Chicago Wins $1 Million Prize to Build First Citywide Real-Time Analytics Platform, Making Cities Smarter and Better Places to Live CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded the City of Chicago $1 million for its innovative idea to build the first citywide real-time predictive analytics platform. The award is through the[Read More…]
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Windy City Hoops Basketball Nears Fundraising Goal and Has Enough Resources to Begin Play in Two Weeks
$377,000 Collected to Date Thanks to Large Contributions by Sammons Financial Group and the Gardner Family Foundation and $37,000 in Small Donations; Special $25,000 Match Campaign Announced as Final Push Begun Toward Goal CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2013. Today Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly, and the Chicago Parks[Read More…]
Durbin Meets with Illinois Soybean Association to Discuss Agricultural Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday met with members of the Illinois Soybean Association to discuss Mississippi River navigation the prospects for a new Farm Bill this year and other agricultural priorities. “Illinois’ soybean farmers are a critical part of our state’s economy,” said Durbin. “Last[Read More…]
Sarah Abbott, Rich East High School Business Professionals of America State Champ
Sarah Abbott, Rich East sophomore and Illinois Business Professionals of America state champion in Keyboarding Production. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East sophomore Sarah Abbott last weekend won the Illinois Business Professionals of America State Championship in Keyboarding Production at the BPA State Meet in Oak Brook. In doing[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel City Officials and More Than 140 Leading Community and Civic Organizations Launch First-Ever Citywide Summer Learning Initiative
Children To Earn Digital “Badges” For Completing Learning Activities Across the City CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Mayor Emanuel, City officials and leaders from Chicago’s community and civic organizations today stood together in support of keeping Chicago’s children safe and engaged this summer through the administration’s Summer of Learning initiative, the largest[Read More…]
State Reps. Cross, Durkin, Reboletti Introduce Legislation to Protect Our Children
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. State Representative Jim Durkin and a group of House Republican legislators today introduced new legislation to help keep our children and our communities safe from violence. Durkin (R-Western Springs) said the measures in the “Protect Our Children” initiative target the greatest threats to our children’s safety –[Read More…]
Statement of the Most Rev. R Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Joliet Re: Announcement of a Settlement Involving a Sex Abuse Case
Joliet, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2013. I came to the Diocese of Joliet 19 months ago with the same excitement and optimism that any pastor has when he accepts the care of a new flock. Unfortunately the dark cloud of the history of child abuse in this diocese has imposed itself almost[Read More…]
Representative Schakowsky: The Republican Budget – March Madness
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican Budget: “Despite a clear rejection of Republican budget priorities in the last election, today, the Republican party doubled-down as Rep. Paul Ryan released a budget that is virtually the same destructive one we’ve[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Launches Women-Owned Business Initiative to Support Economic Growth
Illinois’ First Women Business Owners Symposium on March 29 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 12, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn announced today that the state of Illinois is launching a new initiative to support the growth of women-owned businesses as a driving force in the Illinois economy. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will[Read More…]
Morgan Brown, Southland College Prep Junior, Takes First Place in Prestigious Chicago August Wilson Monologue Competition
Morgan Brown ( l.) Cheryl Frazier, Director of Speech and Theatre, Southland College Prep Charter High School. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Updated at 3:20 p.m. March 12 Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Morgan Brown, a Southland College Prep Charter High School junior from Matteson, Illinois, took first place in the Chicago finals of the[Read More…]
