CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn and Garrett Wolfe, Chicago Bears Running Back and a recent graduate of Northern Illinois University, will team up today to stress the importance of after-school programs and their value to the community. The two will participate in an event showcasing teenagers who are benefiting[Read More…]
Day: October 6, 2009
College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program ‘Solid’
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2009. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) announced it will begin another enrollment cycle for the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program November 1 with the program in solid financial shape. “Our message to the residents of Illinois and current contract-holders is that the College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition[Read More…]
U.S. Secretary of Education Announces National Competition to Invest in Innovation
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the Department’s priorities for grants under the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). The fund, which is part of the historic $5 billion investment in school reform in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will support local[Read More…]
Directors Chairs Sold at Lowe’s Stores Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Folding Directors Chairs Units: About 84,000 Importer: L G Sourcing Inc.,[Read More…]
Additional Injuries Prompt DeVilbiss to Reannounce Recall of Pressure Washers and Air Compressors
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: DeVilbiss Air Power Company Pressure Washers and Air Compressors Units:[Read More…]
General Stanley McChrystal is not President Obama’s Grant
Blog Commentary President Obama has not yet found his Grant. Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal was promoted to top commander in Afghanistan in May, 2009. He replaced General David McKiernan, who had been calling for big troop increases in the months before he was relieved. McChrystal has been calling for troop[Read More…]
40th Annual Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show Coming to PSC
Attendees enjoy last year’s Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club celebrates their 40th Annual South Suburban Earth Science Club’s Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show on Saturday and Sunday, October 17th and 18th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.[Read More…]
Governors State University to Hold Interdisciplinary Studies Portfolio Workshop
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The College of Arts and Sciences at Governors State University will hold a Prior Learning Portfolio Workshop on Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will learn how to develop a portfolio of prior learning to apply toward a B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The[Read More…]
Franklin D. Roosevelt: ‘The Economic Bill of Rights’
Commentary This was once America, rescued at last from the gilded age. We can do this again. We can revive and seal the New Deal. The rich were on board because they had lived through the Great Depression, and they knew a thriving middle class was the path to the[Read More…]