Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police released a statement seeking winter coats and shoes for local teens. According to the statement, police indicate they are in contact with local teenagers, male and female, who are in need of these warmth items. “We know that budgets get tight around the[Read More…]
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Jane Pauley to Receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University
Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence will also honor alumna Ann Pistone CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017. Jane Pauley, host of “CBS Sunday Morning,” and Ann Pistone, an investigative journalist with ABC 7 Chicago, will receive awards from DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence. DePaul will honor Pauley and[Read More…]
EPA to Consider Approving Spraying of Bee-killing Pesticide on 165 Million Acres of U.S. Farmland
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Lori Ann Burd The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will consider allowing the bee-killing pesticide thiamethoxam to be sprayed on the most widely grown crops in the United States. The application, if approved, would allow the highly toxic pesticide to be sprayed directly on 165 million[Read More…]
Groups Challenge New Rule Nullifying Compliance Obligations Under BLM Methane Rule
New rule buys BLM time to rescind or revise rule permanently Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Laura King After defeats in court and in Congress, the Trump administration is now attempting to suspend for one year almost all of the requirements of its Methane Waste Prevention Rule that would reduce[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Federal Government has No Authority to Deny Immigrant Women Abortion Access
Coalition of 13 Attorneys General – Representing Over 110 Million Americans – Vow To Fight to Ensure Women Receive Healthcare Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 12 Attorneys General issuing a statement saying the federal government has no authority to block two[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Congress to Swiftly Pass a Clean DREAM Act
As Holiday Recess Approaches, Madigan joins 19 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Pass a Clean DREAM Act; Stress Need to Ensure That Dreamers Can Continue to Thrive Without Fear of Deportation Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser As Congress approached its holiday recess, Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with 19[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Speaks Out Against GOP Tax Scam (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: James Lewis Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly spoke on the House Floor opposing the GOP’s Tax Scam, which will raise taxes on middle class families. Kelly laid out the reality of the bill saying, “It’s a tax scam that will force hardworking Illinois moms and dads[Read More…]
Make it Home for the Holidays: Drive Sober, Buckle Up
Illinois Department of Transportation is partnering with law enforcement to ensure safe holiday travel SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are working together to ensure motorists drive sober and buckle up this[Read More…]
FDA Approves Novel Gene Therapy to Treat Patients with a Rare Form of Inherited Vision Loss
Luxturna is the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. to target a disease caused by mutations in a specific gene Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Andrea Fischer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients[Read More…]
For Sex Trafficking of Children, Fort Wayne Man Gets 74 Months
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that, Patrick Davis , 30 of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Theresa L. Springmann, for Sex Trafficking of Children. Davis was sentenced to 74 months imprisonment followed[Read More…]
