Governor’s Budget Plan Raises Classroom Investment by $6 Billion Over Five Years—Largest in State History CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today visited Carl von Linné Elementary School in Chicago and discussed his fiscal year 2015 budget proposal and five-year blueprint to raise state investment in the classroom to its[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Communities to Observe National Alcohol Awareness Month
Nearly 50 town hall meetings scheduled statewide to discuss risks of underage drinking SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. In honor of National Alcohol Awareness Month, 47 community organizations across Illinois are hosting town hall meetings in April and May to discuss underage drinking. The town hall meetings, sponsored by the Substance[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Issues Consumer Warning, March 27, 2014
Illegally manufactured Mexican-style cheese causing foodborne illness SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is warning people about the dangers of consuming illegally manufactured cheeses. Health officials are reporting around 100 cases of salmonellosis in 13 counties believed to be linked to consumption of[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Encourages ‘Lights Out’ During 2014 Earth Hour on March 29
Orders State Facilities to Keep Lights Off Across State CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today urged Illinois residents and businesses to participate in Earth Hour 2014 by turning off their lights for one hour on Saturday, March 29. He also ordered “lights out” from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. that[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, March 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel Update PHILIPPINES Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro BURMA Mob Violence in Sittwe / Security of Humanitarian Workers UKRAINE / RUSSIA / REGION UN Charter / Staff-Level Agreement between IMF and Ukraine Russian Troops on Ukrainian[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the 2015 Milan Expo Event
Rome, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Kathleen. Thank you very much and good evening. Buona sera. I’m happy to be here with everybody in this rather modest public housing that our — (laughter) – I keep going around with the President, we keep going to Villa Taverna, Villa[Read More…]
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Delivers Remarks at the Community Relations Service Transgender Law Enforcement Training Launch
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. I am proud to be here to help launch the Community Relations Service’s Transgender Law Enforcement Training, which we will debut in just a few minutes. I want to thank CRS Director Grande Lum for your leadership on this issue, as well as the other community[Read More…]
Houston Man Charged with Threatening to Bomb Synagogues, March 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced today that a federal grand jury in Houston returned a six count indictment charging Dante Phearse, 33, with calling in bomb threats to two Houston synagogues, a[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Sairam Enterprises Inc. for Discriminating Against Disabled Veteran with Service Animal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Sairam Enterprises Inc. LLC alleging that it discriminated against Jeffrey Crockett and his family on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Sairam Enterprises owns and operates the Days[Read More…]
Five Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Union Job for Organized Crime Underboss
Former New York Post Driver Also Charged with Having “No Show” Job Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Five men have been charged in the Eastern District of New York with conspiring to defraud the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union (NMDU) and Hudson News newsstands to obtain a union card and employment[Read More…]
