Day: January 18, 2013

City of Chicago Midway Pilot Application Approved by FAA and Request for Qualifications Now Available Online for Potential Bidders

City Posting RFQ Online Today to Test Market Conditions and Possible Revenue Generation from Potential Lease of Midway Airport CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the City of Chicago’s preliminary application to its privatization pilot program, allowing the City to move forward with issuing[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Process to Appoint Seventh Ward Alderman for City Council

Website Launched this Morning Will Ensure Comprehensive and Open Process CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the process to identify a replacement for Alderman Sandi Jackson to serve and represent the residents of Chicago’s 7th ward. “There will be a comprehensive process to identify a replacement to serve[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, January 18, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY Passing of Turkish Broadcast Journalist Mehmet Ali Birand DEPARTMENT New U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec ALGERIA Hostage Situation / Secretary’s Call with Prime Minister Sellal NORTH KOREA U.S. Citizen / No Further Contact MALI ACOTA Teams for ECOWAS SYRIA Free[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Urges Illinoisans to Participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

“Serve Illinois” Website Offers More than 100,000 Volunteer Opportunities CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today joined the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Serve Illinois Commission in encouraging Illinoisans to take part in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 21.  This[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Announces Gigabit Internet Partnership with City of Evanston and Northwestern University

Strategic $1 Million State Investment Will Help Northwestern University and Area Businesses to Build Innovation Corridor, Create Jobs EVANSTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn was joined today by leaders from the city of Evanston and Northwestern University to announce a $1 million state investment to help the city become an[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Appoints Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to University of Illinois Board of Trustees

Joins Other Appointees to Boards of Trustees at University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced several appointments to the boards of two of Illinois’ top universities. Among today’s appointees is former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, whose work prosecuting governmental corruption has protected[Read More…]

Former Minister Pleads Guilty in North Carolina to Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Haiti

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2013. A former minister pleaded guilty today in North Carolina to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in Haiti, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Anne M. Tompkins and Brock D. Nicholson, Special[Read More…]

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