Immigrant rights group calls for the City of Chicago to suspend DUI checkpoints planned for this weekend in the Albany Park neighborhood in consideration of panic caused by the announced immigration raids. OCAD will be hosting a legal clinic and know your rights workshop this weekend in Albany Park to[Read More…]
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Parent Leadership Council of the Village Leadership Academy to Host a Comedy Night Fundraiser on Saturday, January 23rd
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2016. The Parent Leadership Council of the Village Leadership Academy is hosting a Comedy Night Fundraiser on Saturday, January 23 at the VLA Theater – Upper Campus, 1001 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago. Please join us as host Young Wanye keeps the laughter rolling with comedians Marlon Mitchell, KP,[Read More…]
Green Guides Network to Hold Kick-off Meetings on Jan. 28 & Feb. 2
Share sustainability resources with neighbors OAK PARK–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. The Green Guides program is being developed by PlanItGreen, and River Forest and Oak Park sustainability organizations in response to a need to share, at the neighborhood level, the many sustainability resources available to our communities. Green Guides are not expected to[Read More…]
Black Youth Project 100 to Lead March on Saturday, Jan. 16 to Reclaim MLK and Build Black Futures
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2016. On Saturday, January 16th, the Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter in coordination with Assata’s Daughters and Black Lives Matter Chicago, will lead a march and rally in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement work in Chicago and to continue the fight against police[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Jan. 9, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 284,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 278,750, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Jan. 13, 2016
Omaha, Nebraska–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2016 – 4:32 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Omaha! (Applause.) Thank you! (Applause.) Oh! Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, thank you so much. Thank you, Omaha. (Applause.) That’s so nice, thank you. Go, Mavericks! (Applause.) This is quite a place you got here. (Applause.) It’s still[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, Jan. 13, 2016
En Route Omaha, Nebraska–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2016 – 1:39 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way to lovely Omaha, Nebraska. The President is looking forward to the visit to highlight a couple of things. Obviously, you had the opportunity to hear[Read More…]
Black Youth Project 100 to Lead Symbolic Funeral Procession on Friday, Jan. 15 to Honor Black Lives Lost to State-sanctioned Violence
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2016. On Friday, January 15th The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter will lead a symbolic traveling funeral procession to remember Black lives lost to police violence and institutional racism in the City of Chicago. The coffins in the funeral procession will be sent to Chicago City[Read More…]
Chicago Public School Students Announce Action Planned for Friday, January 15 for Educational Equality
CPS students march for educational equality and for an immediate resolution to avoid massive layoffs this year. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2016. On Friday, January 15 Chicago Public School students from around the city will march for educational equality from the Thompson Center to Benito Juarez HS. Students will gather at the[Read More…]
Failure of Emanuel Administration to Push Through Swap Payments a Victory for Working Families
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 206. The Emanuel Administration’s plan to voluntarily pay $106 million in predatory interest rate swap termination penalties failed to gain City Council approval Wednesday. Thanks to the bold efforts of the Progressive Caucus and grassroots leaders, $200 million in water revenue bonds, which included funds to pay[Read More…]
