Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — Did you know that Women’s Equality Day 2018, celebrated each year on August 26, will mark the 98th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution? This Amendment prohibits states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote[Read More…]
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Statement by Michael J. Madigan on Women’s Equality Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — (ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Women’s Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This Amendment prohibits states and the federal government from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on EPA to Abandon Proposed Rollback of Safety Protections for Workers, First-Responders, Communities
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 11 other State Attorneys General who submitted extensive comments on the EPA’s proposal to rescind key provisions of 2017 amendments to its “Risk Management Program” (RMP) regulations. The “Accident Prevention Amendments” rule made critical improvements to the RMP to[Read More…]
Western Ave. CN Railroad Crossing Opens for Traffic
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As of yesterday evening, signs were still in place blocking the railroad crossing on Western Avenue. That CN railroad crossing now stands open. When we wrote about the pending closing of that crossing a little over a week ago, we quote Gandalf, of Tolkien lore, who once[Read More…]
Black Women and Girls Symposium “Securing the Bag” Shows African American Women How to Build Wealth
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, hosted a symposium aimed at helping African American women build financial freedom and generational wealth. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), who serves as co-chair of the Caucus with Rep. Kelly, was[Read More…]
Chicago Financial Advisor Guilty of Fraud for Swindling Investors and Family out of More Than $2 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Vishal Savla, 37, a Chicago financial advisor who told clients that a “fat finger” trading error caused major losses to their investments admitted in federal court today that he actually lost all of their funds through poor trading. Salva, who operated VCAP LLC,[Read More…]
Community, Environmental Justice, National Environmental, and Scientist Groups Continue Fighting to Defend the Chemical Disaster Rule from Rollbacks by EPA
Community members from around the United States call for life-saving measures to be implemented after court victory last week Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2018 Contacts: Gordon Sommers and Emma Cheuse community members from across the country called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to withdraw EPA’s proposal to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Congress to Close Deadly Fentanyl Loophole
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined a bipartisan group of 51 other Attorneys General sending a letter to Congress in support of S. 1553 and H.R. 4922, the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SAFA) Act. This Act will help end the opioid epidemic and[Read More…]
Art Exhibition Coming to South Suburban College’s Dorothea Thiel Gallery in September
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Art & Design Department of South Suburban College is pleased to present a solo exhibition entitled ‘Day By Day,’ Artworks by Daniela Kovačić. The exhibition will be on display in the Dorothea Thiel[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Meeting With Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Democratic Whip and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met today with President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Following their meeting, Senator Durbin released the following statement: The Administration and Senate Republicans have[Read More…]
