Bipartisan legislation to protect Illinois children, remove lead contamination from schools, daycare drinking water CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner joined by Reverend Jesse Jackson, State Sen. Steans and state agency directors today signed Senate Bill 550, legislation to protect Illinois children from possible exposure to lead in[Read More…]
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 17, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2017. On Jan. 16, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes coordinated with[Read More…]
Kick-Off the New Congress with Congresswoman Robin Kelly on January 17
Photo Source: house.gov MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a State of the District/Community Swearing-in Ceremony event to thank constituents, elected officials and local stakeholders for their support and encouragement. She will present her vision for the district and hear constituents’ concerns as she prepares to work under[Read More…]
Inauguration Day: Chicago Mobilizes Against Right-Wing Trump Agenda
Action, which coincides with student walk-outs and feeder marches, sets stage for growing local and national movement against extremist incoming administration. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2017. As the nation braces for the formal installation of the Trump administration, cities across the nation are mobilizing to jumpstart a sweeping movement against his reactionary agenda[Read More…]
Pictsweet Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Pictsweet Farms 12oz Breaded Okra
BELLS, TN–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017. The Pictsweet Company is voluntarily recalling select packages of Pictsweet Farms 12 ounce Breaded Okra after the company learned that some packages may contain glass fragments, which could cause injury if ingested. There has been one minor injury reported in connection with this issue. The recall[Read More…]
Smoking Costs the Average Illinois Smoker $1,770,563 Over a Lifetime
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017. With the societal and economic costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion a year and rising, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State. To encourage the estimated 36.5 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Iowa State University Fall 2016 Dean’s List
AMES, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 – Approximately 8,775 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Fall Semester 2016 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while[Read More…]
NOW Stands With Rep John Lewis, Calls on Donald Trump to Apologize
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump’s bullying tweets aimed at civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis are appalling. The candidate who said that African Americans should vote for him because their lives were so bad that they “had nothing to lose” now perpetuates[Read More…]
British TV Listing Trolls Donald Trump and Goes Viral
UK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 By Walter Einenkel The Sunday Herald had a fun television listing in their normally dry listings this past weekend. The Sunday Herald TV Section wins today. pic.twitter.com/OanCZdznGJ — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 15, 2017 President Trump: The Inauguration 4pm, BBC One/ STV After a long absence, The[Read More…]
A Desperate Donald Trump Records a Message on Facebook Offering Free Inauguration Tickets
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 By Jen Hayden What if you threw an inauguration and nobody came? Is Donald Trump’s inauguration crowd going to be bad or the worst in modern American history? He’s only been able to draw a handful of D.C.-area wedding DJs and a handful of county fair musical[Read More…]
