Students from the School of Cinematic Arts film at the Cinespace Film Studio Lot. DePaul will host documentary filmmakers for screenings, discussion and master classes Oct. 28-29. (Jeff Carrion/DePaul University ‘Verité’ to include creatives behind ‘Hoop Dreams’ and ‘Unbroken Glass’ CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Documentary filmmakers will gather at[Read More…]
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Two Honored With Monteleone Award from Prairie State College
Prairie State College (PSC) honored Maggie Keane, director of the Community Partner Program at Good Shepherd Center, and Kayla Dousias, a community leader in Beecher, Ill., with the 2016 Michael R. Monteleone Community Service Award. The awards were presented at a recent meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The[Read More…]
Reprentatives Schakowsky, Pallone, Butterfield and Capps Call on GSA to Stop Selling Vehicles Under Recall
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Yesterday, Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (IL-09); Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee (NJ-06); G. K. Butterfield (NC-01); and Lois Capps (CA-24) wrote Administrator Denise Turner Roth at the[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Arrested in $5 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Business to Re-Sell Tickets to Concerts and Sporting Events
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…]
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…]
