Lawsuit Aims to Uncover Documents on Legal Basis and Outcome of Assault That Killed Navy SEAL and Numerous Yemeni Civilians NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today demanding that the Trump administration release documents about a January 29 raid in Yemen that left[Read More…]
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University of Chicago Student Library Employees File Petition to Unionize
University of Chicago Library CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017. A coalition of University of Chicago student library workers filed a petition yesterday to become one of the nation’s first primarily undergraduate student unions at a private university. The group of student employees, calling themselves the Student Library Employees Union, worked with[Read More…]
Results of Chicago’s 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Initiative Announced
PB49 Community Reps (left to right) Carol Melnick and Tonia Andreina, Gale School student Christian Garcia, and PB49 Coordinator Cecilia Salinas celebrate that the Gale School “Learning Garden” was one of the winning project proposals in the 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting election. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017. In the eighth annual 49th Ward[Read More…]
Cook County Medical Examiner Reports Deaths Caused by Acrylfentanyl, Powerful Opioid
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed more than 40 deaths in 2017 due to acrylfentanyl, a powerful, new opioid. The office has confirmed that from January through April 8, 44 deaths were attributed to acrylfentanyl, a new fentanyl analog whose potency is still being studied. The[Read More…]
Thorn Creek Nature Center Cancels Trail Workday Scheduled for Sunday, May 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2017. Thorn Creek Nature Center has cancelled its Trail Workday scheduled for Sunday, May 14. The next Trail Workday will take place on Saturday, June 24. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Help maintain the trails throughout the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for May 6, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from 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 reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
Catholic Health Association “Deeply Disappointed” on Passage of the American Health Care Act
Sister Carol Keehan, DC, President & Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) St. Louis, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The Catholic Health Association issued a statement on the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the “American Health Care Act.” The CHA is “deeply disappointed” with the vote,[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for May 7 Through May 20, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) —This week’s column covers a two week period as I’ll be taking some time off to celebrate my birthday. My weekly column will resume on Sunday, May 21. Don’t forget that Sunday, May 14 is Mother’s Day. Be sure to do something special for the Mom in[Read More…]
Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, May 6, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 18 strikes consisting of 59 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…]
DoD Announces Navy Casualty, Kyle Milliken, May 6, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy sailor who was in support of a Somali National Army-led operation with U.S. Africa Command. Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken, 38, of Falmouth, Maine, was killed during an operation against al-Shabaab on[Read More…]
