New contract provides flexibility to further strengthens City’s efforts CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel today visited Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews that are working around the clock, including weekends and overnights to address pothole complaints received to the City’s 311. With as many as 30[Read More…]
Month: March 2018
Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Brink of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Marijuana Decriminalization Gaining Momentum in the South, As Baton Rouge Looks to Join Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, and Jackson, Mississippi LOUISIANA—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Tony Newman This week, the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan City Council voted 8-4 in favor of an ordinance to decriminalize marijuana in East Baton Rouge Parish,[Read More…]
Six Former Employees of Chicago Post-Secondary School Allegedly Swindled Federal Financial Aid Program Out of Millions
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Justice (DoD) announced today that six former employees of a non-profit Chicago post-secondary education institute schemed to enroll fake students in classes as part of a conspiracy to swindle federal financial aid programs out of millions of dollars. The six[Read More…]
Veterans Service Fair at Prairie State College on March 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: George Sanon The Student Veterans Center at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Veterans Services Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, in the Prairie Center gym of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
DePaul University Names Hospitality Leader Dean of Business College
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lorene Yue A recognized leader in the hospitality industry will serve as dean for DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business. Provost Marten denBoer named Misty Johanson as dean of the college, which has programs that are ranked among the best in the nation. Johanson currently[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Freshly Unearthed Comments from Pruitt Further Disqualify Him from His Job
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry This morning, Politico reported on a series of 2005 Oklahoma talk radio interviews in which Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as unproven, denounced gun control measures, voiced islamophobic statements, and advocated for a constitutional convention to ban abortion and[Read More…]
Trump Administration Guts Safeguards for Nation’s No. 2 Toxic Pollution Threat
Coal ash waste linked to cancer, heart disease, stroke, brain damage Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lisa Evans, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided yesterday afternoon that it will gut the critical protections afforded by the first-ever federal rule that provides health and environmental safeguards for communities near toxic coal[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins 15 Attorneys General to Defend Women’s Constitutionally Protected Reproductive Rights
Attorneys General Oppose Four Arkansas State Laws that Severely Curtail Access to Abortion Services Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Madigan joined 15 other Attorneys General yesterday to defend women’s access to constitutionally protected reproductive rights. An amicus brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for[Read More…]
UChicago, Obama Foundation Announce Program for Emerging Leaders from Around the World (Videos)
Master’s program at Harris and foundation-led activities to help leaders impact their communities CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: University of Chicago Media The Obama Foundation and the University of Chicago on Feb. 28 announced the Obama Foundation Scholars Program, a new program at the Harris School of Public Policy to support[Read More…]
South Suburban College Announces 2017-2018 Annual Faculty Appreciation Awards
All nominations must be received by Friday, March 30, 2018 South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Gina Mrozek The Faculty Development Committee is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Faculty Appreciation Awards. Please take a few minutes to fill out a nomination ballot in recognition of the excellent service you[Read More…]
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