Madeline and the Bad Hat is coming to Freedom Hall. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, one of the nation’s preeminent producers of professional theatre for young and family audiences, is delighted to bring the national touring musical of Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline and the Bad Hat to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governors State Hosts Business and Public Administration Grad Programs Open House
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a graduate programs open house on Saturday, February 26, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Faculty, advisors, administrators, and current students will be on hand to discuss master’s degree programs in accounting, business administration (MBA),[Read More…]
GSU Workshop Targets Eating Disorders
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Governors State University will host an informative workshop on eating disorders on Thursday, February 24, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room B1241. The workshop will include explanations of the causes, effects, and treatments of eating disorders, and an[Read More…]
Indianapolis Woman Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)-Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Flora Jones, 52, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 13 months in prison February 4 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following her guilty plea to health care fraud. This case was the result of a six-month investigation by the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Egypt’s ‘Key Role’ in Middle East Peace Must Be Preserved in Any Transition – Secretary General Ban
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2011 – Egypt under President Hosni Mubarak has played a key role in seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians and this role must be preserved in any transition stemming from the current mass protests, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. “The President himself, Mubarak himself, has been[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Patrol Site of Deadly Military Clash
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2011 – United Nations peacekeepers have positioned armoured personnel carriers and are patrolling an area in Sudan where units made up of Northern and Southern Sudanese troops clashed last week, killing 54 soldiers and wounding 85 others. “The United Nations urges the parties to remain calm and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, February 8, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011 – 12:47 P.M. EST. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. GIBBS: Let me — I do have one quick scheduling announcement. Tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 p.m., the President will host Speaker Boehner,[Read More…]
Illinois and Missouri Delegation Members Press VA on Quality Control at John Cochran VAMC
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. After learning that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) suspended all surgeries at the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) joined members of the Illinois and Missouri Congressional[Read More…]
Citizen Honored for Aiding Fallen Pedestrian
(left to right) Lee Irvin, Manager of the Tennis & Health Club, Lionel Thomas, Sr., Katrina Banks, Jaishaun Thomas (son) and John Joyce. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Kankakee resident Lionel Thomas, Sr., was presented with a commendation at Monday night’s meeting of the Village Board. Mr. Thomas stopped to[Read More…]
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman, Feb. 8, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Vice President Biden spoke today to Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman to reiterate the United States’ support for an orderly transition in Egypt that is prompt, meaningful, peaceful, and legitimate. Vice President Biden urged that the transition produce immediate, irreversible progress that responds to the aspirations[Read More…]
