University of Chicago faculty in sciences, philosophy work closely with Tom Stoppard production Scene from Court Theatre’s production of The Hard Problem. Photo by: Michael Brosilow CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017 By Andrew Bauld Where does the brain end and the mind begin? That tricky question is the center of debate in[Read More…]
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Senators Call on USA Hockey to Treat Women’s National Hockey Team Fairly
Captain Meghan Duggan and the women’s national team are boycotting the upcoming world championships unless they can reach a new agreement with USA Hockey. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Maggie[Read More…]
Children Paying the Heaviest Price as Conflict in Yemen Enters Third Year – UN
Children are paying the heaviest price as conflict in Yemen enters third year. Photo: UNICEF GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2017 – As the escalation of the conflict in Yemen enters its third year this week, the top United Nations humanitarian official has called on the parties to the conflict to commit to[Read More…]
World Meteorological Organization Retires Storm Names Matthew and Otto
Category 4 Hurricane Matthew (Source: NOAA.gov) Hurricanes wreaked havoc through the Caribbean in 2016 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. You’ve heard the last of Matthew and Otto – at least as Atlantic storm names. These two storms ravaged the Caribbean so much last year their names have been retired by the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces $30 Million In Savings Following Completion Of Grid Garbage 2.0
Grid garbage system results in reduction of 60 refuse trucks each day, on average CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the Chicago Department of Streets & Sanitation (DSS) has completed Grid 2.0, further refining the grid garbage collection system by identifying additional efficiencies and reducing refuse collection spending[Read More…]
Man Shot Dead On Central Park Ave.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police released a statement Monday reporting that a man had been shot dead in the 22100 block of Central Park Avenue. According to police, on Monday, March 27th, 2017, at approximately 4:08 am, police responded to a call of shots fired outside in the area of[Read More…]
Illinois Green Party Elects Black Woman Chair, First in State for Any Political Party
New Illinois Green Party Chair, Zerlina Smith CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. On Saturday, March 25th, the membership of the Illinois Green Party at their statewide Membership Meeting elected Zerlina Smith as party Chair. Ms. Smith will be the first Black woman to lead the Illinois Green Party, and the first Black[Read More…]
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Statement Re: Gov. Rauner’s Proposal to Privatize a Toll Lane on I-55
SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2017. Statement from Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan regarding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to privatize a toll lane on I-55: “Where possible, we have been willing to work with the governor on various parts of his agenda this spring, including the sale of the Thompson Center in[Read More…]
Sierra Club Says Attention Donald Trump: New Report Shows Clean Energy Employs Far More Workers than Coal, Oil & Gas
Clean energy jobs overwhelm fossil fuels in 41 States and D.C. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017. As EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt touts a new executive order attacking the Clean Power Plan, new Sierra Club analysis of Department of Energy 2017 jobs data across the energy sector makes it clear that the[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 27, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 80 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]
