NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 27, 2010. The following information is an operations update from the Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Approximately 11,186 personnel are currently responding to protect the shoreline, wildlife and cleanup vital coastlines. Fourteen shoreline cleanup assessment teams are working in Louisiana, Mississippi,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Nearly 500,000 Acres Enrolled in Cooperative Federal Effort to Protect Birds in Spill Zone
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 27, 2010—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced that a coordinated effort with landowners across eight states to protect and feed birds migrating toward the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill zone in the Gulf of Mexico had more than tripled expectations, enrolling more than 470,000 acres. [Read More…]
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Honors Belleville Veteran as October 2010 ‘Veteran of the Month’
BELLEVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2010. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today named Air Force Veteran Howard Bateman of Belleville the October 2010 Veteran of the Month at a ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Belleville. The Illinois “Veteran of the Month” award is a distinction that is given[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Annual Ceremony Honoring Local Military Slated for Nov. 8
SPC. Blake Dodds, U.S. Army, comforts his mother as Deana Williams sings the closing song at Park Forest’s Veterans Day celebration in November, 2007. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Updated November 8, 2010 at 11:15 a.m. with additional program information. Judi Lancaster, Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Villager Manager, announced[Read More…]
Faces of the Fallen
Faces of the Fallen U.S. service members who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Cook County State’s Attorney’s ‘Operation Cookie Jar’ Probe Nabs Former Northwest Suburban Township Official
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2010. The former welfare director of a northwest suburban government township is the latest public official to be charged in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s ongoing crackdown on local public corruption, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced yesterday. Aurea Picasso, 45, formerly of Aurora, has been charged with Theft[Read More…]
GE Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Documents from Saturday’s Financial Update of the Park Forest Village Board
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village Board met Saturday for a Financial Update. Read everything the Village Board reviewed at the meeting here. An informed electorate is the key to a healthy Democracy.
Saturday Night Live’s ‘The Rent is Too Damn High’ Parody (VIDEO)
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- ‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’ party’s Jimmy McMillan, who does a pretty good parody of himself, has now achieved a distinction few in this world will ever know: he has been parodied on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Enjoy the video.
Holiday Madrigal Dinner Slated Dec. 10-11 in Marian Catholic Band Room
Performing at a recent choral concert are four members of the Marian Catholic Madrigal Singers, Adam King, Bernadette Senick, Joe Wlos, and Sarah Santos. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Fine Arts Department will offer its Eighth Annual Holiday Madrigal Dinner on Dec. 10-11 in the Marian Band[Read More…]
