Day: March 30, 2017

Senator Durbin Meets with CTA and CDOT to Discuss President Trump’s Budget

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Managing Deputy Commissioner Kevin O’Malley to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts and the devastating impact they could have on[Read More…]

Shooting, Lack of Oversight Stain Chicago ICE Office

Community organizations prepare mass meeting to Expand Sanctuary in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. This week, an immigration agent under direction of Chicago ICE Director Ricardo Wong shot an unarmed man inside his home. Just days earlier, several residents who were racially profiled and wrongfully detained last August received notice that[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve: Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes in Syria, Iraq, March 30, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 78 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]

DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty, March 30, 2017

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Staff Sgt. Austin Bieren, 25, of Umatilla, Oregon, died March 28 in northern Syria in a non-combat-related incident while deployed in support of combat operations. He was assigned to[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Eliminate Statutes of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse Crimes

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Photo Source: Illinois.gov) Attorney General Calls for Elimination of Criminal Statutes of Limitations for Felony Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Crimes Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2017.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded members of the Illinois Senate for passing legislation to eliminate the statutes of limitations[Read More…]

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