Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Five Park Forest residents have filed for three 6-year terms for Library Trustee seats. The Library serves Park Forest and Olympia fields. The spring consolidated election will be held April 4, 2017. These candidates, like those running for the Village Board, run in Park Forest’s non-partisan system. This[Read More…]
Latest News
2016 Deadliest Year Ever for Migrants Crossing Mediterranean – UN Agency
A group of Afghans arrive on the island of Lesbos after travelling in an inflatable raft from Turkey to Greece. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants used the dangerous sea route across the Mediterranean in 2015. Photo: UNHCR/A. McConnell GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–6 January 2017 – More migrants were killed crossing the[Read More…]
NOAA Releases Draft Plans for Proposed Marine Sanctuaries in Wisconsin and Maryland
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. The public will be able to weigh in beginning Monday, January 9, on two proposals for new NOAA national marine sanctuaries in Wisconsin and Maryland that would protect nationally significant shipwrecks. The sanctuaries were originally proposed to NOAA in 2014, and if created would be the[Read More…]
EPA Commits to Action on Dirty Air in Settlement with Fairbanks Residents
Fairbanks residents secure court-supervised EPA action to address the worst spikes of fine particulate matter pollution in the country Pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska, during a winter heat inversion. Source: earthjustice.org Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. Today, a federal judge in Seattle entered a consent decree imposing a deadline for the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on December 2016 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the December 2016 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. The final employment report of the Obama administration showed the U.S. economy adding 156,000 new jobs and[Read More…]
New Papers: Jeff Sessions’s Criminal Justice Record, the Danger of Using the Justice Department for Partisan Gain
New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. As Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) prepares for his confirmation hearing to be the next Attorney General, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released two analyses today: Analysis: Sen. Jeff Sessions’s Record on Criminal Justice – Details the senator’s record on sentencing and[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2017
From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Additional Settlement with Petroleum Coke Site for Alleged Air Pollution
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a second settlement with KCBX Terminals Company over alleged air pollution violations at the company’s south location along the Calumet River in Chicago. The settlement entered this week requires KCBX Terminals Company (KCBX), which manages coal and petroleum coke,[Read More…]
Illinois Employer Withholding Tax Changes Increase Accuracy, Enhance Fraud Prevention Efforts
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. In an effort to reduce taxpayer filing and payment errors, and increase the detection of false income reporting and insolvent employers, the Illinois Department of Revenue (“IDOR”) will begin requiring all withholding taxpayers to file quarterly withholding income tax returns and report detailed payroll data[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 156,000 in December 2016; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (4.7%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2017. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 156,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth occurred in health care and social assistance. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate, at 4.7 percent, and[Read More…]
