Irving, Texas—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2011. Remarks attributed to ExxonMobil’s Chairman Rex W. Tillerson: “ExxonMobil’s earnings reflect continued leadership in operational performance during a period of strong commodity prices. Earnings were $10.7 billion, up 69% from the first quarter of 2010, reflecting higher crude oil and natural gas realizations, increased refining margins[Read More…]
Day: April 28, 2011
Statement from Commerce Secretary Locke on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2011. Real GDP grew 1.8 percent at an annual rate, consistent with private-sector expectations. In the fourth quarter of 2010, GDP grew 3.1[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Martinelli of Panama After Bilateral Meeting
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011 – 4:26 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome President Martinelli to the Oval Office, to the White House. As I think all of you know, the relationship between the United States and Panama is a historical relationship, and a strong friendship that isn’t[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Influential Hispanics on Fixing the Broken Immigration System
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. In a meeting in the Roosevelt Room today, the President and Senior Administration officials met with influential Hispanics from across the country to discuss the importance of fixing the broken immigration system for our nation’s 21st century economic and security needs so that America can win[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Announcing Personnel Changes in the National Security Team
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011 – 3:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, please have a seat. Good afternoon, everybody. I want to begin by saying a few words about the devastating storms that have ripped through the southeastern United States. The loss of life has been heartbreaking, especially in Alabama. In[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff’s Office Declared Shakman Compliant
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Forty-two years after a lawsuit was filed alleging elected officials in Chicago were improperly allowing politics to influence hiring and promotional practices, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has become the first public office to be dismissed from that lawsuit. After two years of on-site monitoring and reports[Read More…]
Student Group from Chatham Glenwood High School Wins Statewide Radon Video Contest
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. A group of teens at Glenwood High School in Chatham are helping spread the message about radon’s health hazards across Illinois through a 60-second YouTube video they produced and submitted to the “2011 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest.” On Thursday, the students learned their video won[Read More…]
Arson Awareness Week Begins Sunday, May 1st
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. In conjunction with Arson Awareness Week 2011, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is focusing attention on serial arsonists and is aiding law enforcement, fire departments, and communities with tools and tactics to help prevent arson. “A serial arsonist can devastate a community and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Chicago Area Company for Home Flood Control Scam
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed suit against a Bensenville company for scamming Illinois homeowners out of thousands of dollars for flood control work in their homes that was never completed. Madigan’s lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges Eveready Flood Control and its president, Patrick[Read More…]
Park Forest Man One of Four New NIU Board of Trustee Appointments Made by Governor Quinn
Robert T. Marshall Jr. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) DeKalb, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has announced four appointments to the governing board of Northern Illinois University. Newcomers Anthony A. Iosco and Robert T. Marshall Jr. begin new terms, while veteran trustees Marc J. Strauss and Cherilyn G. Murer were reappointed[Read More…]