U.S. District Court Grants Summary Judgment & a Permanent Injunction in favor of Chicago, Denies Trump Justice Department’s Motion to Dismiss the Lawsuit CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the City of Chicago has won its challenges against all of President Donald Trump’s Justice[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Offering Tuition-Free ESL, Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Courses and Saturday Classes this Fall
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Adult Education Program at Prairie State College (PSC) is offering tuition-free English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education, and High School Equivalency courses in fall 2018. Classes begin Monday, August 27. Registration is required and will be held at PSC[Read More…]
U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 By: DoD News The United Nations Command with support from U.S. Forces Korea today repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, according to a news release. A U.S. cargo aircraft[Read More…]
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Demand State Department Ban Publication of Gun Blueprints
Cite extreme danger of 3-D-printed guns to the public Washington –(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 Contact: Alex Macfarlane Today Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Vice Chairs Rep. Jose Serrano (NY-15), Rep. David Price (NC-04), Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-04), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Rep. Grace[Read More…]
Strong Consumption Drives GDP Growth in the Second 2018 Quarter
Investment was driven largely by a surge in the mining sector, prompted by higher world energy prices. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2018 By: Dean Baker Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a 4.1 percent annual rate in the second quarter, the strongest pace since a 4.9 percent rate in the third[Read More…]
Follow-up Police Reports: Woman Allegedly Shoots At Man
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: This coverage represents follow-up police reports from June. The original reports indicated that the matters were still under investigation. eNews Park Forest checked back with police to see if charges had been filed. We are working to provide more details in reports now that we offer subscriptions.[Read More…]
Saturn and Mars Team Up to Make Their Closest Approaches to Earth in 2018
Baltimore, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2018 Contacts: Ann Jenkins and Ray Villard, Space Telescope Science Institute NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has photographed Saturn and Mars near their closest approaches to Earth in June and July 2018. It’s now summertime in Saturn’s northern hemisphere and springtime in Mars’ southern hemisphere. The Hubble images[Read More…]
Prairie State College Alumna Finds Her Passion after Retirement
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2018 By: Prairie State College Media While she has been enjoying life and traveling since retiring, Christina Holston, a 1990 Prairie State College (PSC) graduate, says her daily life isn’t all about relaxation. Holston says has always had an interest in history, particularly local history. Since she[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Accepting Nominations for ‘Honor 200′
Nomination deadline is August 31, 2018 SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois will be honoring 200 veterans from across the state who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to benefit and provide inspiration to their community. More than 100 veterans have already been nominated[Read More…]
Federal Judge Approves Landmark Settlement in Class Action Providing Vital Accommodations for Deaf Prisoners
Settlement agreement approved on the 28th anniversary of the ADA Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2018 Contacts: Alan Mills, Uptown People’s Law Center, Barry Taylor, Equip for Equality, Jill Shea, Winston & Strawn LLP, and Howard A. Rosenblum, National Association of the Deaf Today, a federal judge approved a groundbreaking settlement has been[Read More…]
