CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Jen Dean House Bill 4469 (HB4469) sponsored by State Representative Juliana Stratton, will ensure that the 94% of people being held in pretrial detention at Cook County Jail, who are eligible to vote, are able to vote. Today, HB 4469 passed out of the Illinois House[Read More…]
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Hammond Man Who Advertised Minors for Sex Sentenced to Life in Prison
Backpage.com, where Mr. Cosby posted, has since been seized by the Justice Department Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ronnie Cosby, 42 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, did not advertise for sex on Backpage.com, he advertised a minors for sex on Backpage.com. That’s what federal prosecutors argued in court and that’s why Mr. Cosby was sentenced to life[Read More…]
Park Forest Community Alert – Three Reported Robberies on South End of Town
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 The Park Forest Police Department has issued a community alert following several reported robberies on the south end of Village. On April 23, 2018, at approximately 4 a.m., a man reported being robbed at gunpoint after exiting his home on the 100 block of Blackhawk[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Enlists Illinois High School Educators to Sound the Alarm on For-Profit Colleges
Durbin asks principals, counselors, teachers to provide students with “accurate and up-to-date information about their post-secondary education options” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As high school seniors are making decisions about their educational futures, Senator Dick Durbin, for the fifth consecutive year, is enlisting the help of Illinois[Read More…]
Actor and Producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel Launch #ThatsHarassment Campaign in Chicago (Video)
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, actor and producer David Schwimmer and Mayor Emanuel launched ‘#ThatsHarassment’ in Chicago, a citywide campaign to empower victims and bystanders to speak out and provide tools for employers to create a safe work environment. The Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will appear on City[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens Restored Carling Hotel
Project Preserves 80 Affordable Housing Units on Chicago’s Near North Side CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) and preservation advocates to open the renovated and restored Carling Hotel, 1512 N. LaSalle Street. The[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Earth Day Celebration for Kids on May 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 In recognition of Earth Day 2018, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a free community event designed for children ages four to 13. The Saturday, May 12 event is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. at the college’s Matteson Area Center (MAC), located at 4821 Southwick[Read More…]
Analysis: Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Leave Communities Voiceless Again
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Kristina Costa, Lia Cattaneo, As President Donald Trump promotes his flawed infrastructure plan, a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress shows how it could turn the clock back to a time when the public had limited rights to challenge poorly designed highways,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Suburban Express for Allegedly Engaging in Discrimination, Harassment and Invasion of Student Customers’ Privacy
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois against Champaign, Ill.-based Suburban Express Inc. and its owner Dennis Toeppen. The lawsuit alleges that Toeppen and Suburban Express: Discriminated against customers on the basis of race,[Read More…]
Park Forest Board Committee Seeks Recommendations on Confederate Street Names
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2018 Should streets in Park Forest named after people who fought for or represented the Confederacy be renamed, or rededicated? A Village Board committee originally charged with exploring renaming them now seeks to rededicate them. And the committee, called, simply, Committee A, seeks input from the[Read More…]
