Winners of the BIG Event 2010 Firefighters Cook-off: (Left to Right) Jim Leibach, Steve Zook (Niles) Mike Wodarczyk (Summit), Karl Graff (Chicago) Benjamin Villa (Chicago) (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Firehouses from the city and suburbs were challenged to “Bring on the Heat” at Sertoma’s Seventh annual BIG Event fundraiser and[Read More…]
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Graduates, Summer Job Seekers Often Targets of Scams That Steal Identities, Trick People Into Illegal Activities
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Many high school and college graduates will be entering the work world as this school year comes to a close. Those that have not yet lined up a job are likely to use Internet resources to pursue job leads. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Chicago and Northern[Read More…]
League of Women Voters Prepares for 26th Annual House Tour
The Settles’ living room. (Photo: LWVPFA) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 26th Park Forest House Tour, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area and the Village of Park Forest will be held Sunday, June 6th from noon until 5p.m. Four homes will be featured with the[Read More…]
Gates Can Accept ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Amendment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates can accept a proposed congressional amendment overturning the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military, but would prefer that lawmakers wait until a Defense Department review to assess its full impact is completed, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Proclaims May 25 Missing Children’s Day in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn, along with the Illinois State Police and Department of Children and Family Services, joined families throughout Illinois in observing May 25 as Missing Children’s Day in Illinois. The day provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress Illinois has made in safeguarding children and[Read More…]
Military Leaders Tell Congress Time Has Come To Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. On Monday, Congressman Patrick Murphy touted a strongly worded open letter in which a dozen retired military leaders told Congress and the White House that the time has come to overturn the “discriminatory and misguided” policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The signers of the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Encourages Residents to Support Illinois Military Family Relief Fund
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today called on Illinois residents to donate to the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. To date, the fund has distributed more than $11 million to Illinois military families to assist with the financial burden at home when a loved one is deployed overseas. “I[Read More…]
U.S. DOT Targets 45 Million Americans Still Not Buckling Up
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced that while seat belt use is at a record high 84 percent nationwide, 45 million Americans are still not buckling up when riding in motor vehicles. In an effort to increase belt use and save lives, the Secretary[Read More…]
IDVA Hosts “Helping Our Hometown Heroes” Veterans Benefits Fair in Des Plaines
DES PLAINES–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted Helping Our Hometown Heroes benefits fair for veterans today at the Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines to assist veterans with accessing benefits information from federal, state and local agencies and organizations. “Helping Our Hometown Heroes give veterans[Read More…]
Malawi: UN Rights Chief Sounds Alarm on Sentencing of Gay Couple
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 May 2010 – The sentencing of a gay couple in Malawi to 14 years in prison is “blatantly discriminatory,” the top United Nations human rights official said today, voicing concern over the precedent that this could set in the region. “I am shocked and dismayed by the sentence[Read More…]
