CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011 —Three suburban teenagers will appear in Bridgeview bond court at 9 a.m. today after they were each charged with two counts of 1st Degree Murder for their roles in the September deaths of John and Maria Granat, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday . Christopher[Read More…]
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Kirk Releases Report on Illinois` Growing Debt Crisis
State of Illinois Debt Worrying Credit Markets CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011. With reports that the State of Illinois faces debt concerns greater than any other state, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today published the Report on Illinois Debt, advising citizens on how much their state owes and the danger of its[Read More…]
‘Bike the Calumet ‘on Sunday October 16
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. On Sunday, October 16 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., discover the mysteries of the Calumet when you ‘Bike the Calumet.’ The 12 mile ride will start at Harborside International Golf Course, 11100 S. Doty Ave. East, Chicago. Along the ride, you will see Chicago’s “second[Read More…]
OCTOBER2011 MOVEMENT Protesters March on Hart Senate Office Building as Congress Returns to Work on Tuesday, October 11th
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2011. About 75-100 protesters from the October2011 occupation of Freedom Plaza marched from the Plaza to the Hart Senate Office Building this morning to confront Congress about its refusal to represent the people who vote for them and their incompetence in the face of economic crisis and[Read More…]
Dirty Water Bill Offered as Amendment in Senate, Act Now
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011. U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) has offered an amendment to a currency bill in the Senate this week which would strip protections against pesticide contamination from the Clean Water Act (CWA). The language of the amendment is the exact same language as Senate bill S. 718,[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh Plans Downtown March and Rally
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011. “We’ve lost our communities. We’re losing our middle class in the name of the dollar bill. And that’s why we are trying to rise up with the little bit of the democracy we have left before money takes over,” Persuit said. An estimated 300 people interested[Read More…]
Boston Police Brutally Assault Occupy Boston
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2011. At 1:30 this morning hundreds of police in full riot gear brutally attacked Occupy Boston, which had peacefully gathered on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Boston Police Department made no distinction between protesters, medics, or legal observers, arresting legal observer Ursula Levelt, who serves on the steering[Read More…]
The Occupiers Are Staying
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2011, 11:19 pm Police officers and a detective watch Occupy Wall Street’s first weekday march on Wall Street, September 19, 2011. Photo by author. Today marks two significant milestones in one for the ever-growing occupation movement. Concerning the flagship site, Liberty Plaza near Wall Street, Mayor[Read More…]
OccupyDallas seeks Special Event Permit
Dallas, TX—(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 11, 2011 — OccupyDallas officially applied for a special event permit from the city on Monday. After hearing word of OccupyWallStreet receiving permission from Mayor Bloomberg to remain in Zuccotti Park indefinitely, the protesters in Dallas had high hopes that city officials would follow suit. After talks with[Read More…]
Freedom Plaza Is Now Ours, October 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2011. And we’re never giving it back. Our permit for Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., expired, we refused to leave, and the Park Police has just proposed to let us stay for four more months. We’ve agreed. We have not said that when the four months are[Read More…]
