Etel Billig. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Visitation for Etel will be held on Monday, April 2, from 2 to 8 PM at Lain-Sullivan.The Funeral will be held on Tuesday, April 3 beginning at 11 AM, also at Lain Sullivan. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2012. Illinois Theatre Center (ITC) co-founder and Artistic Director[Read More…]
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Durbin Chairs Hearing on Treasury Department Budget
Senator questions Treasury Secretary on impact of the foreclosure crisis and growing student loan debt on economic recovery WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired a hearing today to review the FY2013 budget request for the Department of the Treasury and to discuss the impact[Read More…]
Firefighters Heat Things Up At Sertoma Centre’s BIG Event
Limited spots remain for firehouse chefs to compete Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2012. Firehouse chefs will be heating things up at Sertoma Centre’s BIG Event featuring the firehouse cook-off on Saturday, April 28 at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park. Firehouse chefs from across the Chicagoland area compete for the right[Read More…]
Dr. Blondean Davis Named ‘Outstanding Woman in Education’
Richton Park—(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012– Matteson District 162 Superintendent, Dr. Blondean Davis, who doubles as volunteer CEO of Southland College Prep Charter High School, is on her own personal run of “March Madness.” This month, she’s served as Honorary Chairperson for a United Negro College Fund benefit, a group she’s[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Markey: Now Is Time to Close Loophole That Allows Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics
Lawmakers introduced Safe Cosmetics Act to protect consumers from harmful ingredients in personal care products, gives FDA ability to order recalls of dangerous products WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-authors of H.R. 2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, released the following[Read More…]
Jackson Supports Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget
Urges Lawmakers & Public To Support “Budget For All” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL-2) today strongly endorsed the newly released Congressional Progressive Caucus’s (CPC) “Budget for All,” calling it “the right way forward for working families and the most innovative proposal to put the country[Read More…]
7 Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Latinos
What They Have at Stake as the Supreme Court Debates the Law Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. As the Supreme Court holds hearings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act this week, it is worth noting the ways Obamacare is improving the lives of Latinos. Given that Latinos are more[Read More…]
Durbin Asks State Department to Update US-Mexico Extradition Treaty
Senator asks for renegotiation of two provisions to help bring more international fugitives to justice in the United States WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked the State Department to work with its Mexican counterpart to modify[Read More…]
Simon-supported Math Bill Approved by Senate Committee
Statewide curriculum aims to increase college completion SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2012. Illinois middle and high schools could use a state recommended math curriculum come 2013, if a bill that passed a state Senate committee today with Lt. Governor Sheila Simon’s support is adopted. SB 3244, sponsored by Sen. Michael Frerichs (D-Champaign),[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on LGBT Health Awareness Week 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012. LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to highlight the progress our country is making to address the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially through implementation of the health care law, the Affordable Care Act. Studies have shown that[Read More…]
