During School-wide Rally to Celebrate the Team’s Victory, Students Surprise Mayor Emanuel By Singing Happy Birthday Mayor Emanuel Congratulates the Mount Carmel Caravan Football Team on Winning their Eleventh Class 8A Championship (Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka, City of Chicago) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Mayor Emanuel joined student athletes, coaches, teachers and[Read More…]
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2013 Scholarship Applications Available Online January 1
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2013 CFL SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 1, 2013 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. The Chicago Federation of Labor will again offer five (5) academic-based scholarships and five (5) random-drawing scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to students graduating from a Chicago or suburban high school in 2013. To[Read More…]
Labor Federations Call on Governor Quinn to End Attack on Bargaining Rights
Leaders of the state’s two largest labor federations stand up for members of AFSCME in their contract fight CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan and Chicago Federation of Labor President Jorge Ramirez called on Governor Pat Quinn yesterday to reverse his decision to terminate the union contract that[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin: Army Corps Will Expedite Process To Demolish Rock Pinnacles
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. After a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers will expedite the demolition of rock pinnacles that will help keep[Read More…]
5 Ways the Defense of Marriage Act Harms Same-Sex Couples and Their Children
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court will meet today to decide whether they will grant or deny review to a set of cases that challenge the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Should the Court oblige, the hearing would pose the most serious challenge to the law’s constitutionality since[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Volunteers with Hometown Awards
30th Annual Ceremony Recognizes Community Volunteers; F.R.E.S.H. Teaching Garden Takes Governor’s Cup SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. The 30th annual Governor’s Hometown Awards were given to 30 outstanding volunteer groups from across the state during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion in Springfield today. The awards recognize volunteers for their work in[Read More…]
PROTEST on November 30 for 34 Arrested at ICE Raid at Chicago Palette Service – 101 W Congress 10:45am
Fri 11/30: Families Protest at Homeland Security HQ after ICE Raid at Chicago Palette Service; Up to 34 Arrested and Held CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. When: Friday November 30, 2012 at 10:45am Where: Homeland Security Headquarter, 101 W.[Read More…]
Grassroots Groups to Durbin: Tax the Rich & Wall Street, Hands Off Vital Safety Net Programs
Community residents say cuts to New Deal era and domestic programs will plunge economy back into full-blown recession, serve as death sentence for seniors, disabled. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Local grassroots organizations will feed the hungry in soup and bread lines at noon on December 3-6, culminating in the erection of[Read More…]
1099G Tax Form Available Electronically
Speeds Tax Preparation, Saves Money, Environmentally Friendly CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Individuals who collected unemployment insurance in 2012 can take control of their tax preparation and request the 1099G form electronically, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) said today. Accessing the form electronically speeds tax preparation, reduces cost for the[Read More…]
College Illinois! ® Prepaid Tuition: A Better Holiday Gift than the LeapFrog®
Illinois parents, grandparents encouraged to invest in tuition savings plans this holiday season before 2013 rate increase CHICAGO, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. The LeapFrog® might be the hot stocking stuffer, but savvy Illinois parents and grandparents are picking up a something much more valuable for their kids and grandkids this holiday[Read More…]
