WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017 By: Terri Moon Cronk President Donald J. Trump called for NATO member nations to step up and pay their “fair share” of defense spending in the fight against global terrorism. The president made his remarks today in Brussels at the unveiling of the NATO 9/11 Memorial during[Read More…]
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The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]
Activists Marching 15 Days and 200 Miles for an Illinois Budget are the Frontline of Resistance to Trump’s Tax and Budget Proposals
Bloomington-Normal, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. If you want a preview of America under the Trump tax and budget proposals look no further than Illinois. Like Trump’s tax plan, Illinois lets corporations and the rich off the hook. Far from generating the economic growth the Trump budget predicts, Illinois’ regressive tax[Read More…]
Park Forest Woman Wins Showcase Showdown On The Price Is Right
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest resident won the Showcase Showdown recently on The Price Is Right. Romona Johnson, who lives near the DownTown, said she was “still grinning ear to ear” after winning nearly $36,000 in cash and prizes for an episode of the acclaimed. $35,364 in cash and[Read More…]
Activists Will Make Sure Senators Home for Recess Understand the Devastation of Trumpcare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017l. The Congressional Budget Office score of the latest version of the Trump-Republican health care repeal plan reconfirms the devastating consequences this callous legislation will have on the elderly, families and children. Trumpcare will leave 23 million people without health coverage within a decade. Health insurance will[Read More…]
Underground Railroad to be Explored by Bus on June 10
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. The Friends of the Library at Governors State University and the GSU Alumni Association invite community members of all ages to attend ‘Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad,’ an all-day bus tour on Saturday, June 10. Led by Dr. Larry A. McLellan, one of the university’s[Read More…]
US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014
More caregiver support needed as disease burden grows Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Death rates from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The number of Alzheimer’s deaths at home also increased during the same period,[Read More…]
Neighborhood and Environmental Groups OPPOSE Illinois HB1797 – Vote Expected Soon
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. A group of over 30 community organizations have joined with several environmental and conservation organizations to press their demands to the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) to conform to a City of Chicago Land Use Plan that was passed 15 years ago, which identified substantial portions of[Read More…]
Passages Charter School Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement Narrowly Averting First Charter Strike in U.S. History
Management makes major concessions on issues related to fair pay, classroom conditions, teachers voice over life of proposed three-year agreement. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Union educators at Passages Charter School signed off on a tentative agreement Wednesday night for their first contract since unionizing a year ago — narrowly averting[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum Announces Events in Honor of Memorial Day 2017
CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM), in honor of Memorial Day 2017, will begin special programming from Saturday May 27th through Monday May 29th—Memorial Day—to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of all Americans who lost their lives in the military service. In correlation with the City[Read More…]
