CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois collected $78.1 million in fiscal year (FY) 2013, Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced today. These collections included more than $31.8 million in criminal debts, more than $31.8 million in[Read More…]
Day: January 9, 2014
Study: Alcohol, Not Cannabis, Associated With Intimate Partner Violence
Knoxville, TN–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Men’s consumption of alcohol, but not cannabis, is associated with intimate partner violence, according to survey data published this month in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at the University of Tennessee and Florida State assessed whether alcohol intoxication and/or cannabis use by college-age men in a[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin React To Denial Of Federal Public Assistance For Southern And Central Illinois Counties
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (R-Ill.) today expressed disappointment after receiving word that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied the State of Illinois’ request for Public Assistance to help nine Illinois counties recover from the deadly tornadoes that struck the state on[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Highlights Everglades Restoration as Part of Administration’s Commitment to Landscape-Level Conservation
OKEECHOBEE, FL–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s sustained commitment to restoring and protecting the Everglades, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today met with ranchers and private landowners in the Kissimmee River Valley to discuss next steps for the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area.[Read More…]
Seeking Justice: At Least 40,323 People Convicted with Evidence in Question Because of Admitted Fraud
ACLU of Massachusetts and the ACLU file petition for due process BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the national ACLU, together with Foley Hoag LLP, have petitioned the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court—that state’s highest court—to bring justice to tens of thousands of people[Read More…]
Illinois Named Five-Star State by MADD for Efforts to Keep Drunk Drivers Off of Roads
Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Report Released Today SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider today announced that Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has given Illinois its highest rating for drunk-driving prevention, as it named Illinois a five-star state for drunk driving prevention in its 2014 Campaign to[Read More…]
Temporary Change to Hours and Access For Select Southern Illinois Veterans’ Service Offices
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Over the coming weeks Veterans and family members in and around Southern Illinois may experience challenges in meeting in person with a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) due to a medical absence. The Veteran Service Officer (VSO) for the Saline County office in Harrisburg will be unavailable duty[Read More…]
Governor Quinn: State Will Appeal Federal Denial of Aid for Tornado-Impacted Local Governments
FEMA Aid Would Have Helped Nine Counties Recover Expenses Following Deadly November Storms CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Hours after FEMA denied the state’s request for federal assistance to help local governments in nine counties recover expenses related to the deadly storms on Nov. 17, Governor Pat Quinn today announced the state[Read More…]
Completion of First Guantanamo Periodic Review Board
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the results of the first review conducted under Executive Order 13567 by the periodic review board (PRB) for Guantanamo detainee Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid. By consensus, the PRB members found that continued law of war detention is no[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, January 9, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing UAE Shezanne Cassim / Other Detainees National Security Law / Freedom of Expression IRAN Talks in Geneva / Under Secretary Sherman Meetings CHINA Hainan Province Fisheries Law JAPAN Emergency Hotline with China AFGHANISTAN Detainee Release BSA IRAQ US Engagement DPRK US-South Korea[Read More…]
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