Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, will be partnering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago on to promote reviving trees in the area, on Thursday, August 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve, located at 247 Monee[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Calls On Trump To Defend DACA Program
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Trump Administration to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows talented young immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to go to school and work without threat of deportation. The future of the program is[Read More…]
Survey: Patients With Parkinson’s Disease, MS Report Efficacy From Medical Cannabis
Fort Collins, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017. Patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis report that cannabis effectively mitigates many of their symptoms, according to survey data published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Five hundred and ninety-five subjects responded to an online questionnaire hosted on the Michael J. Fox[Read More…]
A Guide to Countering Violent Extremism in the Age of Trump
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017. When it comes to countering violent extremism in the Middle East, the Trump administration should abandon its harmful rhetoric and focus instead on thoughtful strategies that uphold American values of pluralism and inclusivity, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The[Read More…]
Navy Releases USS Fitzgerald Supplemental Line of Duty Investigation
WASHINGTON (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. The Navy has completed and released a supplement to its line of duty investigation of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) collision off the coast of Japan June 17. The line of duty investigation supplement is available at www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/HotTopics/USS%20Fitzgerald/Supplemental%20Inquiry%20USS%20Fitzgerald.pdf This report specifically reviews the crew’s damage[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, August 17, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Aaron R. Butler, 27, of Monticello, Utah, died Aug. 16 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations. The[Read More…]
Congressman Blumenauer Joins Colleagues to Introduce Resolution of Censure Against Donald Trump
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and 75 other Members of Congress to introduce a resolution censuring Donald Trump for the comments he made on August 15, 2017 that “both sides” were to blame for[Read More…]
Analysis: Nevada National Monuments Targeted by Oil and Gas Speculators
LAS VEGAS—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017. Oil and gas speculators have aggressively targeted two Nevada national monuments under threat of elimination by President Trump, an analysis released today by the Center for Biological Diversity reveals. Federal documents show that speculators blanketed Gold Butte and Basin and Range national monuments with requests to[Read More…]
Community Groups Encouraged by Gov. Rauner’s Comments on Illinois TRUST Act
TRUST Act will protect immigrant families and promote public safety CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Appearing on WBEZ’s Morning Shift program this morning, Governor Bruce Rauner spoke enthusiastically about the Illinois TRUST Act, noting the broad support behind the bill among immigrant communities, business, law enforcement, and other allies. He called[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Coalition to File Amicus Brief in Support of Employees’ Rights
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of states yesterday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights. In three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v.[Read More…]
