SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2017. In the month of June, CJTF-OIR carried over 180 open reports of possible civilian casualties from previous months and received 72 new reports resulting from Coalition strikes in support of partner force operations to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Additionally, the Coalition began the assessments[Read More…]
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REGAL Women’s Conference to be Held on Saturday, August 19
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2017. The REGAL Women’s Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 19 at the Holiday Inn Chicago Matteson Conference Center, 500 Holiday Plaza Drive. Relationships are at the center of human life. The focus of the conference is relationship, with God, others &[Read More…]
DeLuca Urges Governor to Sign Monumental Debt Transparency Measure
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As Illinois’ bill backlog sits at a record $14.3 billion, state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, is calling on Gov. Rauner to sign legislation for debt transparency. DeLuca’s House Bill 3649 would reform how state agencies manage their finances and reveal the full extent of the state’s debt[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 5, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
UChicago: World’s Smallest Neutrino Detector Observes Elusive Interactions of Particles
UChicago physicists play leading role in confirming theory predicted four decades ago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2017 By: Steve Koppes In 1974, a Fermilab physicist predicted a new way for ghostly particles called neutrinos to interact with matter. More than four decades later, a UChicago-led team of physicists built the world’s smallest[Read More…]
Martin ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Found Guilty of Three Charges
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—CNBC is reporting that Martin Shkreli, infamously known as ‘Pharma Bro,’ has been found guilty of three fraud charges by a federal jury. He now faces several years in prison when sentenced at a later date. Shkreli, a 34-year-old former pharmaceuticals company CEO and hedge fund manager who has[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Alderman Moreno Break Ground on New Athletic Fields for Roberto Clemente IB World School and Wells Community Academy High School
$6.5 million investment will go towards building competition-size facilities in the first ward CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Alderman Proco Joe Moreno yesterday to celebrate the groundbreakings of new athletic facilities at two Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Roberto Clemente IB World School and Wells Community Academy High School.[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties Killed in Afghanistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Aug. 2 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a result of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improved explosive device detonated near their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to 2nd[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files New Amicus Brief in Travel Ban Case
Madigan & 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Opposing Administration’s Appeal of District Court Order Stating Grandparents & Close Relatives of U.S. Residents Cannot be Subject to Travel Ban Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed a new amicus brief in the[Read More…]
July 2017 Jobs Report
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, professional and business services, and health care. Household Survey Data Both[Read More…]
