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Durbin: Bill to Fund Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Justice, Others Protects Several Illinois Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate has approved a bill to fund several federal agencies for the 2012 fiscal year that includes funding that will enhance programs and create jobs in Illinois. Many of these priorities were included in President Obama’s 2012[Read More…]
Make Wall Street Pay Action to be Held Saturday, November 5 in Homewood
Homewood, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. The economy is broken. One out of every six Americans lives in poverty. The rich are getting richer and the middle class and poor doing worse. Meanwhile, Wall Street and the top 1% are getting record bonuses, earning record profits, and still refusing to pay their[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre, Inc. and Eye4Style Partner to Benefit Individuals With Disabilities
Alsip, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 1, 2011. Start your holiday shopping and make the holidays a little warmer for Sertoma Centre’s Consumers at the ‘Eye4Style Shopping Event’ that will be held on Thursday, November 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Eye4Style, 60 Shore Drive, Burr Ridge, IL. Eye4style has partnered with[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Backs White House Action to Reduce Drug Shortages
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in response to an executive order signed by the President directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to broaden reporting of shortages of certain prescription drugs and expedite regulatory reviews that can help prevent shortage. A study[Read More…]
Change Clocks, Change Batteries; Dead Batteries Can Lead to Deaths
WASHINGTON, D. C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers when changing clocks this weekend to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, too. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6 this year. “Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms save lives[Read More…]
Statement from the Clinton Family on the Passing of Dorothy Rodham
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Dorothy Howell Rodham was born in Chicago on June 4, 1919 and died shortly after midnight on November 1, 2011 in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her family. Her story was a quintessentially American one, largely because she wrote it herself. She overcame abandonment and hardship as a[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Unveils New Veterans Cash Lottery Ticket
Proceeds Help Illinois Veterans; More Than $9.5 Million Raised Since 2006 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today launched the Illinois Lottery’s 2011 Veterans Cash lottery game. All the proceeds from the sale of these tickets benefit Illinois Veterans. Proceeds from ticket sales help pay for medical care, post-traumatic stress[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, State’s Attorney Herrmann Sue Railroad Over Cleanup at Tiskilwa Derailment Site
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Bureau County State’s Attorney Patrick Herrmann yesterday filed suit alleging environmental violations occurred in the aftermath of the October 7 derailment near Tiskilwa in which nine tank cars transporting ethanol caught fire. The lawsuit seeks to protect the area and nearby residents[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago Stands with Oakland! – Student Walk Out and Solidarity March on International Day of Action
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 1, 2011. Occupy Wall Street (occupywallst.org) is calling for a national day of protest on Nov. 2nd in solidarity with Occupy Oakland and Scott Olsen, a two tour Iraq War veteran suffering from a head injury after a tear gas canister was shot directly at his head by Oakland Police on[Read More…]
