CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As the bipartisan Gun Dealer Licensing Act (SB 1657) awaits Governor Rauner’s signature, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has highlighted the many businesses and professional services that require a state license in order to operate in Illinois. For example, any business that wishes to sell alcohol[Read More…]
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Three Receive Tenure at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018. Prairie State College (PSC) announced at a recent Board of Trustees meeting that three faculty members had met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with their peers and dedication to the college’s mission and core values. Receiving tenure, effective August 2018,[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Almost No Progress in Key Areas of Election System Security in Last Two Years
New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Autrey By a number of key metrics, the country has failed to make significant progress securing voting machines, despite increasing warnings about system vulnerabilities from election officials and national security experts. An analysis released today by the Brennan Center for Justice[Read More…]
Jury’s In: Opioids Are Not Better Than Other Medicines For Chronic Pain
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2018 By: Alex Smith, KCUR A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to her. “I was mad, I’ll be honest. I was mad. I was frustrated,” said Molden, 40, of[Read More…]
Hazel Crest Man Indicted on Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Importing a Fentanyl Analogue from China
Orland Park man charged with drug and weapons offenses CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Sanchez Lackland, 35, of Hazel Crest was charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly conspiring to import a fentanyl analogue from China into the Chicago area. According to the indictment returned yesterday in federal[Read More…]
Prairie State College ‘Pioneer Pillar’ Award Presented to Glenwood Senior Director JoAnne Alexander
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018. Prairie State College (PSC) recently honored JoAnne Alexander (second from left), senior director of the Village of Glenwood with a “Pioneer Pillar of the Community” award, recognizing her for her contributions to PSC and the community we serve. Dr. Terri L. Winfree (third from left), PSC[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Zinke May be Using $139,000 Door to Shut Public Out
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March By: Jonathon Berman Today, the Associated Press reported that the Department of the Interior spent nearly $139,000 on a work order labeled “Secretary’s Door.” Zinke’s spokesperson is not denying that they used this money for a new door for Secretary Zinke. Zinke has spent tens of thousands[Read More…]
Oregon Couple’s Final Days Captured In Intimate Aid-In-Dying Video
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands. The Portland, Ore., couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed on April 20, 2017, after taking lethal doses of medication obtained under the state’s[Read More…]
Court Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs, Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Evade Constitutional Climate Trial
San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Julia Olson and Philip Gregory Yesterday, Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s “drastic and extraordinary” petition for writ of mandamus in the landmark climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States,[Read More…]
Fire Marshals Reminds Illinoisans to Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries
Spring into Action this Sunday to Change and Test the Batteries in Your Smoke Alarm CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Daylight Savings Time is this Sunday, March 11 so you’ll be springing your clocks forward one hour this weekend. In addition to moving your clocks forward, the Office[Read More…]
