Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On February 28, the U.S. House passed the Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that includes important protections for LGBT people. Last May the House passed their own non-LGBT inclusive version in a highly partisan vote but that bill died at the end of the[Read More…]
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Leading U.S. Companies to Supreme Court: End Marriage Discrimination
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- More than 300 leading American companies and employers have joined “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in either one or both landmark marriage equality cases. One brief—to be filed in the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, Hollingsworth v. Perry—is signed by companies including Apple, Facebook,[Read More…]
GOP Brief Filed in Prop. 8 Case
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- As the New York Times reported February 25, a number of prominent Republicans have signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v. Perry supporting the freedom for gay and lesbian couples to marry. The following is a statement by Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights[Read More…]
Spartans (33-1) Win 4A State Women’s Basketball Title on Bradley’s Buzzer-beater
Spartan Megan Walsh prepares to rebound during Saturday’s Class 4A title game against Rolling Meadows at ISU. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Normal, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The third time was the charm. With three shots at the basket in the final 10 seconds, Kauai Bradley banked in the third attempt as the buzzer sounded on[Read More…]
Sequestration Impact on Illinois: Impact of March 1st Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called the sequester—will take effect that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, and cut vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. There is no question that we[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Sequester Poses Imminent Threat to Bio-Medical Research in Illinois
Senator Urges Bipartisan Action to Replace Automatic Cuts with Balanced Deficit Reduction CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Illinois’ leading research universities and hospitals stand to lose nearly $40 million in funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH) as a result of the sequestration budget cuts that take hold today, U.S.[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, March 1, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Sequester Cuts Will Be Harmful to Seniors On Thursday, the U.S. Senate blocked a plan to avert the sequester without harming Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. As a result, the cuts imposed by sequestration will be in place as of today and will be gradually implemented.[Read More…]
Autopsy of Poisoned Lottery Winner Yields No Clues to How the Toxin Entered His Body
Advanced decay of tissue and short biological half-life of cyanide cited as factors Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The post-exhumation autopsy of cyanide poisoning victim Urooj Khan could not confirm how the toxin entered his body, according to Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cina. “Cyanide has a short half-life and may be[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Investments to Continue Developing Millennium Reserve
More Than $6 Million in State and Local Partnership Investments to Help Create the Largest Open Space Project in the Country CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today took another major step towards revitalizing Chicago’s Calumet region by announcing $6.8 in state and local investments to continue developing the Millennium[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Urges Working Families to Take Advantage of Free Tax Preparation
Nearly 30 sites offering free tax services across Chicago, suburbs SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013. As the tax season gets into full swing, Governor Pat Quinn, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) are urging eligible Illinois families to take advantage of tax preparation[Read More…]
