Creating or Preserving Approximately 350 jobs; An additional $350K in loans expected to be facilitated by December 1st CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) announced the latest progress update for the Chicago Microlending Institute (CMI), launched by the City[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin: Swipe Fee Ruling a Victory for Consumers, Small Businesses
Ruling Sets Stage For Review of Fed Rules, Lower Swipe Fees Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. threw out the Federal Reserve’s regulations governing swipe fees, saying the Fed disregarded congressional intent and[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Amendment Confronts Reverse Mortgages
Senate Banking Committee Moves Amendment in FHA Reform WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee’s approval of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) solvency legislation that includes his amendment to protect seniors who take out reverse mortgage loans. The amendment,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $54.8 Million Investment in Chicago Area Colleges and Universities
Includes Nearly $4.8 Million to Columbia College Chicago for Major Campus Improvements; Grants to Create Thousands of Local Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced $54.8 million in grants to colleges and universities in the Chicago area, including nearly $4.8 million for major improvements at Columbia College, the[Read More…]
Concert Time Changed For Grandstand Show At Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. The Illinois State Fair has announced that the start time of the Styx and REO Speedwagon with Head East concert on Saturday, Aug. 10 has changed. Due to the expected duration of the show, the start time is being moved up an hour to 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Youth Rally at Cook County Board Meeting to Remember Youth Killed this Summer and Demand Youth Investment
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013–Youth activists and allies from the Audy Home Campaign will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday before the Cook County Board Meeting to remember friends lost to violence this summer and demand that Cook County invest in alternatives to juvenile detention. Dressed as prisoners: youth and[Read More…]
Chicagoans to Respond to ‘Trial of the Century,’ Bradley Manning Verdict & Sentencing Today at Federal Plaza
While rejecting ridiculous “Aiding the Enemy” charge, with other charges, court escalates Obama administration’s war on civil liberties and public’s right to know CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013 – At 5 PM today at Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicagoans will join people around the world in expressing their anger at[Read More…]
Ribbon Cutting at Rail Fan Park
(Photo: Brian Gallagher) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For those of you wh were absent at the moment, here’s the ribbon cutting of the Rail Fan Park in Park Forest, July, 27, 2013. Wonderful pic, by Park Forest’s own Brian Gallagher.
Park Forest To Offer Free Metra Commuter Lot Parking in August
Free parking in August at both Village-owned Metra lots. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest will offer free parking in both Village-owned Metra lots at the 211th Street Station as well as the Matteson Station during the month of August. The promotion will save Metra Electric Line[Read More…]
Medicare Drug Premiums Remain Stable Four Years in a Row
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. On the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain stable, at an estimated $31 per[Read More…]
