SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2015 – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that he has invited Sister Philip Neri Crawford, a sister from the Dominican Order in Springfield as his sole guest to His Holiness Pope Francis’ address to the Joint Meeting of Congress on September 24, 2015. Pope Francis will be[Read More…]
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Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Student Voices Contest by Honoring the Countless Lives of Victims Lost to Gun Violence Since 1995
Special Event will Feature “The Unforgotten” Exhibit at ART WORKS Projects CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2015. The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Student Voices Contest, and honor the countless number of lives lost to gun violence by featuring decades of student artwork, poetry and[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Outlines Vision for Confronting Campus Sexual Assault During Visit to University of Northern Iowa
IOWA—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2015. Appearing at a “Women for Hillary” event Monday at the University of Northern Iowa, Hillary Clinton outlined her vision for confronting the alarming reality of sexual assault on college campuses in America. Noting that an estimated one in five women report being sexually assaulted while in[Read More…]
Meeting of the Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, September 15
FLOSSMOOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2015. The Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders group will meet on Tuesday, September 15 at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery, 1035 Sterling Avenue. Meet committee chairs and get plugged into actions that you can start on doing such as working Social Media, phone banking, fundraising / event planning,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 14, 2015
The Park Forest Police Station. (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…]
Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Release Guidance on Including Children with Disabilities in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs
Secretary Duncan announced in Kansas City, Missouri, during first stop of back-to-school bus tour Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services today released guidance urging early learning programs to include children with disabilities. The guidance sets a vision for action that recommends states,[Read More…]
VA Awards Local Grants to Prevent and End Homelessness
Flexible Grants Are Helping Achieve Lower Rates of Veteran Homelessness, Community By Community WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. Thousands of very low-income Veteran families around the nation, who are permanently housed or transitioning to permanent housing, will continue to have access to crucial services with the renewal of approximately $300 million[Read More…]
Climate Coalition Calls on President Obama to Halt Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands, Oceans
Hundreds of Organizations, Leaders Mobilize to Keep Publicly Owned Oil, Gas, Coal—and Up To Half of Potential Emissions from All Remaining U.S. Fossil Fuels—in the Ground Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. A coalition of more than 400 organizations and leaders will deliver a historic letter to the White House on[Read More…]
Naperville Engineer Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years in Prison for Cutting Communication Cables and Setting Fire to Air Traffic Control Center in Aurora
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. A Naperville engineer who severed critical communication cables at an air-traffic control center in Aurora – causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country – was sentenced on Friday to 12 ½ years in federal prison. BRIAN HOWARD used wire cutters to sever multiple[Read More…]
Prairie State College Professor Visits Finland as Part of International Exchange Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) Professor Elise Spencer recently combined her love of travel with her interest in educational systems during a professional exchange program sponsored by the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs. She blogged her adventure to Finland, “Learning in the Land of the[Read More…]
