Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced she is leading a coalition of attorneys general and other state officials demanding that the U.S. Department of Education stop delaying its program to cancel federal student loans for thousands of Illinois students victimized by predatory for-profit colleges. Across the[Read More…]
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Federal Government Contractor in Georgia Charged With Removing and Mailing Classified Materials to a News Outlet
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 793(e). Winner was[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California Sue City of Fontana Over Ordinance That Conflicts With Rights Granted by California’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional City Ordinance that Restricts a Resident’s Right to Cultivate Marijuana Under California’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop. 64) CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Yesterday, the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California filed a lawsuit against the City of Fontana challenging a city ordinance that is in conflict[Read More…]
NIOSH and OSHA Introduce Improved Heat Safety App for Outdoor Workers
Mobile app helps workers stay safe in hot weather Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. An updated app for smart phones and other mobile devices can help workers stay safe when working outdoors in hot weather. The free app was redesigned by CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), along[Read More…]
New Chicago Data Visualization Site Raises Awareness of Over-representation of Black Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Datasets available for download include juvenile arrests by demographic and offense from 2013 to early 2017. CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017. Justice Divided (justicedivided.com) is a new educational tool focused on a long-recognized problem of the juvenile justice system: Youth of all races break the law, but black youth are more[Read More…]
Democratic Candidates for 2018 Illinois Governor’s Race to Appear at Gubernatorial Forum on Sunday, June 11
Olympia Fields, IL—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED: June 6, 2017 4:55 p.m. CST. For those concerned about the 2018 election for Illinois Governor, you might want to take the opportunity to learn about the Democratic candidates who are in the race. All five candidates — Daniel Biss, Chris Kennedy, Robert Daiber, JB Pritkzker, and[Read More…]
Sioux Street Gunshots: Police Blotter Reports June 5, 2017
Editor’s Note: Reports this week include a report of Sioux Street gunshots as we continue our reporting on news from Park Forest police 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[Read More…]
Watch: Former FBI Director James Comey Testified Before Senate Intelligence Committee
By: Rosemary Piser Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2017. On Thursday, June 8, former FBI director James Comey testified before the US Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions about Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential Election. eNews Park Forest streamed the testimony live. The White House indicated today that it would[Read More…]
South Suburban College High School Equivalency Students Honored at Graduation Ceremony
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. South Suburban College honored its 47, 2017 HSE (High School Equivalency) graduates at a ceremony on Friday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the college’s Performing Arts Center. SSC Board of Trustees Chairman Frank M. Zuccarelli presented the graduates with their HSE Certificates. Chairman[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Highlights Devastating Effects of President Trump’s Discriminatory Immigration Executive Orders
CHICAGO, IL —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hosted a roundtable with elected officials, community leaders and representatives of immigration and refugee organizations to discuss the issues facing immigrant communities in the Trump era. Duckworth highlighted her efforts in the Senate to combat the Trump Administration’s discriminatory[Read More…]
