Day: December 10, 2015

Congressional Immigration Leaders and Children Call for Ending Family Detention as ‘A Wish for the Holidays’

Capitol Hill Press Conference Exhibited Children’s Letters to Families in ICE Custody Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Yesterday, the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform and We Belong Together were joined by children at a Capitol Hill press conference to call for an end to America’s family detention system. [Read More…]

Reps. Kelly and Gutiérrez Invite Attorney General Lynch to Chicago as Part of CPD Investigation

“We are certain that this investigation will be vital to rebuilding trust and fostering safety…and the people of Chicago should partake in this process.” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Yesterday, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly and Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch inviting her to visit[Read More…]

Congresswoman Duckworth: Bipartisan Visa Waiver Program Reform Bill Will Help Keep America Safe from Terrorists without Compromising Our Values

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, which she championed as a cosponsor. The legislation will strengthen security measures in the Visa Waiver Program, an important tourism program[Read More…]

Chicagoland Speakers Network to Host 3rd Annual Public Speaking Symposium at SSC’s Oak Forest Center on Jan. 28

OAK FOREST, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  The Chicagoland Speakers Network would like to help area residents and professionals meet their self-improvement goals in 2016 through a Public Speaking Symposium. The Chicagoland Speakers Network has planned this half-day of educational workshops on various topics related to effective professional speaking at South[Read More…]

Fundamental Freedoms ‘Inalienable and Inherent – Now and Always,’ UN Says on Human Rights Day

Migrants and refugees from countries including Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, as well as regions of the Balkans and Africa at an emergency shelter at Olympia Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 December 2015 – Marking this year’s Human Rights Day amid extraordinary global challenges, the United[Read More…]

Aurora Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  An Aurora man pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal charge that he conspired to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization in the Middle East. JONAS M. EDMONDS, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization,[Read More…]

Rep. Jan Schakowsky Introduces Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4207, the Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act: “Over the past few years, many breakthrough drugs have come to market, providing hope to many Americans living with diseases that currently have little or no[Read More…]

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