Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2015. Hi, everybody. Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country – and every night, I read ten of them. They tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes. They’re the Americans I’m[Read More…]
Day: January 17, 2015
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Jan. 16, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any announcements today, so we’ll get right to questions. Bob? Q: Admiral, can you bring us up to date on the training program for Syrian rebels in terms of when those 400 U.S. trainers would[Read More…]
Illinois Firm Recalls Chicken Products, Jan. 17, 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2015. La Guadalupana Wholesale, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,856 pounds of chicken tamales because they were not produced under a fully implemented Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan; a Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) program; and a hazard analysis the[Read More…]
Grateful Dead Original Members To Perform Together Again One Last Time
Grateful Dead Original Members Reunite to Celebrate 50th Anniversary CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the four original members — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir — will reunite at Chicago’s Soldier Field, nearly 20 years to the day of the last[Read More…]
NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Committees Announce Regional, Championship Sites
INDIANAPOLIS –(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Committees have selected Eugene, Oregon (Eugene Country Club) and Sugar Grove, Illinois (Rich Harvest Farms) as the sites for the 2016 and 2017 Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships. In addition, the committees selected 23 other cities[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Spells out Priorities as Budget Ranking Member
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today warned against Republican efforts to cut Social Security and other programs that help working families. In remarks at a Capitol Hill news conference, Sanders warned that benefits for the disabled and their children face a[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Secretary McDonald and Peoples Gas Announce Five-Year Extension of Utility Workers Military Assistance Program
Extension of Seven-Month Classroom and Mentorship Program Will Prepare an Additional 250 Veterans for Careers in the Natural Gas Industry CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, Chancellor Cheryl Hyman of City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), Peoples Gas President John Kleczynski, and Business Manager[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Campaign to Help Small Businesses Avoid Predatory Lending Practices
Mayor to Press State and Federal Agencies to Establish Regulations for Business-to-Business Lenders CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is bolstering the City of Chicago’s support for small businesses with the launch of a new campaign to help business owners avoid predatory lending practices. In recent months, Business-to-Business (B2B) lending[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, DHL and Aeroterm Open $35 Million Dollar DHL Global Forwarding Center at O’Hare International Airport
New Cargo Facility Serves as DHL’s Largest Air Gateway for Exports in the World; New Investments at O’Hare Providing For the Most Usable Square Footage for Cargo Operations of Any Gateway Passenger Airport in North America CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined executives today from DHL Global Forwarding and[Read More…]
Prairie State College Student Receives Full Tuition Scholarship to Carthage College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. The third time is definitely the charm for DaQuawn Bruce and his dream of attending Carthage College. Next month, he is transferring to Carthage from Prairie State College (PSC) to pursue his bachelor’s degree on a full academic scholarship, worth approximately $37,000 per year. According to[Read More…]