Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Kristina Costa, Miranda Peterson, and Howard Marano As the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, a new analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds that the most destructive hurricanes, storms, and other severe weather in the United States have caused about $675[Read More…]
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U.S. Can Boost Ties with Mexico Through Increased Renewable Energy Trade, New Report Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Joel Martinez A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) urges the United States to increase renewable energy trade with Mexico. The report says U.S. companies that manufacture solar panels can build part or all of the panels in the United States[Read More…]
ACLU Goes to Court to Challenge Trump Administration’s Denial of Jessica Colotl’s DACA
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Media The American Civil Liberties Union and Kuck Immigration Partners today challenged the Trump administration’s second denial of Jessica Colotl’s application to renew her status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The filing was in federal district[Read More…]
ACLU Responds to ICE Plans to Expand Detention Sites in Four Major Cities
New facilities for immigrant detention proposed in the areas surrounding Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City, and St. Paul, Minnesota. WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: American Civil Liberties (ACLU) Communications The American Civil Liberties Union joined 13 legal service providers and immigrants’ rights organizations today to urge Immigration and Customs Enforcement[Read More…]
Illinois Residents Reminded to Prepare for All Types of Disasters, Including Zombie Apocalypse
Illinois Resolution Designated October ‘Zombie Preparedness Month’ SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Illinois Emergency Management Agency With Halloween just around the corner, people throughout Illinois are pulling together costumes for their kids or themselves, buying candy for trick-or-treaters and preparing for a zombie apocalypse. Wait….a zombie apocalypse? October was designated[Read More…]
WorldChicago Fall Fundraiser: International Game Night on November 9
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2017 By: Zoey Wallace WorldChicago’s Fall Fundraiser will be held on Thursday, November 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chicago Yacht Club, Monroe Harbor, 400 East Monroe Street in Chicago. The Fall Fundraiser is an event dedicated to championing citizen diplomacy in our community and around the[Read More…]
Foxes and Coyotes: An Afternoon with Friends of Thorn Creek Woods on Sunday, November 5
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2017 By: Judy Dolan Mendelson Join other nature lovers for the Friends of Thorn Creek Woods annual gathering, pot luck and program on Sunday, November 5 from noon to 3 p.m. After a short Friends meeting, which will be open to the public, join us for[Read More…]
Animals in Autumn- For Kids at Thorn Creek Woods on Sunday, November 12
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2017 By: Judy Dolan Mendelson Children can explore how plants and animals prepare for the cold weather and darker days at Animals in Autumn-For Kids at Thorn Creek Nature Center on Sunday, November 12, 1-3 p.m. Participants will create a bird feeder, conduct an experiment and[Read More…]
University of Chicago Exhibition Studies U.S. International Relations Through Architecture
Artist examines history of embassy that opened in Cuba before the Cold War CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld After the brutality of World War II, the United States sought to usher in a new era of optimism in the late 1940’s through an ambitious embassy program that called on[Read More…]
Study: Parkinson’s Patients Report Long-Term Benefits From Cannabis
Tel Aviv, Israel—(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2017 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Patients with Parkinson’s disease report long-term therapeutic benefits from the daily use of medical cannabis, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology. Investigators at Tel Aviv University in Israel conducted a retrospective assessment[Read More…]
