Rauner opposes tax surcharge on millionaires, wants $1 million tax break for himself Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner continued to push for new sales taxes in a meeting today with the editorial board of the State Journal Register, but he was silent on his opposition[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
HHS Secretary Announces $840 Million Initiative to Improve Patient Care and Lower Costs
New initiative will support networks that help doctors access information and improve health outcomes Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced an initiative that will fund successful applicants who work directly with medical providers to rethink and redesign their practices, moving from systems[Read More…]
Memorial Service for Artist Maureen O’Toole to be Held on November 2
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. Maureen O’Toole was a long-time artist in the southern suburbs, well known and well loved. She died this past summer after waging a ferocious battle with cancer. Tall Grass Arts Association invites you to join in community with her family and friends at the Tall Grass[Read More…]
Update: New York City and CDC Report Positive Tests for Ebola in Volunteer International Aid Worker, Oct. 24, 2014
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. A hospitalized medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea, one of the three West African nations experiencing an Ebola epidemic, and since returned to the United States has tested positive for Ebola according to the New York City Health Department laboratory, which is part of the[Read More…]
Watch: Man to President Obama: ‘Don’t touch my girlfriend.’
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From NBC 5 Chicago: While taking part in Early Voting in Chicago on Monday, President Barack Obama was interrupted at his electronic polling station by a man with a lighthearted word-of-caution. "Mr. President, don’t touch my girlfriend," the man, later identified as Mike, quipped as he crossed the[Read More…]
Federal District Court Judge To Hear Testimony Questioning Marijuana’s Schedule I Status
Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. Testimony regarding the constitutionality of the federal statute designating marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance will be taken on Monday, October 27 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the case of United States v. Pickard, et. al.,[Read More…]
At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support services they did not need, as well as software that was otherwise available for free.[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Band Wins 35th State Championship
The Marian Catholic Band performs at ISU. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Band took home their 35th State Championship on Saturday, October 11, in Hancock Stadium at Illinois State University and then followed up with a 1st place finish at the Lincoln-Way Invitational on October 18th. The[Read More…]
Illinois Lawyer And Internet Radio Talk Show Host Convicted In $9.7 Million Mortgage Fraud Schemes
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014. An Illinois lawyer and Internet radio talk show host was convicted today on federal charges for engaging in two mortgage fraud schemes that defrauded lenders of a total of approximately $9.7 million. The defendant, WARREN BALLENTINE, schemed with others to obtain more than two dozen fraudulent[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Blackwater Guilty Verdict
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. On Wednesday a federal jury returned guilty verdicts for four former Blackwater security guards charged in the September 16, 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad. The defendants were charged with the deaths of 14 Iraqis and the wounding of 17 others at Baghdad’s[Read More…]
