Brandon Carr, age 41. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police issued a press release Thursday regarding the arrest of the suspect in the February 28, 2012, bank robbery at US Bank in Park Forest. The release says that Park Forest police, working in cooperation with the Federal[Read More…]
Day: March 22, 2012
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 22, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing MALI Condemnation of Military Seizure of Power / Economic and Financial Support / President Amadou Toumani Toure / Meeting Today on Future Assistance from the U.S. SYRIA Kofi Annan’s Plan / Friends of Syria Meeting PAKISTAN Parliamentary Review AFGHANISTAN Aid to National[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Secures SBA Disaster Assistance for Tornado Recovery
People, Businesses in Nine Southern Illinois Counties Eligible to Apply for Low-Interest Loans SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the state’s request for a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration has been approved for nine counties in Southern Illinois that were hit by deadly tornadoes and[Read More…]
Illinois Adds 130,700 Private Sector Jobs Since Recovery
Unemployment Drops to 9.1 Percent, Sixth Consecutive Decline CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. The Illinois unemployment rate fell for the sixth consecutive month in February, dropping -0.3 to 9.1 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Illinois[Read More…]
Fraud Sentencing Emphasizes Prevention Efforts
Do Not Pay Someone to File a Benefit Claim CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. A federal appeals court has upheld the 96-month prison sentence imposed upon a Chicago woman who defrauded the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) of more than $700,000. Jay Rowell, the Director of IDES, said the ruling[Read More…]
Durbin Announces His Opposition to S.S. Badger Effort to Secure New EPA Permit
Calls company’s plan to clean up operations “far-fetched” and unrealistic WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. In a letter to the owner of the S.S. Badger, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that he will actively oppose the company’s efforts to secure a permit that would allow the S.S. Badger to[Read More…]
L.A. Coroner: Whitney Houston Died of Heart Disease and Cocaine Use
Los Angeles, CA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2012. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said today that the cause of singer Whitney Houston’s death was drowning and the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.” The manner of the singer’s death was listed as an “accident.” Cocaine and metabolites were identified and[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, March 22, 2012
En Route Columbus, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012 – 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us on the continuation of our two-day, multi-state tour focusing on American-made energy and the importance of the President’s all-of-the-above strategy to deal with our energy challenges. We are on our way, as[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton in Honor of World Water Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Thank you so much, and welcome, everyone, to the State Department for this World Water Day event. I am delighted to have this opportunity with so many partners and colleagues who care deeply about this essential issue to mark this day, and to talk further about[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, March 22, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, 27, of Frankfort, Ind., died March 21 in Topeka, Kan., from wounds suffered on April 10, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked[Read More…]