St. Paul the Apostle in Joliet. (ChicagoCatholicNews.com) Joliet, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 55-year-old woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the Diocese of Joliet alleging the Roman Catholic school she worked at for approximately 30 years fired her because of her age. Roxann Berkes, a former teacher at St. Paul the Apostle[Read More…]
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New Affordable Care Act Demonstration to Provide Care at Home for Medicare Patients
Health care reform law demonstration to improve care, lower costs for seniors and people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2011. Up to 10,000 Medicare patients with chronic conditions will now be able to get most of the care they need at home under a new demonstration announced today by the[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Floor Statement on Republican Opposition to Payroll Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today on the House floor, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) made the following statement in response to House Repulican opposition to H.R. 3630 – Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011: “I thank you gentlemen for yielding. Don’t blame Congress for not working together. [Read More…]
House Members Send Letter to FHFA Voicing Opposition to Lawsuit Against City of Chicago
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 15 House colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) Acting Director Edward DeMarco calling on the agency to end legal obstructionism against states and localities with ordinances designed to protect communities from damage caused by abandoned properties.[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces More Than $17 Million Capital Funding for College of Lake County
New Science Classroom Building for Grayslake Campus Will Create More Than 120 Construction Jobs, Prepare Students for 21st Century Careers GRAYSLAKE–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced more than $17 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding for construction of a new science building and renovation of existing science[Read More…]
Occupy My Heart: A Revolutionary Christmas Carol Theatre of the 99%, for the 99%, by the 99%
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 20, 2011. Based upon the Dickens classic, “Occupy My Heart” tells the story of Josh, an ambitious Chicago banker, who one cold and snowy Christmas Eve loses his job and girlfriend. Josh happens upon Kay, an old love, protesting with the Occupy movement. Where they once found cause to[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on House to Maintain Unemployment Insurance Benefits
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The House of Representatives must take quick action before the end of the year to ensure that millions of unemployed workers across the country do not lose access to the critical safety net provided by unemployment insurance, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. A fully[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Sergeant Ed Fizer, USMC (ret.) will receive the Congressional Gold Medal as a member of the Montford Point Marines. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They enlisted to fight for their country during a time of war. In return, they were often ridiculed, taunted, and scorned. They worked even harder to prove themselves,[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of December 19, 2011
Sharon Stokes, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Montford Point Marine Association, with Congressional Gold Medal Recipients Theodore Peters, Wendell R. Ferguson, Park Forest resident Ed Fizer, James A. Reynolds and John Vanoy, at last Monday’s Village Board meeting. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2011. Do you know someone[Read More…]
Durbin Calls on Illinois Banks to Follow Chase’s Lead and Adopt Fee Disclosure Forms
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent letters to the Illinois Bankers Association, the Illinois Credit Union League and the Community Bankers Association of Illinois today, urging them to follow the lead of Chase bank and ask their membership to adopt a disclosure form designed to make[Read More…]
