DPA Statement: NY should Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Repair and Reinvest in Communities Most Harmed by NY’s Marijuana Arrest Crusade NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 Contact: Tony Newman Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health released an impact assessment of marijuana legalization. The report concludes that[Read More…]
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IDPH Investigating Outbreak of Intestinal Illness in Illinois and Iowa Linked to McDonald’s Salads
Cyclosporiasis Cases Reported Across Illinois and Iowa SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed that there have been approximately 90 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Cases have been reported in counties across Illinois with[Read More…]
Water Reclamation District Director Resigns with “Gag Order”; Green Party Candidates Call for Transparency and Accountability
MWRD head departs following outside investigation—with a $95,000 severance package and a non-defamation clause. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2018 Contact Greens for MWRD David St. Pierre, the Executive Director of Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), resigned effective June 27th, taking with him $95,000 plus benefits in a severance package first reported[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through June 25, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover arrest incidents through June 25, 2018. Charges include domestic battery, theft, and felony manufacturing/delivery of cocaine. We are working to provide more details in reports now that we offer subscriptions. We invite you to get the whole story: please subscribe today.[Read More…]
Candlelight Vigil Set #4Jaleel, 10-year-old Aqua Center Drowning Victim
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A candlelight vigil for Jaleel R. Drayton, age 10, will take place this Friday, July 13, at 8:30 p.m. at the Park Forest Aqua Center. Jaleel, a fourth-grade student at the Michelle Obama School of Technology and the ARTS in Park Forest, drowned sometime during the night of July 2-3,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and DCASE Announce New Public Art Installation by Chicago-Based Artist Robert Burnier Coming to Chicago Riverwalk
‘Black Tiberinus,’ a Large-Scale, Site-Specific Work to Remain on Display through May 2019 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced today that a new site-specific art installation, ‘Black Tiberinus’ by critically hailed[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Spring 2018 Honor Students
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Each semester, Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of its full-time and part-time students. Dean’s List “Our values of learning and excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the college’s mission to empower students to achieve their education and career[Read More…]
DoD Announces Policy Change on Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: DoD News The Defense Department issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients. Effective one year from the date of this change, eligibility to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Professional Fundraisers, Seeks to Ban Them from Operating in Illinois
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed lawsuits against Community Guide Magazines Inc. (CGM) and Supplemental Security Foundations Inc. (SSF), professional fundraisers based in the Chicago suburbs, seeking to ban them from operating in Illinois. In the two separate lawsuits filed in Cook County Circuit[Read More…]
Cook County Commissioner Gainer Calls for Hearing to Review Training/Evaluation of Cook County Staff in Response to Recent Incident at Caldwell Woods and Fatal Car Crash
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 By: Marty Malone Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer is calling a public hearing of the Cook County Board of Commissioners to discuss the June 14 racially-charged incident at the Cook County Forest Preserves’ Caldwell Woods and a fatal car crash. Gainer is calling the hearing to review[Read More…]
