Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a settlement with wireless phone company, PlatunumTel Communications (PTEL), after it abruptly shut down and failed to pay money it owed to customers for wireless services. The settlement will allow consumers to obtain refunds for unused wireless services. In January[Read More…]
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Military Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, May 5, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 20 strikes consisting of 81 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…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 211,000 in April, 2017; Unemployment Rate Changes Little at 4.4%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, financial activities, and mining. Household Survey Data[Read More…]
Police Ask Public’s Assistance On Peotone Robbery
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police are requesting the public’s help on an armed robbery that happened May 3 in Peotone. The Peotone robbery occurred at the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone. The information from the PFPD follows: On May 3, at 1:06pm, the Verizon Wireless store in Peotone[Read More…]
State and Federal Authorities Investigate Alleged Cover-Up in Pullman National Monument Artist Housing Development
Preservation group claims state officials hid developer’s application for federal financing to help it circumvent federal historic preservation laws. Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2017 – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office along with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and National Trust for Historic Preservation have begun an inquiry into allegations[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: GOP Healthcare Bill Will Kill Life-Saving Treatment for Millions, Worsen the Opioid Crisis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2017. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act. The measure next goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Below is a statement from Grant Smith, deputy director of national affairs with the Drug Policy Alliance: “The Drug Policy Alliance advocates for increased[Read More…]
Passages Charter School Teachers Unanimously Vote to Strike
Rock-bottom spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline staff stands in stark contrast to salaries for top management, who last year earned more than double the amount paid to CPS’ CEO overseeing a system 800 times larger. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2017. Union educators at Passages Charter School voted overwhelmingly today[Read More…]
Video: Rep. Kelly – “Why I’m voting NO on TrumpCare”
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2017. Moments before walking on to the House Floor, Congresswoman Kelly explains why she’s voting to ‘no’ TrumpCare bill. Source: http://robinkelly.house.gov
On Today’s U.S. House Vote on the American Health Care Act: Preckwinkle & Dr. Jay Shannon
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health & Hospitals System CEO Dr. Jay Shannon issued the following joint statement regarding today’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on the American Health Care Act: The impact of today’s vote by the U.S. House will be devastating.[Read More…]
Europe: 24,600 Refugee Children ‘In Limbo’ at Risk of Mental Distress, UNICEF Warns
An 8 year-old refugee from the Syria, in her family’s shelter in Pikpa Village, an open refugee camp run by volunteers outside of Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece. Photo: UNICEF/Gilbertson VII Photo GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2017 – Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary[Read More…]
