CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Motorists will soon have a state-of-the-art mobile payment option for parking in metered areas throughout Chicago. The new pay-by-cell program will be introduced as part of a pilot program in a downtown area this spring, and then rolled out throughout the City. “Drivers can stop looking for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Emanuel Orders Pothole Strike Teams to Arterial Streets
All Crews to Fill Potholes on Arterial Streets on Monday and Friday CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today ordered the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to form pothole “strike teams” to work in geographical grids only on arterial streets every Monday and Friday for the next several weeks. “This[Read More…]
Kirk, Alvarez Outline Anti-Sex Trafficking Agenda
Kirk unveils legislation to prohibit sex ads on websites like Backpage.com, which is responsible for more than 70 percent of prostitution advertising in America CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez today highlighted the need for a federal-local partnership to end sex[Read More…]
UN Envoy Stresses Need for Support as Libya Risks Facing ‘Unprecedented Violence’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – International and well-coordinated support is vital to helping Libya through its democratic transition, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, as he described the recent polarization in the country, a dramatic increase in violence, including attacks on the media, as well as difficulties[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Urges Parties to Work for Durable Solution in Ukraine, as Security Council Holds Talks
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – With tensions and mistrust growing in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to help the key actors calm the situation and work toward a durable and fair political solution, ahead of closed-door Security Council consultations on the crisis. “I am[Read More…]
UN Expert Calls for Bridging Gap Between Urban Consumers and Local Food Producers
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–10 March 2014 – Food systems are too focused on maximizing profits and not enough on promoting the human right to adequate food and freedom from hunger, a United Nations independent expert said today, calling for the systems “to be radically and democratically redesigned” by promoting small farmers and cutting[Read More…]
Upcoming Afghan Election is Critical to Future of Country, Success of U.S. Mission
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Today, as Afghans prepare to go to the polls in less than one month, the Center for American Progress released a report at an event featuring Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) on the political, economic, and security transitions under way in Afghanistan as Afghans adapt[Read More…]
French Citizen Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Criminal Investigation into Alleged Bribes Paid to Win Mining Rights in the Republic of Guinea
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. Frederic Cilins, 51, a French citizen, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York to obstructing a federal criminal investigation into whether a mining company paid bribes to win lucrative mining rights in the Republic of Guinea. Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]
Albuquerque Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime Related to Anti-Semitic Threats Against Businesswoman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The Department of Justice announced that this morning John W. Ng, 58, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with a hate crime offense. This charge is related to anti-Semitic threats Ng made against a Jewish woman[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Shut Down Chicago Tax Preparation Business
Co-Owner Allegedly Claims Tax Deductions for Fake Expenses on Customer Returns Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The United States has sued The Tax Helper Corp, a tax preparation business with a store located in Chicago, and seeks to permanently bar the company and its alleged co-owner, Johnnie Pernell Jr., from preparing[Read More…]
