WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. As President Barack Obama travels to college campuses across the country speaking about the growing student loan debt crisis, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor today to urge Congress to pass legislation preventing student interest rates from doubling for more than 7.4[Read More…]
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Slow Jam The News with Barack Obama: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
When Jimmy talks to the UNC audience about student loans, he decides a slow jam with President Obama and The Roots is appropriate. Comic genius.
Chicago Headline Club Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Mary Mitchell and Mary Ann Bergerson Ahern
Finalists of the New Anne Keegan Award for Reporting on the Little Guy Also Announced Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Headline Club, the largest Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country, today announced the winners of its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern and Chicago[Read More…]
Algonquin Primary Center Honors Volunteers
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Algonquin Primary Center in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 recently honored 33 volunteers for the 307 hours they have given to the school from October through April of this school year. Principal Caletha White also cited top volunteers Kim Simmons, 40 hours, Isola Wilson, 35 hours[Read More…]
Two Governors State Graduates Chosen as Commencement Speakers
Erin Fletcher. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees to more than 2,400 graduates at its Commencement. For the first time, GSU will host two ceremonies on a single day. Two graduating GSU students have been chosen to give Commencement addresses. Erin[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 23, 2012
Mayor John Ostenburg presents Pete McGuire with a resultion acknowledging his induction into the Illinois High School Association Hall of Fame. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2012. Several important fundraising events are happening this weekend in the south suburbs. On Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m., head over to[Read More…]
Transportation Agencies, Law Enforcement and Highway Safety Advocates Launch Embrace the Orange Campaign
Coalition Kicks Off Work Zone Awareness Week in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. As the 2012 construction season gets into full swing, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State Police (ISP), Local Laborers Union, Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association and other highway safety partners today[Read More…]
As Member of Conference Committee, Durbin Vows to Protect Illinois Jobs and Transportation Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that he has been named by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to the joint Senate-House Conference Committee tasked with working out the differences between the Senate (S.1813) version and House (H.R.4348) version of a national transportation funding bill. [Read More…]
City Council Passes Chicago Infrastructure Trust
Innovative Funding Mechanism Will Allow Transformative Infrastructure Projects CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. The Chicago City Council today passed an ordinance to create the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, an innovative way to leverage private investment for transformative infrastructure projects and guide the city’s renewal of these vital and foundational elements in the 21st[Read More…]
Update on Senator Mark Kirk, April 24, 2012
“Senator Kirk remains fully engaged in all aspects of his rehabilitation program. He is mentally sharp, and meets with his staff nearly every day to discuss policy issues and global current events” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. Dr. Richard L. Harvey, Medical Director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) Center[Read More…]
