Day: August 14, 2017

A leaking bucket.

Sessions’s Leak Warning To Journalists Misguided, Misplaced

Commentary By Gene Policinski (ENEWSPF)- A threat from the Trump administration, apparently aimed at journalists as part of a larger campaign to prevent widespread government “leaks” that have enraged the president, is the wrong message delivered by the wrong messenger. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, only a few days removed from[Read More…]

South Suburban College

Free High School Equivalency & English as a Second Language Registration Days Coming to South Suburban College

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2017. South Suburban College’s (SSC) Adult Education Department is offering a wide range of opportunities for adults to build the basic skills required for success. Adult Basic Education (ABE) helps men and women whose skill levels are below the ninth grade. ABE students improve their[Read More…]

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin

State GOP Supports Work To “Fundamentally Reform” Education Funding

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois GOP legislative leaders issued a joint statement expressing support “to fundamentally reform how we fund our public education system.” The statement, issued by Senate Republican Leader-Designee Bill Brady and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, was issued Monday. “We support the governor’s call for the four legislative leaders[Read More…]

Interfaith Vigil

At Interfaith Vigil for Charlottesville, Call for Expanded Sanctuary in Chicago

CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2017.  Approximately 200 people from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian social justice organizations and congregations gathered in Federal Plaza to express their solidarity with Charlottesville and the activists who bravely confronted white supremacists over the weekend. Sharing words and song reflecting the most sacred elements of the gathering’s common faith[Read More…]

Cathy Myers

Paul Ryan Challenger Opposes $3 Billion Corporate Handout to Foxconn

WI-01 Candidate, Cathy Myers, Rejects Foxconn Deal Due to Cost, Transparency, and Environmental Concerns Janesville, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2017. Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is challenging Speaker Ryan to represent Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, announced her opposition to the $3 billion Foxconn proposal today. “We need jobs, but not at[Read More…]

Damen-Elston-Fullerton intersection improvement

Mayor Emanuel Opens Reconstructed Six-Way Interchange at Damen, Elston and Fullerton Avenues

New Traffic Pattern Eliminates Dangerous Interaction and Will Dramatically Improve Traffic Flow CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today cut the ribbon to open a reconstructed and modernized intersection at Damen, Elston and Fullerton Avenues, one of the city’s most congestion-plagued traffic hotspots. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) project[Read More…]

Sierra Club Sues Department of Energy Over Secrecy on Grid Study

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2017.  Sierra Club sued the Department of Energy (DOE) today for the agency’s repeated delays in providing information on Rick Perry’s ongoing grid study, amid suspicion that draft versions of the study may be dramatically altered by political appointees in the Trump Administration. Today’s lawsuit was[Read More…]

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