SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in[Read More…]
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Governor Rauner Announces Medicaid Managed Care Reboot
Goal of program is to offer enhanced care at sustainable costs, cover more beneficiaries, strengthen quality control and improve coordination of services CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner, joined by Illinois Healthcare and Family Services Director Felicia Norwood and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon,[Read More…]
Advocates Push Crucial Legislation to Seal Past Marijuana Possession Convictions
Sealing Records for Low-Level Marijuana Offenses Could Help Prevent Deportations in Trump America Albany—(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. Today, advocates and legislators held a press conference in Albany to demand reprieve for the harm that has been caused by arrests for low-level marijuana possession and mobilize for legislative solutions to keep New[Read More…]
Rauner Administration Launches Jobs Portal
Part of ongoing AFSCME strike preparation New website makes it easier to apply for jobs working for the people of Illinois CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2017. The Rauner Administration announced today as part of its ongoing AFSCME strike preparation that it has launched a new website called Working for a Better[Read More…]
Takata Corporation Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Airbag Scheme
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. Tokyo-based Takata Corporation, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive safety-related equipment, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and was sentenced to pay a total of $1 billion in criminal penalties stemming from the company’s conduct in relation to sales of defective airbag inflators.[Read More…]
Eat Chili for a Good Cause at Glenwood Sunday Market’s Heat It Up! Chili Cook-off Fundraiser
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2017. Get your spoons ready! The Glenwood Sunday Market 8th Annual Heat It Up! Pro/Am Chili Cook-off & Fundraiser takes place this Sunday, March 5 from noon to 3 p.m. at Bar 63, 6341 N Broadway (just south of Sheridan & Devon). Professional and amateur chefs from across Chicago will showcase their chili-cooking expertise and[Read More…]
Seven Job Seekers for Every U.S. Job that Pays Enough to Live On
Trump’s infrastructure plan must assure good wages, jobs and training for marginalized workers, and prioritize improvements in the communities where those workers live. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2017. President Donald Trump is expected to give a first peek at his infrastructure plan tonight. People’s Action Institute released a report today that[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Statement on Justice Department Reversal in Texas Voter ID Case
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Calling it a “surgical assault and attack on voting rights,” Cook County Clerk David Orr issued a statement in response to the Trump administration abandoning the long-standing case against the 2011 Texas voter ID law. Some background from Time: The Trump administration plans to abandon the federal government’s[Read More…]
Senator Tammy Duckworth Hosts Transportation Roundtable in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL —(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hosted a roundtable today with a number of elected officials, local leaders and officials representing local and regional transportation agencies around Chicagoland to discuss their efforts to expand public transit and support infrastructure projects. Duckworth also discussed the importance of[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Reacts to News of the President’s 2018 Budget Request
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2017. Recent reporting has revealed that President Trump’s 2018 budget request would provide historic disinvestment in working families. Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement: “What we know about President Trump’s budget is deeply disturbing. Far from strengthening the economic stability of working families, the released[Read More…]
