SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)– June 30, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 90 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
Indivisible Chicago Statement on Trump Efforts to Commit Large Scale Voter Suppression in Illinois and Nationwide
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement tonight in response to the Trump Administration’s demand for voter data and the voting history of everyone in Illinois and across the country: “Indivisible Chicago opposes this un-American request in the strongest terms and urges Illinois Secretary of State[Read More…]
Fight Begins to Maintain Protections for Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
Conservationists Signal Impending Legal Challenge Over Removal of Federal Safeguards MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2017. Today, WildEarth Guardians notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it will sue the agency over its flawed decision to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s[Read More…]
Here’s What’s Happening With Park Forest Police Reports
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest would like to update our readers on the status of the Park Forest Police reports. Our recent reports have been sparse, to say the least. We learned this week that, as former Village Manager Janet Muchnik used to say, “There’s a story behind that.”[Read More…]
Radogno To Resign From Illinois Senate
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) has announced that she was resigning her position as Senate Republican Leader and Senator from the 41st District effective close of business on July 1, 2017 – the start of the new fiscal year. “It has truly been an honor to represent the 41st[Read More…]
Uprighting Semi-truck, Trailer: Fire Department Report June 18-24, 2017
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department responded to simultaneous accidents last Tuesday. One involved an accident at Sauk Trail and Peach Street, the other involved uprighting a semi-truck and trailer which was blown over by high winds in University Park. Details follow below. The total responses for the[Read More…]
Researchers Develop Microneedle Patch for Flu Vaccination
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly in Time Magazine: “To hell with the rules, kids are dying”
Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, IL-2, says in an op-ed in Time Magazine that she will “stand on the floor of the People’s House and count every dollar they took while sharing the name and story of an American killed by gun violence.” Rep. Kelly reports that the NRA[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: How to Protect Election Infrastructure from Hostile Foreign Powers
Congress Should Immediately Act In Light Of 2016 Russian Cyberattacks New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2017. Amid ongoing congressional investigations into Russia’s unprecedented cyberattacks around the 2016 election, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a report today outlining specific actions lawmakers can quickly take[Read More…]
Steamy Air To Overtake Eastern Us Independence Day Weekend
By Alex Sosnowski Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports weather more appropriate for early July will return to the eastern United States through Independence Day. Steamy air that has been suppressed to near the Gulf of Mexico coast will spread northward into this weekend. “People in much of the East[Read More…]