Following Decision to Locate Global Headquarters in Chicago Last Year Innovative Bank is Growing to 300 Employees CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Emanuel joined iam bank founder and CEO Lee Travers today to announce the company is expanding its Chicago headquarters to 300 employees. The move follows the[Read More…]
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Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense has announced the death of , 36, of Austin, Texas, a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Dunbar, died March 30 in Manbij, Syria as a result of injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 15
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Park Forest Hall of Fame will hold an Awards Ceremony and Reception honoring the 2018 Park Forest Hall of Fame Inductees. The event will take place on Sunday, April 15 at 3 P.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard. The 2018[Read More…]
Chicago Ordinance Introduced Requiring Financial Institutions That Do Business with the City Adopt a Safe Guns Policy
Ordinance Follows City of Chicago’s Efforts to Enact Common-Sense Gun Safety Reforms, and Citigroup’s Announcement to Implement Strict Requirements on Gun Sales CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chairman Edward M. Burke introduced an ordinance that would make financial institutions ineligible to do business with the[Read More…]
Park Forest’s ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ Begins on April 1
Three chances to win $100 water bill credit Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Park Forest Economic Development and Planning Department will begin its ‘Water Bill Buck Buster’ contest on April 1. Spend $150 or more each quarter at local Park Forest businesses and you can enter a[Read More…]
New 400 Theaters to Host Free ‘Final Four’ Watch Party on Three of Its Big Screens on March 31
Ramblers’ success unifies Rogers Park CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Unless you’ve just returned from a part of the world with no Internet access and cable TV, you know that the Chicago’s 49th Ward home team, the Loyola Ramblers Men’s Basketball team, stunned and thrilled sports fans everywhere by advancing[Read More…]
Chicago Enters Historic $8.5 Billion Agreement to Transform Chicago O’Hare International Airport
City and airlines execute agreement to grow O’Hare’s terminals, creating tens of thousands of new jobs and steady long-term economic growth for the City and its residents CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Mayor Rahm Emanuel has joined airline and City officials yesterday at a signing ceremony to execute the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Other States Asking Congress to Improve Illinois’ Ability to Combat Abuse & Neglect of Medicaid Patients
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 49 other state and territory Attorneys Generals sending a letter to U.S. Representatives Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., in support of their legislation, H.R. 3891. This proposed legislation would expand the authority of Medicaid Fraud Control Units[Read More…]
Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen Issues Allergen Alert on Undeclared Seafood in Certain Salad Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen Inc. of Albert Lea, MN is issuing a voluntary recall of certain salads as they may contain undeclared traces of imitation crab meat. People who have allergies to fish or[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Cook County jury found that Derrick Patterson 52, a registered sex offender, is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). Cook County Circuit Court Judge William Gamboney ordered Patterson to remain in the custody of the Illinois Department[Read More…]
