CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2014. A Chicago Police officer was indicted on federal civil rights and obstruction charges alleging that he used excessive force by punching and kicking a victim and then lied in a police report to cover up the incident in 2012, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The[Read More…]
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Tune In: President Obama to Address the Nation on Immigration Reform on Thursday, Nov. 20
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2014. Our immigration system has been broken for decades — and every minute we fail to act, millions of people who live in the shadows but want to play by the rules and pay taxes have no way to live right by the law and contribute to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at ConnectED Superintendents Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2014 – 11:24 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat. Well, thank you, Alberto, for that introduction and, more importantly, for your outstanding leadership of the Miami-Dade public schools. I thank all of you for joining us. We are here to take[Read More…]
Community Leaders Condemn Efforts to Block Chicago From Raising Minimum Wage
Voters Protest Outside of Office of Illinois Restaurant Association Chicago, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2014. Today, community leaders in the Raise Chicago coalition held a press conference and protest outside of the offices of the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) in response to the news that IRA and other business lobbyists are[Read More…]
Mayoral Candidate Dr. Amara Enyia Says 2015 Budget Continues Disturbing Trend of Cutting Money From Under-served Communities
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2014. Mayoral Candidate Dr. Amara Enyia believes the City of Chicago budget is a reflection of priorities, but the current mayor’s priorities have hurt average Chicagoans. “Our budget priorities are inequitable and neighborhoods are bearing the brunt,” she said. The campaign research team conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Mayor’s 2015 budget, even[Read More…]
Rebound ‘Tuition-Free’ Program for Unemployed Residents Opens December 8th at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2014. Registration for South Suburban College’s tuition-free educational program for unemployed residents–Rebound–will open again on Monday, December 8, 2014. Rebound classes are offered in 19 select academic areas offering short-term certificates or degrees leading to new, rewarding careers. Learn more about Rebound or begin the process[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Firm Expands Recalls Pretzel Dog Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Nove,ber 18, 2014 – City Line Foods Manufacturing Co., a Lancaster, Pa., establishment is expanding their recall to include an additional 12,282 pounds of frozen pretzel hot dog products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. This brings[Read More…]
UN Urges ‘Fast-Track’ Approach to End AIDS Epidemic by 2030
Photo: UNAIDS GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2014 – Taking a fast-track approach in the battle against AIDS over the next five years will avert 21 million deaths and allow the world to end the epidemic by 2030, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said in a new report published today.[Read More…]
Amid ‘Monstrous’ Violence, ISIL Aims to Tear Iraq Apart, Build ‘State of Terror,’ Warn UN Officials
Security Council meets on the situation in Iraq. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2014 – The atrocious crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) risk plunging Iraq into catastrophe as the country reels from bitter sectarian tensions and a growing humanitarian crisis affecting over[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Warner Urge FHFA Action on Housing Finance Infrastructure and Access to Credit
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today wrote a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Melvin Watt urging the agency to take steps “to build a housing finance infrastructure for the future, enhance the role of private capital in[Read More…]
