Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on a new Justice Department policy that rescinds the Smart on Crime Initiative, which directed federal prosecutors to reserve stiff mandatory minimum sentences for individuals convicted of the most serious offenses, and instead requires prosecutors to seek[Read More…]
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Graduate Student Sentenced for Attempting to Entice Minors To Engage In Sexual Activity
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Rome, New York, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Top IT Democrat: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Not Enough
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the Ranking Member of IT subcommittee, released this statement concerning President Trump’s long-awaited cybersecurity Executive Order: “President Trump’s cybersecurity Executive Order is a long-overdue first step, but it needs to be more than words on paper. As the Administration makes these commitments, key cybersecurity positions in[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Financial Whiz Mary Dankowski Set To Retire
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest‘s financial whiz is set to retire. She has been with the Village for 22 years, and come July 14, 2017, Director of Finance/Deputy Village Manager Mary Dankowski will no longer show up for work. But she will be far from gone. Under her tutelage, Park[Read More…]
Kelly Statement on President Trump Firing FBI Director Comey
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: “To date, President Trump has fired the FBI Director, the acting Attorney General and nearly 50 federal prosecutors. It seems anyone investigating President Trump’s ties to Putin or Russia’s effort to hack our election[Read More…]
Congress Reauthorizes Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Spending legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by the President reauthorizes language protecting state-sanctioned medical marijuana and industrial hemp programs. However, the President expressed his personal opposition to the measure by issuing a signing statement suggesting that the provisions may interfere with his constitutional authority. Signing statements[Read More…]
2017 US Summer Forecast: Early Storms To Hold Back Heat In Northeast; Wildfires To Rage In California
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather has issued its 2017 summer forecast for the US, reporting wet weather and severe storms will keep extreme temperatures at bay in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this summer, while heat and humidity plague the South. Meanwhile, California will be at risk from wildfires due to abundant vegetation as[Read More…]
Discovery In The Early Universe Poses Black Hole Growth Puzzle
Heidelberg, Germany-(ENEWSPF)- Quasars are luminous objects with supermassive black holes at their centers, visible over vast cosmic distances. Infalling matter increases the black hole mass and is also responsible for a quasar’s brightness. Now, using the W.M. Keck observatory in Hawaii, astronomers led by Christina Eilers have discovered extremely young[Read More…]
Sam Shepard’s Buried Child Coming To The Drama Group
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Drama Group is proud to present the Pulitzer Prize-Winning dark drama, BURIED CHILD, by lauded American playwright Sam Shepard directed by M.J. Renzi. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre on June 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17 at 7:30 pm and matinees[Read More…]
HRC Statement on Firing of FBI Director James Comey
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement on Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “Donald Trump just fired the man leading the investigation into his ties to Russia. He did so[Read More…]
