Month: August 2019

Will County State’s Attorney James W. Glasgow

Will County Children’s Advocacy Center Receives $75,000 Grant To Expand Resources For Child Sex Trafficking, Child Pornography Victims

Joliet, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center was recently awarded a $75,000 federal grant to expand resources for the victims of child pornography and child sex trafficking. This is the third time the CAC has received this important federal grant[Read More…]

drug overdose deaths

AG Raoul Urges Congress to Remove Federal Barriers to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Kwame Raoul Monday joined a coalition of 35 attorneys general in urging Senate and House of Representatives leadership to remove federal barriers that are currently preventing health care providers from offering treatment for opioid use disorder. “The opioid epidemic is not an isolated problem; it has[Read More…]

Kwame Raoul, Sterigencis

Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Challenging Reduction of Penalties for Industry Violations of Fuel Efficiency Standards

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 12 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit challenging a final rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that reduces necessary penalties for automakers that fail to[Read More…]

college tuition

Statement: “Gov. Pritzker Helps to Make College More Affordable with More Access to Federal Aid”

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Governor JB Pritzker is making college more affordable for students with a new law to increase FAFSA completion in high schools, giving thousands more Illinois students access to federal aid,” Governor Pritzker’s office said in a statement Friday. The statement continues:  “We want to be the kind of[Read More…]

J.B. Pritzker

Gov. Pritzker Signs Medicaid Overhaul to Expand Health Care Access, Eliminate Application Backlog and Increase Transparency

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Ushering in a new era of transparency and effectiveness to the state’s health care system, Governor JB Pritzker enacted a Medicaid overhaul today to increase the timeliness of applications, redeterminations and payments to providers and decrease the number of Medicaid claims denials,” Gov. Pritzker’s office said in a[Read More…]

Mitch McConnell

“Mitch McConnell Is the Greatest Threat to the Safety of America’s Families,” Says Congresswoman Robin Kelly

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice-chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released this statement following the tragic mass shootings in Chicago, El Paso, and Dayton: “On Friday night, families in Chicago, El Paso, and Dayton went to bed with thriving, living family members. By Sunday night, all[Read More…]

FBI Headquarters, DOJ, Justice

FBI Raises Alarm About “Domestic Violent Extremists” After Shootings in El Paso and Dayton

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI released a statement Sunday expressing concern about “domestic violent extremists” in the wake of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton this weekend. “The FBI remains concerned that U.S.-based domestic violent extremists could become inspired by these and previous high-profile attacks to engage in similar acts[Read More…]

Gary Kopycinski, Kopy's Kolumn, here's looking at you

Kopy’s Kolumn: The Publisher’s Blog for August 1, 2019

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Welcome to August! Some community events to highlight in this article. That’s pretty much it for today. If you would like to see your organization’s events highlighted here, please email “Kopy’s Kolumn” at [email protected]. Some thoughts on gun violence at the end. And there’s a reason for[Read More…]

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