RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2017 By: Richard Barry A century of jazz was celebrated tonight when more than 265 Southland College Prep singers, dancers, band members and a new string ensemble staged the charter high school’s annual Winter Festival at Governors State University’s Center for the Performing Arts. The two-hour[Read More…]
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Kankakee Man to Serve 19 Years in Prison for Robbery
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Kankakee man, Thomas James, 33, of the 500 block of S. Indiana Ave., Kankakee, IL, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for robberies of businesses in Champaign and Kankakee in July and August 2016. James’s sentencing hearing was held on Dec. 8, in Urbana. James[Read More…]
Students Lead Effort to Honor First African-American Woman to Earn PhD at UChicago
Ceremony unveils bronze bust of pioneering alumna Georgiana Simpson CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Tracey Robinson-English The late Georgiana Rose Simpson, who in 1921 became the first African-American woman to earn a PhD from the University of Chicago and one of the first black women to receive a PhD in the[Read More…]
Dangerous Rhetoric, Overconfidence, Increase Risk of Conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN Chief Warns
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday that he is deeply concerned over the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula, “including as a result of miscalculation.” “While all concerned seek to avoid an accidental escalation leading to conflict, the risk is being multiplied[Read More…]
Arctic Saw 2nd Warmest Year, Smallest Winter Sea Ice Coverage on Record in 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Monica Allen A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects. Now in its 12th year,[Read More…]
Light Art Sends Can’t Miss Message to Congress: Protect the Arctic Refuge
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Virginia Cramer Protect the Arctic Refuge. The message illuminated Trump International Hotel sending a hard to miss directive to Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. currently rushing through the tax scheme. The plan seeks to offset tax cuts for the wealthy and corporate polluters with revenue[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for Halting Debt Relief Promised to Defrauded Students
Multistate Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Department of Education for Failing to Discharge Student Loans, Engaging in Illegal Debt Collection Against Former Corinthian Students CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with the Attorneys General of Massachusetts and New York, filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Department[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Will Appeal FCC Vote to Eliminate Net Neutrality Rules
AG Madigan, Other State Attorneys General Vow To Fight New Order Allowing Providers To Interfere With Internet Usage Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that she, along with other state Attorneys General, will appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) action to eliminate existing net[Read More…]
To The Editor: To All Males, Enough!
To The Editor of ENEWSPF: This letter is in response to the articles covering the sexual harassment allegations made against men in the media and government throughout the United States. To all males living in this country I issue a collective statement: enough already! Who are you to impose your[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Enacts Legislation to Combat Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions
SB 772 will decrease prevalence of “doctor-shopping” EAST ST. LOUIS—(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser This week, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law SB 772, which requires prescribers with an Illinois Controlled Substance License to register with and use the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). The PMP allows physicians to[Read More…]
