CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A Chicago woman was arrested today for allegedly operating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme that duped investors into believing she could earn profits on the secondary market for concert and sporting event tickets. TRACY MONTI fraudulently obtained more than $5 million from investors by misrepresenting that[Read More…]
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Former Cook County Correctional Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A former correctional officer for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for allegedly using unreasonable force against a detainee while on duty. ROBERT DARTT, 46, of Jacksonville, Fla., is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Innovative Partnership between Chicago Housing Authority and Chicago Public Library that Will Deliver Co-Located Housing and New Libraries
Design Competition to Be Held Encouraging Innovative Architectural Style Harold Washington Public Library, Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Jr. and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon today to announce an interagency partnership that will provide three new mixed-income housing[Read More…]
TheRoot.com Hosts Facebook Live Discussion on Marijuana Legalization, Mass Incarceration and Women on Monday, Oct. 24
Interview with Orange is the New Black Author Piper Kerman, Drug Policy Reform Thought Leader Deborah Small and DPA’s asha bandele Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. On Monday, October 24, from 12-1pm ET, TheRoot.com will host[Read More…]
Details on Free Concert Tickets for Jennifer Lopez GOTV Performance Supporting Hillary Clinton in Miami
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. On Saturday, October 29, global superstar Jennifer Lopez will host a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) performance for Hillary Clinton in Miami. Lopez, one of the most influential artists in America who shattered glass ceilings in the entertainment industry and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, will perform and[Read More…]
Secretary Jewell Issues Secretarial Order to Encourage Tribal Role in Managing Interior Lands with Native American Connections
Cooperative Initiative Builds on Progress to Advance Tribal Self-Determination and Self-Government FAIRBANKS, Alaska –(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced a Secretarial Order encouraging cooperative management opportunities between the Department’s land and water managers and federally-recognized tribes. The Secretarial Order sets out a framework to[Read More…]
NIU and South Suburban College Create New Pathway to Degree
NIU President Dr. Doug Baker (left), NIU Trustee Robert Marshall (middle) and SSC President Don Manning (right). SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A new agreement between South Suburban College (SSC) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) will make it easier for SSC students to earn college degrees that will set[Read More…]
University of Chicago Law School Students Deliver Environmental Legal Aid
Abrams clinic provides pro bono legal work, experience for students Law students at the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic are working with Recovery on Water, a group of breast cancer patients and survivors who row as therapy, to improve water quality for the Chicago River. Courtesy of: Recovery on Water CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October[Read More…]
Brownwood Farms Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk In Fruit Preserves and Fruit Butter Products
Complete list of all recalled Brownwood Farms items is listed below. Williamsburg, MI –(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Brownwood Farms is recalling approximately 260,000 total units of the listed products, because they contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening[Read More…]
Khizr Khan Asks Donald Trump: ‘Would My Son Have a Place in Your America?’ (Video)
Khizr Khan — father of Capt. Humayun Khan (inset), a Muslim-American who was killed by suicide bombers in Iraq in 2004 while protecting his fellow troops NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Khizr Khan, a Virginia Gold Star father, recounts the story of his son Captain Humayun Khan, who tragically lost his life[Read More…]
