Month: July 2018

waiting to vote

Are We Ready? Congresswoman Kelly Asks Governor Rauner for Answers on Illinois’ Efforts to Secure the 2018 Election

Recent report still shows multiple vulnerabilities within Illinois’ system following 2016 hacks Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 18, 2018 By: James Lewis Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly wrote to Governor Bruce Rauner requesting information about the state’s efforts to secure the upcoming 2018 election after Illinois’ systems were hacked in 2016. She writes,[Read More…]

Vote

Activists Vow to Continue Fight Against Illinois Voter Suppression

Governor’s Veto of Legislation to Protect Privacy of Voter Data Yet Another Reminder: Elections Matter CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 18, 2018 Contact:  Steve Held Attention is now focused on the November elections and future legislation to secure elections and fight voter suppression, after Governor Rauner’s veto of SB 2273. The bill would have[Read More…]

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Download the Village of Park Forest App Today

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018. The Village of Park Forest mobile app is now available. This new digital tool provides an on-the-go connection for individuals seeking resources, news, and information from their smart phones or tablets. The Village of Park Forest app can be used to enjoy convenient access to[Read More…]

Tammy Duckworth

Senator Duckworth on Trump’s Secret Meeting with Vladimir Putin: “Shocking and Disgraceful”

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) comments on Donald Trump’s performance at yesterday’s Press Conference with Russian President Putin in Helsinki: “It is difficult to overstate the damage done by Donald Trump’s shocking and disgraceful show of weakness on the world stage. The strong global[Read More…]

Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Durbin: My Colleagues Are Failing To Live Up To Their Oath, Refuse To Speak Up And Denounce President Trump’s Actions In Helsinki

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on his Senate Republican colleagues to speak up and put country before party following President Donald Trump’s remarks at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Durbin said in a speech on the Senate floor, “Yesterday,[Read More…]

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Offshore drilling across 78 million acres will worsen climate change, ramp up risks to communities, wildlife Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018 Contacts: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, Dustin Renaud, Gulf Restoration Network, Gabby Brown, Sierra Club, and Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity Environmental groups sued the Trump administration today for opening up[Read More…]

National Institutes of Health

Large Study Launched on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Newton, NIMHD The largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men has begun. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of[Read More…]

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