CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Mayoral Candidate Dr. Amara Enyia knows that creating a strong economy means doing more than just asking for jobs or a relocating headquarters downtown. “We need to create more owners – especially in the neighborhoods. Ownership builds wealth and cooperative ownership is the alternative to a reliance on low-paying retail and[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
Chicago Police Violence Against Black and Latino Youth Called Out by United Nations Committee Against Torture
After report and testimony from Chicago’s We Charge Genocide, UNCAT “particularly concerned” over CPD profiling, harassment and excessive force. Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. On Friday, 11/28, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) issued Concluding Observations after holding their 53rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland earlier this month, during which the[Read More…]
Two University of Chicago Scholars Publish Exposé on the Sordid Aftermath of their Chicago Police Brutality Case
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Two men are set to release an exposé in Vice Magazine a year after quietly being pressed into settling a lawsuit with the City of Chicago stemming from a savage February 7, 2010 attack they suffered outside Arturo’s Taco, 2001 N. Western Ave. The ~7,000 word[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of December 1, 2014
The Country Squire grocery store in Park Forest held its grande opening last Monday evening. More photos from the event can be found here. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Photos from Country Squire grande opening. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. The hustle and bustle of holiday shopping has begun. To help make[Read More…]