The Park Forest Village Board Room. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest Village Trustee April 9 Consolidated Election Unofficial Results Cook County Andrew DiCosmo (Independent) 13.04% 616 Theresa M. Settles (Independent) 14.05% 664 Robert McCray (Independent) 14.01% 662 Darryl L. Jordan (Independent) 6.58% 311 Tiffani Graham (Independent) 13.06% 617 David Atkins III (Independent)[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Robin Kelly Wins in Illinois’ Congressional Second District
Joined by Pendletons, Renews Call for Common Sense Gun Control MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Tonight, Robin Kelly secured victory in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District. Kelly, whose campaign was defined around the cause of gun control, overwhelming won tonight’s election. Joined by Hadiya Pendleton’s parents, Kelly thanked the families and gun control[Read More…]
Members of UK Parliament Call for Precautionary Ban on Neonicotinoids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013. In response to the United Kingdom (UK) blocking attempts to introduce a Europe-wide ban on the world’s most widely used insecticides – neonicotinoids, some members of parliament (MPs) from the environmental audit committee (EAC) chided their government last week for relying on “fundamentally flawed” studies[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 6 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Zabul, Afghanistan with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. They were assigned to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SOUTH SUDAN Attack on United Nations Mission Convoy CUBA Hakken Family Case OFAC Licenses MIDDLE EAST PEACE Secretary Kerry’s Press Availability SYRIA Meeting with Syrian Opposition SYRIA/IRAQ Link between Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Al-Nusrah Front in Syria / Concerns about Extremist Elements[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – 11:52 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome, everyone. Thanks for your patience. I have a couple of quick announcements. As you may have seen already, President Obama is announcing his intent to nominate three members of the National Labor Relations Board — Mark Gaston-Pearce to[Read More…]
Senate Democrats Crack Down on Excessive Interest Rates and Fees
New Legislation Would Cap Interest Rates and Fees for All Consumer Credit Transactions WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), introduced the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act today,[Read More…]
Meeting in Vatican, UN Secretary-General and Pontiff Discuss Ways to Eradicate Poverty
VATICAN–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis today discussed what can be done to accelerate work to reduce poverty and advance economic development during a meeting in the Vatican. “We discussed the need to advance social justice and accelerate work to meet the Millennium Development Goals. This[Read More…]
Statement by Representative Jan Schakowsky on Equal Pay Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Equal Pay Day: “Today is Equal Pay Day but the effects of the gender gap are felt by women and their families every day of the year. On average women still earn only 77 cents for every[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Highlights Historic Progress at Gateway National Recreation Area in Partnership with New York City
Jamaica Bay Greenway Trail, Science Institute, and Technical Education Center Will Help Create a Dynamic Urban Park NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted historic progress on three major projects at Gateway National Recreation Area that will make the park more accessible to New[Read More…]
