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Statement from Hillary for America Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan Responding to Trump’s Ideological Test for Immigrants (Video)

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2016. Hillary For America Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan released the following statement yesterday in response to Donald Trump’s call for submitting immigrants to ideological tests: “This so-called ‘policy’ cannot be taken seriously.  How can Trump put this forward with a straight face when he opposes marriage[Read More…]

Senator Durbin, Attorney General Madigan Call for Improved Protections and Benefits for Student Loan Borrowers

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016.   U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the U.S. Department of Education to improve protections and benefits for student borrowers by strengthening student loan servicing. They also called for the passage legislation that would allow current federal borrowers to[Read More…]

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces GSU Awarded Library of Congress Grant to Enhance Science Curriculum

UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016.  Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Governors State University has been awarded a $202,115 federal grant to develop science curriculum for grades K-12 that will incorporate digital primary sources housed with the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress Teaching and Primary Sources grant will enable[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports August 15, 2016

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]

Tell Donald Trump to Release His Tax Returns

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2016.  Yesterday, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine released their tax returns.  While every presidential candidate with the exception of Gerald Ford have released their tax returns as part of the election process, Donald Trump refuses to do the same. Trump’s excuses for failing to release his tax returns[Read More…]

David Orr

Clerk Orr’s Statement on Governor Rauner’s Veto of Automatic Voter Registration Bill

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr issued the following statement about Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the automatic voter registration bill: With today’s veto, Gov. Bruce Rauner condemned 700,000 hard working Illinoisans to another unnecessary interaction with government. I am greatly disappointed by the governor’s veto of SB 250,[Read More…]

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