Day: January 23, 2017

DOJ Report: Justice Calling

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson (photo by Maria Cardona) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017 By: Curtis Black “Unconstitutional policing has no place in the Chicago Police Department or the city of Chicago,” said Supt. Eddie Johnson in response to a U.S. Justice Department report finding patterns and practices of excessive force and other[Read More…]

Mobilizing to Increase Monarch Habitat; Together We Can Save the Monarch Butterfly

Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017.  “North American monarch butterflies are in trouble. Threats, including climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss are having a devastating impact on their populations.  Unless we act now to help the Monarch, this amazing animal could disappear in our lifetime.”  — US Fish & Wildlife[Read More…]

20K Hours of Code Racked Up by Youth from 53 Local Zip Codes in Response to Chicago’s Unprecedented ‘Code60+’ Challenge

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017.  For the past six weeks in Pullman, Bridgeview, Archer Heights, Rogers Park, and everywhere in between – at home, online, in classrooms and communities – young Chicagoans of all ages were learning to code. Their simultaneous plunge into computer science came in response to the first-ever (and[Read More…]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Sues Trump Over Emoluments

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017.  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is bringing a federal lawsuit to stop President Trump from violating the Constitution by illegally receiving payments from foreign governments. The lawsuit will be filed in the Southern District of New York when the court opens at 9 AM on[Read More…]

ACLU: Spicer Comments on Media Ring of McCarthyism, Will Lead to Losing Legal Battles

NEW YORK -(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused news media of falsely reporting the size of yesterday’s Inauguration Day crowd, saying that “we’re going to hold the press accountable.”American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero offered the following reaction: “It is shameful[Read More…]

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