Day: October 5, 2011

FBI: Chicago Bank Robbery Arrest

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A 53-year old Arlington Heights man has been arrested and charged with the September 29 robbery of the TCF Bank branch, located at 1415 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows. ALEXANDER STOVER, whose last known address was 315 Salem Avenue in the northwest suburb, was charged in a criminal complaint[Read More…]

Matteson Elementary School District 162 Teacher Honored Among 1,000 Teachers Nationwide by OfficeMax on ‘A Day Made Better’

Kisha Houston is congratulated on being named among 1,000 teachers nationwide by OfficeMax’s “A Day Made Better,” program, by her third grade students at the Matteson Elementary School. (Photo: Jeraldine Harris). MATTESON, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2001—“Oh my, it’s Christmas in October,” exclaimed Kisha Houston, a third grade teacher at the[Read More…]

Six Million New Teachers Needed to Ensure UN Goal of Universal Primary Education

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 October 2011.  The United Nations marked World Teachers’ Day today with a warning that 6.1 million more teachers are needed to meet the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of attaining universal primary education by 2015. Two million of these are additional posts, with sub-Saharan Africa alone accounting[Read More…]

EPA Fines Logitech for Antibacterial Claims, Consumers Are Misled by Marketing of Products with Antimicrobials

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2011.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered computer peripherals maker Logitech, Inc. to pay a fine of $261,000 for illegally advertising one of its keyboards as protecting users from bacteria and microbes. EPA found that the company made unsubstantiated public health claims about its keyboard,[Read More…]

DoD Identifies Army Casualty, October 4, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, of New York, died Oct. 3 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team,[Read More…]

$22.9 Million Renovation Project Begins at GSU

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will kick off a new era in science education on October 18 with the groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of the renovation of the university’s science facilities. Government, business, and community leaders will join university administrators, students, faculty, and staff at 10:30 a.m., in[Read More…]

The Art of Paper at GSU

“Milwaukee Avenue Series Panel” by Matthew Woodward. (SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University realizes that creativity often goes hand in hand with instruction. In a special series of exhibitions, GSU is sharing art and art instruction with members of the community interested in learning the intricacies, methods, and some[Read More…]

Business Consultants Join CenterPoint at Governors State

Dan McAllister, Judi Mack, and Elliott Johnson join CenterPoint at Governors State University to offer small business development consulting services to Chicago Southland residents. (SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- CenterPoint at Governors State University is adding three local consultants to assist Chicago Southland residents in developing, growing, financing, and improving their[Read More…]

FBI: Three Arrested in Aurora Drug Sweep

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Gregory Thomas, Chief of the Aurora Police Department (APD), announced today the arrest of three individuals for violation of federal drug laws. The arrests were made on September 26-27,[Read More…]

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