WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and S.H. Bell to address petroleum coke (pet coke) and manganese pollution concerns in Southeast Chicago. Pet coke is a byproduct of refining crude oil into fuels[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Introduces Fair Elections Now Act
Campaign Finance Reform Measure Will Change The Way We Finance Senate Elections WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2017. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 23 Senate colleagues, today introduced the Fair Elections Now Act, which would dramatically change the way U.S. Senate elections are financed. Under the legislation, qualified Senate candidates would[Read More…]
Immune System May Mount an Attack in Parkinson’s Disease
NIH-funded study suggests role for specific immune cells in brain disease Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. A new study suggests that T cells, which help the body’s immune system recognize friend from foe, may play an important role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study, published in the journal Nature, was supported[Read More…]
New Report Finds More Must Be Done to Fully and Effectively Implement Policies that Help Prevent Labor Discrimination Against Individuals with a Criminal Record
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from federal and state prisons in need of jobs that provide economic security. A criminal record can be a major barrier to employment, particularly for returning citizens of color. To alleviate the effects of having a criminal[Read More…]
U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, July 27, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 35 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Powerful Senate Committee Ties Jeff Sessions’s Hands on Medical Marijuana
Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Defunding DOJ Medical Marijuana Enforcement; Strongest Signal yet that Congress Does Not Support Sessions’ Drug War Agenda Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2017. Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by voice vote to approve an amendment that would block the Department of Justice from spending any funds to[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Condemns Trump’s Ban on All Transgender Service Members
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2017. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO today condemns the twitter policy statement by Donald Trump banning the over 15-thousand transgender people serving in our military. We believe that every qualified person who has enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, as well as all those who dream of enlisting[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Speaks Out Against Trump Attack on Transgender Servicemembers
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement following President Trump’s tweets regarding U.S. military policy toward transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Marines. “Any American who stands up and volunteers to serve this great nation deserves our respect. The decision by President Trump to stop[Read More…]
Generation Rocks Main Street Nights
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The heat and humidity stopped no one from dancing, clapping, or otherwise enjoying the band Generation at Wednesday’s Main Street Nights. There was the bounce house for the kids. Bounce house? Is that right? Bouncy bounce? Whatever. It was there and the children, thoroughly enjoying summer’s heat,[Read More…]
The Heat Is On: Fire Dept. Report July 16-22, 2017
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Summer’s heat led to many calls last week for the Park Forest Fire Department. There were people trapped in elevators, others with difficulty breathing, and traffic accidents because of rain. Be careful out there, Park Forest. There were 63 total responses last week. Of these, 14 were[Read More…]
