Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF0—November 17, 2017. This week, the Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Sgt. 1st Class Hughton O. Brown, 43, of Brooklyn, New York died Nov. 14 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Sues DuPage County Home Repair Business for Allegedly Misleading and Defrauding Hundreds of Homeowners
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court against American Dream Home Improvement Inc. The lawsuit claims that ADHI deceived homeowners into hiring them to do roof and home repairs following storms. Residents living in Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane,[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Europe Travel Alert
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. U.S. citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals and events. This Travel Alert expires on January 31, 2018. Recent, widely-reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden,[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Signs Tax Credit Bill to Help Property Owners Affected by July Floods
Flood Victims Tax Credit provides up to $750 for eligible taxpayers CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Governor Rauner signed into law yesterday a tax credit worth up to $750 for property owners in 18 Illinois counties where flood damages were sustained in July. The bill creates a natural disaster[Read More…]
Guide on Engaging Prospective Transgender and Non-Binary Foster and Adoptive Parents
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, released Promising Practices for Serving Transgender & Non-Binary Foster & Adoptive Parents, a groundbreaking new guide designed to help foster care and adoption agencies recruit, certify and support qualified transgender and non-binary adults to become resource parents for young people who need safe,[Read More…]
PSC Presents “The Elephant Man,” a Tony Award Winner for Best Play
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Players are presenting, “The Elephant Man,” a Tony Award winning play based on the true story of John Merrick, the Elephant Man, as he climbs from carnival sideshow act, beaten and hounded for his terrible disfigurement, to artist, intellectual and celebrity in[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Press Rauner To Weigh In On GOP Tax Plans
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2017. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today urged Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to publically weigh-in on the Republican tax plans in the House and Senate and how these plans would impact Illinois families. Both the House and Senate bills would finance massive tax cuts[Read More…]
University of Illinois Study: Oral THC Mitigates Symptoms Of Sleep Apnea
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2017 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The use of oral THC mitigates sleep apnea symptoms compared to placebo, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Sleep. Investigators at the University of Illinois at Chicago assessed the efficacy of dronabinol treatment[Read More…]
Keystone XL Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota
Spill affected stretch of pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta, to Cushing, Oklahoma, and to Wood River, Illinois South Dakota—(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser CNN is reporting that a total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline today in Marshall County, South Dakota, according to the pipeline’s operator,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly: 854,000 Illinoisans to See Tax Hike Thanks to Illinois’ Republican Congressmen
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2017 By: James Lewis Congresswoman Kelly released this statement following passage of the GOP’s tax scam bill: “I am extremely disappointed that my Republican colleagues, Congressmen Peter Roskam (IL-06), Mike Bost (IL-12), Rodney Davis (IL-13), Randy Hultgren (IL-14), John Shimkus (IL-15), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Darin[Read More…]
