CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Illinois added +4,800 jobs in October and the unemployment rate held at 8.8 percent for the second consecutive month, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The data is seasonally adjusted. One year[Read More…]
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Chicago Bulls To Build New Practice Facility Next to United Center
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Welcomes the Chicago Bulls to a City of Chicago Practice Facility as West Side Continues Economic Growth and Advancement CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. The Chicago Bulls will build their new basketball practice facility on a site next to the United Center, the team announced today, releasing a preliminary[Read More…]
Representative Schakowsky Statement on Gaza Rocket Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012 – Yesterday, Rep. Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in response to reports of the serious situation developing in Gaza and southern Israel: “I strongly condemn Hamas’s decision to escalate violence by launching a barrage of rockets against civilian centers in southern Israel. I stand with[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, November 16, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Lame Duck Agenda Threatens Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid With the election over, all eyes are focused on the lame-duck session of Congress and the battle to come to a budget agreement to avert the fiscal cliff, a combination of automatic tax increases and massive budget[Read More…]
Madigan, 37 Attorneys General Reach $90 Million Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline Over Diabetes Drug Avandia
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a $90 million settlement with pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline reached with 37 of her counterparts over allegations that the company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia. Illinois will receive more than $5 million under the settlement. In filing a joint complaint and[Read More…]
Agreement Filed by Madigan, Glasgow Requires ExxonMobil Investigate and Correct Cause of Refinery Incident
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow filed an agreed order yesterday that requires ExxonMobil Oil Corp. to investigate the cause of the burst of oil mist at the company’s refinery in Channahon Township on Oct. 19, and take specific actions to ensure[Read More…]
Illinois Employment Security Closed Thanksgiving and Friday
Claimants Should Certify; Services Available on Internet Banking Holiday Might Delay Payments CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) service centers will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday,[Read More…]
Free Jeremy Hammond, NATO 5 Solidarity Rally to be Held at Cook County Jail on Monday, November 19
Rally and Court Date Mark 6-month Anniversary of NATO Raids and Arrests Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 16, 2012. Activists from Occupy Chicago, Anarchist Black Cross, and the Free Jeremy Hammond Support Network will rally in front of Cook County Jail (26th and California) on Monday, November 19th, at 9am, to protest charges against[Read More…]
Representative Gutierrez Introduces GOP to Latinos, Again
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) spoke on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this morning (at approximately 10 am ET) in an effort to introduce the Republican Party to America’s Latinos. His somewhat tongue in cheek “introduction” was a call for Republicans to join[Read More…]
Chicago City Council Approves Mayor Emanuel’s 2013 Budget that Provides Key Investments for Children, Public Safety and Neighborhoods
Tough, Smart Choices for Second Year in a Row Made Additional Investments Possible without New Taxes, Fines or Fees CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. The City Council today overwhelmingly approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2013 City of Chicago budget by a vote of 46 to 3. The $8.3 billion budget balances the City’s[Read More…]
