UChicago Medicine to Serve as Team’s Official Medical Provider and Sponsor CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined the WNBA’s Chicago Sky to formally announce the team is moving to Wintrust Arena in Chicago’s South Loop for the 2018 season. In addition, the University of Chicago Medicine has been[Read More…]
Month: February 2018
Earthjustice & Sierra Club Demand Information on EPA’s FOIA Processes
Political Interference Suspected: Under Scott Pruitt, EPA Has Stonewalled the Public’s Right to Information Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Thom Cmar, Earthjustice and Adam Beitman, Sierra Club Earthjustice, representing the Sierra Club, filed a lawsuit today to compel the agency to comply with public records laws after extensive delays in providing[Read More…]
How Weak U.S. Gun Laws Contribute to Violent Crime Abroad (Includes Spanish Translation)
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Chelsea Parsons and Eugenio Weigend Vargas A key pillar of the Trump administration’s domestic security agenda is protecting the United States against the entry of violent crime; however, seldom considered is the role that the U.S. plays in exporting violence to other nations. Today, a[Read More…]
Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk; IDOT & ISP Stepping Up Impaired Driving Enforcement
IDOT, ISP encourage sober driving during Super Bowl weekend SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As America’s football fans gear up for the Super Bowl, the most anticipated sporting event of the year, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) are taking a timeout to[Read More…]
New Mexico’s Marijuana Legalization Resolution Passes Out of Senate Rules Committee
Public Opinion and Wasted Tax Dollars Push Legislators to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies SANTA FE, NM –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Tommy McDonald and Emily Kaltenbach Today, a legislative committee voted in favor of taxing and regulating marijuana in New Mexico. On a vote of 4-3 New Mexico State Senator Ortiz[Read More…]
Chicago Residents to Learn, Mobilize in Support of DACA Recipients as Trump’s March 5th Deadline Looms
Grassroots Organizing Grows Support for DREAM Act CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Angelica Magaña Local residents concerned about the rights of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients will gather this Saturday to learn more about how they can support their friends, family, and neighbors. A panel discussion lead by[Read More…]
University of Chicago Students Protest Steve Bannon on Friday, February 2
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Corbin Page, [email protected] Student groups at University of Chicago will gather to protest scheduled appearance of Steve Bannon for second week in a row on Friday, February 2, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Booth School of Business. 5807 South Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago.[Read More…]
League of Women Voters To Host Candidate Forums on February 10
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Gwendolyn Maxie-Brown Candidates for Districts 5 and 6 for the Democratic Cook County Commissioners races will be featured at one of two forum on February 10, 2018 at the Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard. Candidates for District 6 will present their candidacies to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports: January 16-23, 2018
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Audubon Flying to Court for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Audubon and other conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the recent land transfer agreement. ANCHORAGE, Alaska —(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2018 By: By: Liz Gustafson and Nicolas Gonzalez In a lawsuit filed today, National Audubon Society together with Trustees for Alaska are challenging the legality of a land transfer agreement signed by Department[Read More…]
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