Blog Commentary-(ENEWSPF)- In an incident that police were treating as a terrorist attack, an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England left at least 19 dead and 50 injured. The New York Times reports: Panic and mayhem seized the crowd at the Manchester Arena as the blast reverberated[Read More…]
Day: May 22, 2017
New York A.G. Schneiderman, Fellow AGs To Trump Administration: Close Loophole Allowing Trains To Carry Explosive Crude Oil Through Communities
“Bomb Trains” Carrying Millions Of Gallons Of Crude Oil Routinely Travel Through Cities And Towns In NY And Across Country, Without Any Limits On Explosiveness And Flammability NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2017. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of six state Attorneys General, is urging the Trump Administration[Read More…]
Temperatures Will Soar Across Western United States This Week
Faith Eherts Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports temperatures will soar across the western United States early this week, surpassing even late-summer heat levels. The recent period of dry weather in many Western cities will make it easier for heat to build in the region. “A large area of high pressure[Read More…]
Mother Sentenced to Prison for Taking Child from Illinois to Canada in International Parental Kidnapping Case
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Canadian woman was sentenced to serve 26 months in prison following her December conviction for international parental kidnapping, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Hansen of the Central District of Illinois. Sarah M.[Read More…]
Former CFO of Public Computer-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former chief financial officer of a public computer-services company admitted in federal court that he participated in a scheme to defraud a global telecommunications provider out of at least $3 million, pleading guilty to a federal fraud charge. ANTHONY ROTH, 52, of Upton, Mass., pleaded guilty to[Read More…]
Climate-vulnerable Islands in Spotlight Ahead of UN Disaster Risk Reduction Forum in Mexico
Rabi Island, Fiji. Rising sea levels and more extreme weather events pose an imminent threat to low-lying atoll islands across the Pacific. Photo: OCHA/Danielle Parry NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2017 – Hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis are increasingly common threats to the world’s most climate-vulnerable island nations, whose representatives are meeting today[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Unilever to Announce Investment in Little Village Factory
Major Improvements to One of the World’s Largest Mayonnaise Factories to Benefit Neighborhood CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Mayor Emanuel today joined Unilever to announce the company is making a major capital investment in its factory in Little Village. The improvements will modernize the site, give the factory more flexibility for future[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Brings Together Elected Officials and Residents from Across the City to Launch the New One Chicago Campaign
The Campaign Visually Depicts Chicago’s Value that Everyone is Welcome Here CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today brought together elected officials, including U.S. Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Danny Davis, faith-based leaders, students, community organizers and residents from across the City to launch the new One Chicago campaign. The campaign[Read More…]
Union Trades Career Information Fair to be Hosted at Prairie State College on June 14
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Union Trades Career Information Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, in the Atrium of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Parking for attendees is available in the college’s[Read More…]
Prairie State College Foundation Hosting Annual Scholarship Classic Golf Outing June 5
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting its 24th Annual Scholarship Classic Golf Outing on Monday, June 5, at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit student scholarships at PSC. The cost for the golf scramble is $200 per[Read More…]
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