Governor and GOP Leaders proposed stopgap budget ensures important public works projects continue SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Randy Blankenhorn and Capital Development Board (CDB) Executive Director Jodi Golden today discussed the importance of passing the GOP Leaders’ fully-funded stopgap budget[Read More…]
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ISIL-Linked Hacker Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkemaof the Eastern District of Virginia to providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and accessing a protected[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. President Obama believes in the need to transition to a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable 21st century power grid. Under his leadership, transformations in how we produce and consume electricity are decreasing carbon pollution, scaling up renewable energy, and generating savings on consumers’ energy bills. Since[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. The President met today with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President accepted the Dalai Lama’s condolences for the shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12 and commended the Dalai Lama for his efforts to promote compassion, empathy, and respect for others. The President and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 15, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016 – 1:14 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for keeping you waiting today. I don’t have any comments at the top, so we can go straight to your questions. Q I wanted to start with the meeting with the Dalai Lama. If[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Dean’s List
MADISON, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The U-W Madison’s School of Business has named Stephanie Lee, from Park Forest Illinois, to the Dean’s List. Students who achieve at a high[Read More…]
Mars Chocolate North America Issues Allergy Alert for Select Varieties of Combos For Potential Undeclared Peanut Residue
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016. Today, Mars Chocolate North America announced a voluntary recall of certain varieties and limited dates of production of COMBOS® Cheddar Cheese Pretzel, COMBOS® Cheddar Cheese Cracker, COMBOS® Pizzeria Pretzel, COMBOS® Sweet and Salt Caramel Pretzel, COMBOS® Pepperoni Cracker, COMBOS® Buffalo Pretzel. While those who have[Read More…]
Chinese National Charged for Stealing Source Code from Former Employer with Intent to Benefit Chinese Government
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016. Xu Jiaqiang, 30, was charged in a six-count superseding indictment with economic espionage and theft of trade secrets, in connection with Xu’s theft of proprietary source code from his former employer, with the intent to benefit the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s[Read More…]
CEO of International Metallurgical Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Specialty Metals to Iran
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016. Erdal Kuyumcu, 44, the CEO of Global Metallurgy LLC, a company based in Woodside, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, in connection with the export of specialty metals from the United States to Iran. The[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at United States of Women Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016 – 2:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Can you please give it up again for Mikaila? (Applause.) What an amazing young lady. I will be back on the job market in seven months, so I hope she is hiring. (Laughter.) I was just told[Read More…]
