Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling on members of the General Assembly to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan piece of legislation that would increase government transparency and require state agencies to more accurately report their debt obligations. “Despite having a bipartisan, balanced budget for[Read More…]
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Governors State University Addiction Studies Alumni Club to Host Sixth Annual Recovery Walk
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 – In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Governors State University Addictions Studies Alumni Club will sponsor their sixth annual Walk for Recovery on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Governors State University. The Walk for Recovery is designed to honor individuals in recovery or who are seeking[Read More…]
Photo Exhibit on Plight of World’s Stateless Children Opens Sept. 14 at Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2017. Few can imagine what it is like to be stateless. Now a new photo exhibit “Nowhere People,” opening Thursday, September 14 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, tells the story. With its first showing ever in Chicago, “Nowhere People” by photographer Greg Constantine[Read More…]
South Suburban College Offers Free Citizenship Classes
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. Free Citizenship Classes will be offered at South Suburban College’s main campus in Room 1243 on Thursday evenings October 5 to December 14 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Registration will be held September 25, 26 and 27th at 6:00pm in Room 1243. You will learn[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Rescinding DACA was Not about Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 By: Melissa Franqui and Eunisses Hernandez Since the election, time and time again, Trump and members of his administration have touted “law and order” rhetoric, to advance an agenda that aims to expand criminalization, deportations and promote white supremacy. While many of the public was still[Read More…]
Garden of Life LLC Issues Recall of Baby Organic Liquid Formula
Silver Sprng, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. Garden of Life, LLC, is issuing a voluntary precautionary recall of its new supplement for infants, Baby Organic Liquid, because the product, as labeled, includes directions for use that may be misinterpreted. The company is concerned that if not administered precisely following the labeled instructions,[Read More…]
Saturday, Sept. 9: 260+ Events in all 50 states Planned for Biggest National Drive Electric Week Yet
From Hawaii to New Hampshire, from Australia to Croatia, National Drive Electric Week to be Bigger than Ever NATIONWIDE— (ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. For six years, National Drive Electric Week has inspired drivers to ditch the gas station. The seventh annual National Drive Electric Week (NDEW), which starts tomorrow, September 9,[Read More…]
How Federal Policies Make It Harder for Houston’s Communities of Color and Low-Income Families to Return Home
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. As the Houston area looks to rebound after Hurricane Harvey, a new column from the Center for American Progress shows how some federal policies can make the road to recovery tougher for communities of color and residents who live paycheck-to-paycheck. The column explains how the[Read More…]
Department of Defense Aids Preparation, Response Efforts for Hurricane Irma
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 8, 2017 — The Defense Department is engaged with federal, state, territorial and international mission partners and is postured to respond to requests for assistance to territories and states affected by Hurricane Irma, according to a DoD news release issued yesterday. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander of[Read More…]
Analysis: Majority of Flooded Texas Superfund Sites in Low-income Neighborhoods, Communities of Color
HOUSTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. A majority of polluted Superfund sites flooded in Texas by Hurricane Harvey are in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color, according to U.S. Census data analyzed by the Center for Biological Diversity. Today’s analysis found that nine of the 16 Superfund sites reported flooded by the U.S.[Read More…]
