CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Each year hundreds of Prairie State College (PSC) students turn to the PSC Foundation for assistance paying for tuition, fees, and textbooks. To provide financial assistance for current and future PSC students, the PSC Foundation is hosting its annual scholarship fundraiser from 5:30 to 11 p.m.,[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Prairie State College One Book One Community Main Event Features ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a “One Book One Community” event, featuring a four-person panel of experts discussing various aspects of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7. The discussion is free and[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Border & Borders, PLC for Paying Illegal Real Estate Kickbacks
Company Funneled Kickbacks Through Network of Shell Companies WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a Kentucky law firm, Borders & Borders, PLC, and its principals, for illegally paying kickbacks for real estate settlement referrals through a network of[Read More…]
New Deal Lecture at Roosevelt University to Reflect on State of Labor Movements in America Today
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Since 1992, Roosevelt University’s Center for New Deal Studies has presented lectures or programs reflecting on issues related to the legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal. This year’s event will analyze “The Past, Present and Future of the American Labor Movement.” Free and[Read More…]
Christopher Kennedy to Keynote November 7 Real Estate Gala at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Christopher G. Kennedy, chairman of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, will be the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Real Estate Gala hosted by the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University. The event, which draws over 400 attendees, will be held Nov. 7 at the[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces HUD Grant for Des Plaines
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $278,375 Community Development Block Grant to Des Plaines, Illinois. The grant helps further develop urban communities by creating better living environments and increasing economic opportunities for low-[Read More…]
Kirk, Durbin, Davis, Bustos Provision to Improve Illinois Locks and Dams Passes House of Representatives
Bipartisan Provision In House Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) Could Help Repair & Upgrade Aging Locks & Dams On Mississippi & Illinois Rivers WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Today, Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) announced that a[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces $162 Million for 45 Projects to Protect Atlantic Coast Communities from Future Storms
Interior Bureaus to Work with Local Partners on Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Efforts GALLOWAY, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. In advance of next week’s one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Interior and local officials at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey to[Read More…]
Eight States Commit to 3.3 Million New Zero Emission Cars and Trucks by 2025
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Today the governors of eight states announced an ambitious partnership to accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. Together, the states will develop fueling infrastructure and EV-ready building codes, purchase electric vehicles for state fleets, and expand incentives and public education programs to dramatically increase number[Read More…]
Nissan Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 – 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, 2013 Infiniti JX35, and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. SUMMARY: Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured April 18, 2012, through September 20, 2013; model year 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles manufactured September 15, 2011, through January 16, 2013; and model year 2014 Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured January 17, 2013, through September[Read More…]
