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…]
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Supreme Court Allows Oregon Marriages for Same-Sex Couples to Continue
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt new marriages between same-sex couples in Oregon. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), sought a stay of a lower court’s decision allowing marriages to take place, and after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a similar request[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, June 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel Update Syrian Presidential Election Palestinian Interim Technocratic Government EGYPT Elections ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS U.S. Assistance to the Palestinian Authority Formation of the Technocratic Interim Government U.S.-Israeli Relationship DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel SYRIA / REGION Moderate Opposition Terrorism Chemical[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 3, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Jason B. Jones, 29, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, died June 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned 1st Battalion,[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of the Army John McHugh on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, June 3, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Secretary of the Army John McHugh released the following statement: “As an Army, we are grateful that an American soldier is back in American hands. The warrior ethos is more than words, and we should never leave a comrade behind. “Our first priority is ensuring Sgt.[Read More…]
Minimum Wage Working Group Announces Location of First Public Hearing and Launches Online Forum for Public Comment
Mayoral Task Force Sets Public Hearings and Launches New Website to Give All Residents a Voice in the Process of Developing a Balanced Plan to Increase the Minimum Wage in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. The Minimum Wage Working Group tasked by Mayor Rahm Emanuel last week with creating a consensus[Read More…]
City of Chicago Sues Big Pharma for Deceptively Marketing Highly Addictive Prescription Painkillers
Drug Manufacturers Knowingly Downplayed Serious Risks, Promoted Unfounded Benefits Associated With Highly Addictive Painkillers CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court against five pharmaceutical manufacturers for misrepresenting the benefits of opioids, a class of highly addictive[Read More…]
Dealing with Climate Change: A Moral Obligation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2014. By Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior President Obama understands that we have a moral obligation to future generations to leave our land, water and wildlife better than we found it. The Administration this week unveiled another historic milestone in the President’s bold Climate[Read More…]
NATO Steps Up Collective Defence, Support for Reforms in Ukraine
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–3 June 2014. NATO Defence Ministers on Tuesday (3 June 2014) agreed to continue and further reinforce NATO’s reassurance measures in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. “This is a time for all Allies to play a part, and all Allies are doing so”, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen[Read More…]
Groups Fight to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Conservation and food safety groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to protect endangered species from a new, toxic pesticide called cyantraniliprole. EPA risked far-reaching harm to both aquatic and terrestrial species by approving the widespread use of this new pesticide in[Read More…]
