Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the federal government today in its effort to block AT&T Inc.’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. The DOJ filed the civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 31, 2011 to enjoin the acquisition and[Read More…]
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Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, September 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. White House Appears Unlikely to Put Social Security Cuts Back on the Table White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage has said that President Obama’s deficit proposal will not include any changes to Social Security, reiterating the President’s belief that Social Security did not cause the immediate[Read More…]
Tall Grass Arts Association to Preview Film ‘Hogtown’ at GSU
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011. A film is being made in our midst and we have an opportunity to be part of the process. If you would like to learn more, please join local writer/director, Daniel Nearing, cinematographer, Sanhoon Lee, and Tall Grass Arts Association’s Board Member, Suzanne Patterson on[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens Innovative Charter School on Chicago’s Southwest Side
UNO’s “Soccer Academy Elementary School” Will Relieve Overcrowding, Provide More School Options CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday continued his commitment to improving education in Illinois by joining students, parents, advocates and community leaders to open the United Neighborhood Organization’s (UNO) newest charter school on Chicago’s West Side. The[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $345 Million Mortgage Assistance Program in Illinois
“Illinois Hardest Hit” Program Leverages Federal Dollars to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday announced a program to help approximately 15,000 Illinois homeowners threatened by foreclosure. The Illinois Hardest Hit program utilizes $345 million in federal funds to support working families having trouble making mortgage[Read More…]
Durbin Provision Would Help Protect Jobs at Quincy Mail Processing Facility; Ensure Community Involvement in Postal Service Study
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that, in his role as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), he has inserted language in the committee’s annual appropriations bill that would help protect jobs at the Processing and Distribution Annex[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Manzullo Concerned About New Postal Consolidation Study; Plan to Ask for Meeting with Postmaster General
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today plan to ask for a meeting with the U.S. Postmaster General to discuss the Postal Service’s plan to conduct a study examining the possibility of moving operations performed at the[Read More…]
Free Movie, 9500 Liberty, Co-Sponsored by ENEWSPF at the UUCCPF, Sept. 24
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This comes from eNews Park Forest. And the discussion promises to have a “Skype” discussion (live video) with one of the film makers, Eric Byler! 9500 Liberty “A culture war erupts over immigration… and a community is torn apart.” Free Movie & Discussion An educational event open[Read More…]
Are They Tearing Down The Old Popeye’s? Or, Maybe…?
Popeye’s on Western Avenue will be the new home for Bree Breedlove State Farm soon. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- No, the old Popeye’s restaurant on Western Avenue is not being torn down. Nor is it falling apart. For so long, Park Forester’s have been so accustomed to businesses seemingly closing,[Read More…]
Governors State Business Professor Publishes Harvard Business Review Article
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Gokce Sargut, Assistant Professor of Management at Governors State University, is co-author of “Learning to Live with Complexity,” the cover story in the September-October issue of Harvard Business Review. The article, co-written with Dr. Rita Gunther McGrath of Columbia University, examines strategies for making sense of[Read More…]
