Nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago work in the emergency room at the hospital, November 2010. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines how states are well-positioned to be leaders in implementing[Read More…]
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U.S. State Dept. Updates Saudi Arabia Travel Warning, April 11, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There continue to be reports of threats against U.S. citizens and other Westerners, as well as locations frequented by them. There have been multiple attacks on mosques which were directed[Read More…]
#TimStrong: In and Around Park Forest Week of April 10, 2016
#TimStrong Shirt. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2016. The Olympia Fields McDonald’s, 2400 West Lincoln Highway, is hosting a community effort to provide financial assistance to the family of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones. The McDonald’s plans to donate 30 percent of sales on Monday, April 11 from[Read More…]
#TimStrong: Local McDonald’s to Hold Fundraiser for Family of Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2016. An Olympia Fields McDonald’s is jumping in a community effort to provide financial assistance to the family of critically wounded Park Forest Police Officer Tim Jones. The McDonald’s, located at 2400 W. Lincoln Hwy., plans to donate 30 percent of sales on April 11 from[Read More…]
Logan Square Community Members Block Traffic At Construction Site on Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2016. About 20 Logan Square tenants and homeowners are currently blocking traffic on Milwaukee Avenue in front of the Twin Towers luxury development construction site, 2293 N. Milwaukee Ave. They are joined by about 100 supporters from We Are / Somos Logan Square, Lifted Voices, Centro Autonomo, Logan[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Playing by the Same Rules, April 9, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2016 Hi everybody. Over the past seven years, we haven’t just been recovering from crisis, we’ve been rebuilding our economy on a new foundation for growth – growth that benefits everybody, not just folks at the top. Our businesses have created jobs for 73 straight months –[Read More…]
Press Availability by Secretary of State Kerry in Baghdad, Iraq, April 8, 2016
Baghdad, Iraq–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon everybody, and thank you for your patience. I really appreciate it. I have had a very productive series of conversations, a day of meetings here in Baghdad. And I want to thank Prime Minister Abadi, Foreign Minister Jaafari, Speaker Jibouri, and[Read More…]
Wells Fargo Bank Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion for Improper Mortgage Lending Practices
Wells Fargo Bank Admits That It Certified that Loans Were Eligible for FHA Mortgage Insurance When They Were Not, and That It Did Not Disclose Thousands of Faulty Mortgage Loans to HUD NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Department of Justice announced today that the United States has settled civil mortgage[Read More…]
Norwegian Shipping Company Sentenced in Alabama to Pay $2.5 Million for Illegally Discharging Oil into the Ocean
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping (DSD) was sentenced to pay a total corporate penalty of $2.5 million as a result of its convictions in Mobile, Alabama, for obstructing justice, violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), tampering with witnesses and conspiring to commit these[Read More…]
Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. A member of an international child exploitation conspiracy was sentenced to 21 years in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web[Read More…]
