Attorney General Madigan Sues Company for Falsely Promising Lower Electricity Rates Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit yesterday against PALMco Power IL LLC (Palmco), an alternative retail electricity supplier (ARES), for misleading customers about the true cost of switching their electricity supply from ComEd or[Read More…]
Day: March 10, 2017
Governor Rauner Announces Finalists of #GovClassroomVisit
Photo source: governorillinois.gov CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. Governor Rauner announced today the finalists of the #GovClassroomVisit learning tour at the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Youth (Children’s Cabinet) quarterly meeting. More than a hundred schools submitted a video to show the Administration the innovative ways they were learning. “It was[Read More…]
CDC Adds 4 Countries to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a[Read More…]
ASPIRA Educators Reach Tentative Agreement with Management
Agreement will go to rank and file in coming week for review and vote, averting first strike in U.S history of charter school network. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017: Educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools came to a tentative agreement with management tonight, averting what would have been the first strike of a[Read More…]
More Than 65 Individuals Facing Federal or State Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin, Cocaine and Fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- More than 65 defendants are facing federal or state narcotics charges for their alleged roles in distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Sweet Dreams,” spanned more than a year and resulted in the seizures of more than a dozen[Read More…]
Two Convicted Felons from Chicago Area Sentenced to Prison on Federal Firearm Offenses
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Two convicted felons from the Chicago area were sentenced to federal prison terms today for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons. THADDEUS JIMENEZ, 38, of Des Plaines, was sentenced to nine years and two months for illegally possessing a loaded .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol. Jimenez admitted in a plea agreement that he used[Read More…]