDB) Executive Director Jodi Golden today discussed the importance of passing the GOP Leaders’ fully-funded stopgap budget[Read More…]
ISIL-Linked Hacker Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkemaof the Eastern District of Virginia to providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and accessing a protected[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. President Obama believes in the need to transition to a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable 21st century power grid. Under his leadership, transformations in how we produce and consume electricity are decreasing carbon pollution, scaling up renewable energy, and generating savings on consumers’ energy bills. Since[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. The President met today with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President accepted the Dalai Lama’s condolences for the shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12 and commended the Dalai Lama for his efforts to promote compassion, empathy, and respect for others. The President and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 15, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016 – 1:14 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for keeping you waiting today. I don’t have any comments at the top, so we can go straight to your questions. Q I wanted to start with the meeting with the Dalai Lama. If[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Dean’s List
MADISON, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The U-W Madison’s School of Business has named Stephanie Lee, from Park Forest Illinois, to the Dean’s List. Students who achieve at a high[Read More…]
