Month: October 2009

Death Notice: Leo Mancha

Leo Mancha Leo Mancha, age 46, of East Hazel Crest, IL, born Apr 5, 1963, died Oct 27, 2009. Visitation: Memorial Visitation Friday, November 6, 2009, 4 to 9 p.m. Lain‑Sullivan Chapel, 50 Westwood Dr., Park Forest. Service: Memorial Service Friday, November 6, 2009, 7 p.m. Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home &[Read More…]

New Web Address For College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition

SPRINGFIELD, Il.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2009.  Parents will have a new place to shop for the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program when the program opens enrollment November 1.  That’s because the official URL for the Web site has changed to www.529prepaidtuition.org to better reflect the flexibility in using the benefits of[Read More…]

Safe Halloween

Safe Halloween Ghouls Haunt DownTown Streets Saturday

Safe Halloween begins at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in DownTown Park Forest. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Trick or treating hours in Park Forest are 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Halloween– Saturday, October 31st. Members of the Park Forest Fire Department at Safe Halloween. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Village sponsored[Read More…]

Illinois Senate Confirms Illinois Community College Board Re-Appointments

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009.  The Senate today confirmed the re-appointment of three members of the Illinois Community College Board by unanimous vote. Board Chair Guy Alongi, Suzanne Morris, and Rudy Papa had been nominated by Governor Pat Quinn for re-appointment to their seats, pending Senate confirmation. “I am grateful to Governor[Read More…]

U.S. Education Secretary Releases Statement on National Center for Education Statistics NAEP Report

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement on Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007, which the National Center for Education Statistics released today: “Today’s study confirms what we’ve known for a long time: States are setting the bar too low. In[Read More…]

New Report Highlights How Health Insurance Reform Will Reduce Costs for Small Businesses

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009.  HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Lower Premiums, Stronger Businesses: How Health Insurance Reform Will Bring Down Costs for Small Businesses. The report outlines the many ways health insurance reform will lower health care costs for small businesses and is available now at[Read More…]

Pelosi: ‘Today We Are Delivering on the Promise of Making Affordable, Quality Health Care Available for All Americans’

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leaders, Committee Chairs, Members of Congress and Americans who are struggling under the current health care system held a rally on the West Front of the Capitol this morning to unveil H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Below[Read More…]

Speaker Pelosi Announces House Health Care Bill

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009.  “Today, we are about to deliver on the promise of making affordable, quality health care available for all americans,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her statement, announcing the House health care bill. The bill is based on the ideas of opportunity, choice and innovation. Check[Read More…]

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