Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. Members of the Trauma Care Coalition will hold a die-in and make statements at a City of Chicago hearing on whether to transfer parkland for the University of Chicago to build the Obama library. The group of Woodlawn youth activists, UofC students, clergy, nurses, doctors, and[Read More…]
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Reclaim MLK Day: A Youth of Color Led Rally & March to Reclaim a Leader’s Legacy on Jan. 15 at the Village Leadership Academy
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 – On Thursday, January 15, an intergenerational coalition of activists and community members, led by youth of color, will hold a march and rally aimed at reclaiming the radical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Grade schoolers, high school students, young adults, and longtime activists have[Read More…]
Indict the System on MLK Day, Jan. 15 in Federal Plaza
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015 — A group of lawyers, law students, and legal workers of color will gather in Chicago at the Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn) to indict the system on Thursday, January 15th at 12:00pm because “the system is not broken; it is doing exactly what it was designed[Read More…]
Zenobia Company LLC. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut Protein in ‘My Spice Sage Cumin Ground’
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015. Zenobia Company LLC. Of Yonkers, NY is recalling MY Spice Sage Cumin Ground in its 1 oz, 4 oz, 4.9 oz, 16 oz and 50 pound packages, because they may contain undeclared peanut protein. People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Jan. 12, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015 – 1:30 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. We’ve got a full house today. Let me just do a quick statement at the top and then we’ll move to your questions. Obviously, a lot has happened since we all convened in this room[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Nearly Half of Borrowers Do Not Shop for a Mortgage
CFPB Releases “Owning a Home” Toolkit to Help Consumers Shopping for a Mortgage WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that almost half of consumers do not shop around for a mortgage when purchasing a home. The report also found that[Read More…]
Fair Economy Illinois Responds to Governor Rauner’s Inaugural Speech
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Today, Bruce Rauner begins his tenure as governor of Illinois. In his very first speech as governor of our state, Governor Rauner made it clear that business interests will be his main priority. He made no indication of his plans to generate the revenue our state desperately[Read More…]
Poll: Majority of Michigan Voters Want to Legalize Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director — From Michigan NORML: The attitude of Michigan voters is evolving toward acceptance of legalizing and taxing marijuana use for adults, per a recent EPIC-MRA survey commissioned by the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana[Read More…]
World Bank Says Ebola Puts Future Prosperity of Liberia, Sierra Leone ‘At High Risk’
Daily life in Monrovia, Liberia, where, along with Sierra Leone, The World Bank says the socio-economic impacts of Ebola are far-reaching and persistent. Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 January 2015 – Job losses and food insecurity are among the far-reaching and persistent socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and[Read More…]
Former Sandwich, Illinois Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Making A False Statement To A Financial Institution
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015. A former Sandwich, Ill. business owner pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to a charge of making a false statement to a financial institution. The defendant, STEVEN J. MOORHOUSE, 62, was President and majority owner of Jefsco Manufacturing Co., Inc., a manufacturing[Read More…]
