CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. On Thursday, October 22, at noon in Thompson Center Plaza, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago-area “Stolen Lives” families whose loved ones have been murdered by the police, will join those in New York City for #RiseUpOctober, and in at least 25 cities across the country to “Say Their[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 22, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Police Investigating Shooting at Park Forest Cooperative, Area E
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police confirmed a report that an individual was shot yesterday in Park Forest Cooperative IV, Area E. According to an independent report, the shooting took place in Court E-9, which is west of Western Avenue, south of 26th Street. The male victim sustained a non-life[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on US Senate Vote on ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Bill
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. A U.S. Senate bill seeking to defund over 350 localities that have adopted community trust policies and refused to execute unconstitutional immigration detainers has failed to advance to a full Senate vote. The “Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act” (S.2146) was blocked by a 54-45[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Chicago Area Women Imprisoned for Identity Theft of Student Loan Funds
Attorney General Announces Sentences for Sisters Who Stole Identities to Obtain Over $300,000 in Financial Aid to Spend on Personal Items Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that two Chicago area sisters were sentenced to 10 years in prison in an identity theft scheme to obtain[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Opening Session of the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook, Oct. 20, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Got a quick announcement off the top before I turn to your questions. Today, senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding regarding measures to minimize the risk of in-flight incidents between[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary on Memorandum of Understanding with Russia Regarding Safety Over Syrian Air Space
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Today senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding measures to minimize the risk of inflight incidents among coalition and Russian aircraft operating in Syrian air space. With today’s signatures the MOU is now[Read More…]
Senator Kirk: Divided Families in Illinois Deserve to be Reunited With Their Korean Relatives
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after hundreds of Korean families were reunited more than 60 years after being separated during the Korean War: “Though hundreds of Korean families were reunited this week in North Korea, the fact remains that more than[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Probe into Exxon Mobil Claims on Climate Change
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked the Department of Justice to investigate potential fraud by Exxon Mobil Corp. over conflicts in what it knew and what it told the public and shareholders about the cause of climate change. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch,[Read More…]
