CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Juliette Cubanski Introduction Today more than 43 million older adults and people with disabilities have prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D. Part D helps people with Medicare afford their medications by subsidizing the purchase of drug coverage from private stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) and[Read More…]
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Canada Becomes 2nd Country in the World – and First G-20 Nation – to Legally Regulate Marijuana
Canadian Parliament Approved Marijuana Legalization this week; Canada’s Move Expected to Boost Momentum for Drug Policy Reform in the U.S. and Globally CANADA—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Hannah Hetzer and Tony Newman Last night, the Canadian Senate approved The Cannabis Act, making Canada the second country in the world to legally[Read More…]
Military and Family Appreciation Day at the Chicago Botanic Garden on Sunday, June 24
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 Contact: Friends of the National Veterans Art Museum In partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden, USO of Illinois, and the American Legion, we are welcoming military service members and their families on Sunday June 24th to a special day at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook[Read More…]
Police Call For Vigilance After Recent Home Burglaries
Appliances stolen, camera accessories taken, lawn equipment bagged Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police are asking the public to be vigilant after a spout of recent home burglaries targeted vacant homes. The department alerted the public to the home forays where appliances were lifted. “Over the past couple weeks, several[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 26 through May 29, 2018. These reports include charges of driving while license was suspended, domestic battery, possession of ammunition without a valid FOID, and a stolen vehicle that was recovered. We are working to provide more details[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 25, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 20 through May 25, 2018. These reports include charges of battery, domestic battery, retail theft, and and “actual physical control of a motor vehicle while license was suspended.” We are working to provide more details in reports now that[Read More…]
Former Treasurer of Zeigler, IL Gets Four Years in Prison
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On the morning of June 12, 2018, at the United States District Court in Benton, Illinois, Ryan A. Thorpe, 44, the former Treasurer for the City of Zeigler, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his conviction for wire fraud and embezzlement from a local government,[Read More…]
Nearly Three Million More Displaced Year-on-year, Warns Refugee Agency Chief, But Solutions are Within Reach
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2018 By: United Nations Communications The number of people forced to flee their homes last year rose by nearly three million to 68.5 million, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, warning that the world’s displacement hotspots “are becoming hotter”. Citing ongoing, protracted violence around[Read More…]
House Republicans’ Immigration Bills Hurt Women and Children, Says Center for American Progress Column
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2018 By: Philip E. Wolgin and Nicole Prchal Svajlenka The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on two immigration bills this week under the premise of helping Dreamers, but a new CAP column finds that the Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s (R-VA) Securing America’s Future Act and Speaker[Read More…]
Community-Driven Federal Class Action Lawsuit & Report Targets Chicago Police’s Inaccurate, Racially Discriminatory Gang Database
Being on this list has meant everything from losing a job to being put in detention and deportation proceedings. At least 195,000 individuals – 95% Black and Latinx – are listed in an error-filled database from which their names can never be removed. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2018 Contacts: Tania Unzueta, and[Read More…]
