Schemed to Smuggle Contraband into Cook County Jail CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. A former dispatch supervisor for the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to more than three years in prison for providing government information to her boyfriend in an effort to help smuggle contraband into Cook County Jail.[Read More…]
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Syria: ‘Glimmers of Humanity’ Overshadowed by Brutality of Increasing Attacks on Civilians, Says UN Aid Chief
Families evacuated from East Ghouta, Syria, congregate in the courtyard of the Dahit Qudsayya collective shelter for basic aid. Photo: OCHA/Josephine Guerrero SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2017 – With fighting intensifying on numerous fronts in Syria over the past months, the top United Nations humanitarian official today urged consolidation of the nationwide[Read More…]
On AG Sessions’ Campaign To Make Immigrant “Filth” America’s “Public Enemies Number 1”
“Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump want more immigrants criminalized, felonized, and deported.” Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor about the Attorney General’s campaign “to paint immigrants as criminals, rapists, gang members and ‘cartel henchmen.’” The Congressman from Illinois noted[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Address Youth Unemployment in High Poverty Areas
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced two pieces of legislation to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for at-risk youth. The Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act and the Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act will increase federal[Read More…]
Osprey Recalls Child Backpack Carriers Due to Fall Hazard
Recalled Osprey Backpack- Blue Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product: Poco child carriers Hazard: A child seated in the carrier can slip through the leg openings, posing a fall hazard to children. Consumer Contact: Osprey toll-free at 866-951-5197 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth’s Bipartisan Bill to Support Illinois Jobs Passes Both Chambers
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. In record time, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s (D-IL) bipartisan bill to support Illinois jobs and support infrastructure projects is on its way to the President’s desk to be signed into law less than 4 months after she was sworn in, having passed the Senate unanimously[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student and Military Veteran Finds Inspiration for Community Activism from Barack Obama
Roosevelt student Ramuel Figueroa discusses civic engagement with Barack Obama CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. Roosevelt University senior Ramuel Figueroa received an early graduation gift in April when he took part in a “Conversation on Civic Engagement” at the University of Chicago with former President Barack Obama. It was a rare opportunity[Read More…]
Report Finds Single Women Face Greatest Risk, Economic Insecurity
Women face more hard-to-avoid risks than men, especially from caregiving, that can lower their savings and leave them economically vulnerable. A daughter, center, visits with her mother, right, at an assisted living facility as her own daughter, left, looks on in Santa Rosa, California, July 2015. AP/Eric Risberg Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for a Form of Batten Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brineura (cerliponase alfa) as a treatment for a specific form of Batten disease. Brineura is the first FDA-approved treatment to slow loss of walking ability (ambulation) in symptomatic pediatric patients 3 years of age and older with[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Four Online Lenders for Collecting on Debts Consumers Did Not Legally Owe
Bureau Alleges Companies Deceived Consumers About Debt That Was Not Legally Owed Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against four online lenders – Golden Valley Lending, Inc., Silver Cloud Financial, Inc., Mountain Summit Financial, Inc., and Majestic Lake Financial, Inc. – for[Read More…]
