Month: July 2017

School District 163 average property tax bill, education funding reform

Education Funding Reform Bill Sent To Governor Rauner

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan issued a statement Monday expressing his willingness to work with Republicans toward education funding reform. Legislation, Senate Bill 1 (SB1), was sent to Governor Bruce Rauner for his signature on Monday, July 31. Education funding reform has been an elusive goal of[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Releases Annual Financial Analysis Projecting a $114.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2018

Projected 2018 Operating Budget Shortfall is 82 Percent Reduction from 2011 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today released the City of Chicago’s 2017 Annual Financial Analysis (AFA), which outlines the City’s revenue and expenditures and shares a picture of the City’s overall financial health, including the progress the City has[Read More…]

Black Women's Equal Pay Day

NOW: “Pay Equity Must Include Racial Justice”

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: Today, Black women catch up in wages to what white men earned in 2016. It’s a striking annual reminder to pay attention to the economic inequality African-American women face, and how it is–tragically,[Read More…]

Harvest Homes

Mayor Emanuel Opens Harvest Homes Affordable Housing Development

New Complex Bringing 36 Units of Affordable Housing to East Garfield Park CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Rev. Michael Eaddy, Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) and community members yesterday to open Harvest Homes, a new 36-unit affordable housing complex in East Garfield Park. “Harvest Homes demonstrate the City’s strong[Read More…]

clean water

Public Demands End to Trump EPA Plan to Delay Implementation of Crucial Clean Water Protections

EPA holds public hearing on proposal to postpone compliance on wastewater regulations for coal-fired powerplants Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing on a proposal to postpone indefinitely critical public health protections  for cleaning up toxic water pollution from power plants.[Read More…]

Parental separation

New CAP Brief Details Long-Term Impact on Young Children from Trump Mass Deportation Policy

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017.  A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP) details the toxic stress suffered by young children as a result of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration policies. By breaking families apart, instilling fear in immigrant communities, and preventing families from accessing programs that meet[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve

Officials Release Latest Details of Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, July 31, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 27 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns Companies Against Tricking Consumers into Expensive Pay-By-Phone Fees

Bureau Concerned About Companies Misleading Consumers About Pay-By-Phone Fees, Keeping Them in the Dark About Much Cheaper Options WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2017.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued a bulletin warning companies about tricking consumers into expensive pay-by-phone fees. The Bureau is concerned about companies potentially misleading consumers[Read More…]

Venezuela

U.S. State Department Issues Venezuela Travel Warning

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2017. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela due to social unrest, violent crime, and pervasive food and medicine shortages.  This travel warning also informs U.S. citizens that on July 27, the Department ordered the departure of family members and authorized the[Read More…]

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