CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Four defendants were indicted on federal charges for their alleged roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million in loan proceeds from a suburban bank through the sales of 26 gas stations in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Two defendants, CHARNPAL GHUMAN and AGA[Read More…]
Year: 2013
ENDA Vote Next Week, October 31, 2013
Landmark Gay Rights Bill Authored by Merkley will End LGBT Employment Discrimination Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after it was announced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which Merkley authored, will be heading for a floor vote next week. “We have a chance next[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on Vote in Opposition to Intelligence Committee’s FISA Legislation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on legislation reported today by the Intelligence Committee. “More and more Americans are saying that they refuse to give up their constitutionally guaranteed liberties for the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin to Farm Bill Negotiators: Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Food Assistance for Hard-Working Illinoisans
Nearly 350,000 Illinois seniors and 886,000 children rely on SNAP – numbers that are projected to drop in 2014 as the economy continues to grow WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. On the floor of the Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today said the claims that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Bill to Protect School Children with Allergies Passes United States Senate
Bill now goes to the President for his signature WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) celebrated Senate passage today of their bipartisan legislation to encourage schools across the country to maintain access to critical life-saving medication for children with food and other allergies.[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Bill Improving Access to Credit
Allows for a more thorough, fair evaluation of an individual’s credit worthiness WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced today the introduction of legislation that would allow for a more thorough and fair evaluation of an individual’s credit worthiness. The Credit Access and[Read More…]
Shell to Attempt Arctic Drilling Again in 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Shell Oil announced today that it is laying the groundwork for plans to possibly drill in the Arctic Ocean next year. The plans follow a disastrous drilling attempt by the company in 2012, including the grounding of its Kulluk drillship, more than $1 million in pollution[Read More…]
Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines Recalled by LaRose Industries Due to Risk of Mouth Injury
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: October 31, 2013 Recall number: 14-010 Cra-Z-Art Snoopy sno-cone machine Recall Summary Name of product: Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines Hazard: A brass rivet[Read More…]
Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel on the Bipartisan Framework to Replace Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate Formula
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Today, Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following reaction to the release of the bipartisan Senate-House framework for replacing Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR, mechanism: The bipartisan framework introduced today to replace the flawed and costly Medicare[Read More…]
Champaign County Man Sentenced on Theft Conviction
Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a Champaign man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty late yesterday to stealing assets reserved for his disabled mother’s care. Champaign County Judge Heidi Ladd sentenced Daryl E. Wrona, 47, of Urbana, to the Illinois Department of Corrections[Read More…]
