AG Madigan and Sen. Biss Oppose Delays at Federal Level and Local Lobbying Efforts to Advocate for Immediate Passage Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today was joined by Senator Daniel Biss, Illinois students and consumer advocates to urge the Illinois Senate to reject pressure from student loan[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly Leads Effort to Move Government Websites into the 21st Century
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT subcommittee, recently introduced the Connect to Government Act. The legislation would require all future and re-designed government websites to be mobile-friendly, a standard business practice in 2017. According to an Information[Read More…]
James Webb Space Telescope Arrives at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where it will undergo its last cryogenic test before it is launched into space in 2018. The telescope was loaded onto a trailer truck from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland,[Read More…]
Fire Department Activity Report For April 23-29, 2017
From the Park Forest Fire Department on Facebook Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Between April 23 and 29, the Park Forest Fire Department activity report shows the PFFD had a total number of 67 responses. Of these, 17 were for fire/service, 50 were for EMS services. The report from the PFFD follows: Training[Read More…]
Barack Obama School Opens Greenhouse And Horticulture Center
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- School District 163 reports that the Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM, 401 Concorde Drive, Chicago Heights, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new atrium, greenhouse and Horticulture Education Center at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23. The greenhouse and Horticulture Center will serve as a[Read More…]
Governors State University to Offer Business Administration B.A. Coursework at Kankakee Community College
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2017. Governors State University is partnering with Kankakee Community College to offer coursework from our AACSB accredited Business Administration B.A. program. Courses will be offered at the Kankakee Community College North Extension Center starting Fall 2017. Governors State University Provost and Vice President of Academic[Read More…]
Addicted to the War on Drugs: Just as We Were Wising Up, President Trump has Us Back In an Old-style Fight Against Narcotics
President Trump seems to believe the only way America can win a war on drugs is to put up a wall. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2017 By: Grant Smith America and the world have learned hard lessons about the failings of the war on drugs. For too long, we saw drugs[Read More…]
Threat Of Flooding Rain, Severe Storms To Return To Central Us At Midweek
Renee Duff Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports rain and thunderstorms will return to storm-weary areas of the central and southern Plains around the middle of the week. The thunderstorms will follow a much-needed dry spell into Tuesday. Many areas continue to recover from extensive flooding and severe weather from this past[Read More…]
Chilly Air To Threaten A Frost In Parts Of The Northeastern Us This Week
Renee Duff Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the chilly air swinging through the northeastern United States will not relinquish its grip until at least the middle of May. For most, the cool pattern will result in temperatures averaging 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit below early May averages. For some, the[Read More…]
Speaker Madigan: Gov. Rauner Must Make Budget First Priority
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As the budget impasse continues in Illinois, Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday, imploring Gov. Bruce Rauner to “join us in putting the budget first.” He says “House Democrats stand ready to work with him in good faith. Speaker Madigan’s statement follows: “For nearly two years,[Read More…]
