Public-Private Partnership with Business and Education Communities to Focus on STEM Learning and Provide Students with College and Career Readiness BLOOMINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today joined business and education leaders to launch the Illinois Pathways Initiative, an innovative public-private partnership between Illinois’ public education institutions and the business[Read More…]
Local
Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.
Durbin Statement on Major Housing Settlement
Agreement Between Attorneys General, Five Major Banks To Help Underwater Homeowners WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)-February 9, 2012. US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after a group of States Attorneys General – including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan – reached a $25 billion settlement with the nation’s five largest banks[Read More…]
Durbin, Quinn Applaud Nearly $2 Million Federal Investment in Rockford Multi-Modal Station
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today announced that $1.95 million in federal funding has been awarded to the Rockford area for the development and design of a new multi-modal station in Rockford. Today’s funding is in addition to the $3 million[Read More…]
No Child Left Behind, Announces Flexibility in Exchange for Reform for Ten States
Additional States Expected to Request Flexibility in the Coming Weeks WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. President Barack Obama will announce today that ten states that have agreed to implement bold reforms around standards and accountability will receive flexibility from the burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No[Read More…]
Governor Quinn: Illinois Joins Multi-State Settlement with Five National Banks
More than $1 Billion in Mortgage Relief for Illinois Families CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois mortgage regulators have joined with their counterparts across the country to accept the terms of a national settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks. Under the settlement, more than[Read More…]
Durbin and Quinn Announce $100,000 for Fair Housing Assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the Illinois Department of Human Rights will receive $100,000 in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help prevent housing discrimination. The funding was awarded through the[Read More…]
Health Reform to Require Insurers to Use Plain Language in Describing Health Plan Benefits, Coverage
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. People in the market for health insurance will soon have clear, understandable and straightforward information on what health plans will cover, what limitations or conditions will apply, and what they will pay for services thanks to the Affordable Care Act – the health reform law –[Read More…]
Madigan, Federal Government & State Attorneys General Secure $25 Billion Settlement With Nation’s Five Largest Banks
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts in other states and the federal government to announce a $25 billion settlement with the nation’s five largest bank mortgage servicers over allegations of widespread “robo-signing” of foreclosure documents and other fraudulent practices while servicing loans of struggling[Read More…]
Black History Month Art Documentary Film to be Shown at Park Forest Library on February 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2012. The Park Forest Public Library Fine Art Lovers, 400 Lakewood Blvd., will meet on Tuesday evening February 14 at 7 PM to celebrate Black History Month with a special encore presentation of the documentary film on the Harlem Renaissance. This program is free of charge and open to the public. For additional information call 708-748-3731. Source:[Read More…]
Fighting Unemployment Fraud to Help Grow Job
Enhanced Enforcement Will Protect Unemployment Integrity, Punish Fraud, Save Tax Dollars CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2012. Garnishing tax returns of people wrongfully collecting unemployment insurance benefits is among the initiatives to increase tax fairness and reduce operating costs for businesses, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today. The programs are[Read More…]
