University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University is hosting a thrilling and funny celebration of the Alfred Hitchcock film, "The 39 Steps." Key to the festivities is the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit play, "Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps," at The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University for one night[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Marian Catholic Captures First Place in Mock Trial Competition
Marian Catholic Mock Trial Team Members are, seated, Gabriela Valedon of Flossmoor, Gabrielle Young of Hazel Crest, Daryl Pugh of Matteson, Julian Chavolla of Sauk Village, Steven Jackson of Richton Park, and Mary Helen “Melen” Skurka of Lowell, Ind. Standing is Dr. Shirley Morris, Vice Principal of Academics, Trevor Woolfolk[Read More…]
Learn To Make A Plaster Cast With ME4E
Learn to make a plaster cast. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Find out who has been visiting your home by the signs they leave behind. Make a plaster cast of a wild neighbor’s track and play a unique bingo game while it dries. We will take a hike into the[Read More…]
State Reminds IL Consumers to Check Flood Insurance Before Heavy Spring Rains
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. The Illinois Department of Insurance is reminding homeowners and renters to prepare for the possibility of spring floods by checking existing homeowner and renter policy coverage and determining whether to add flood insurance. “Heavy spring rain could lead to a very wet spring season in the most[Read More…]
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On Earthquake and Tsunami Devastation in Japan
CHICAGO – March 11, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement regarding the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. “We live in a global community, and the devastating events taking place half a world away in Japan impact us all. The thoughts and prayers of Illinois are with[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Japan Earthquake Update (2210 CET)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 March 2011. Japanese authorities have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) that officials are working to restore power to the cooling systems of the Unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Mobile electricity supplies have arrived at the site.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, March 11, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Eric S. Trueblood, 27, of Alameda, Calif., died March 10 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Warns Donors to be Wary of Scams Tied to Relief Efforts for Japan
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois residents who plan to donate to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts underway in Japan to be on the lookout for fundraising scams by con artists seeking to exploit the natural disaster for their personal profit. “Unfortunately, it’s common to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing on Earthquake in Japan
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011 – Via teleconference MR. TONER: Thank you and good morning, and thank you all for joining us. Obviously, we’re all seized with the natural disaster that’s unfolding in Japan, both the earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Japan earlier today and the subsequent tsunami[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2011 – 2:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello, everybody! Hello, Blackhawks fans! (Applause.) Now, we have hosted a lot of teams at the White House over the last two years, but this one is a little sweeter. It’s pretty special. That’s because it is the[Read More…]
