Matt Damon in Contagion. (SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski It is obvious, by now, that Gwyneth Paltrow’s character dies in the first twenty minutes or so of CONTAGION, the new film by Stephen Soderbergh. To ensure us that we’ve not been handed a spoiler, the movie opens with a[Read More…]
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Smoke From Northeastern Minnesota Wild Fire Spreading Into Northern Illinois
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2011. Smoke from a large wildfire over northeast Minnesota has been moving into far northern Illinois this afternoon, due to northerly winds behind a cold front which moved across the area early this morning. Although the fire is more than 400 miles northwest of the area, the combination[Read More…]
IL ACLU Asks Appeals Court to Prevent Future Prosecutions for Recording Public Conversations With Police
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal appellate court to block future prosecutions of the ACLU and its staff members for recording police officers performing their public duties in a public space as a violation of the First Amendment. The oral argument on[Read More…]
Durbin: Severe Weather Has Hit Illinois From Chicago to Cairo, State Needs Relief Funding Without Delay
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on members of Congress to support a supplemental appropriations bill for the Disaster Relief Fund as requested by President Obama. In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin described the need for federal aid in a year that has[Read More…]
Governor Quinn: Illinois Film Industry Boosting State Economy
Blockbuster Productions Like Superman ‘Man of Steel’ Put Illinois on Pace for Another Record Year CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today visited the production set of the new Superman movie Man of Steel to highlight the impact the film industry is having on the Illinois economy. Illinois’ film industry[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: Repairing and Modernizing America’s Schools
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Today, President Obama submitted to Congress the American Jobs Act, a bill designed to jumpstart economic growth and job creation. Tomorrow, the President will visit the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus, Ohio to highlight his proposal to put workers back on the[Read More…]
Copies of Original IL Birth Certificates Available to Adoptees and Those Surrendered
IMPORTANT CHANGE — Previously Confidential Information Now Releasable SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. Under the amended Illinois Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50), starting November 15, 2011, adults born on or after January 1, 1946 in Illinois who were surrendered or adopted, can request a non-certified copy of their original Illinois birth[Read More…]
Durbin Says Code of Conduct Shows Willingness of For-profit College Industry to Improve Transparency; Encourages Further Action
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today made the following statement after many for-profit colleges announced that they have signed on to a voluntary agreement called, “Standards of Responsible Conduct and Transparency”. “For-profit colleges signing on to a voluntary code of conduct shows that some in the[Read More…]
Rich Township Business Expo and Job Fair on Saturday, September 17
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2011. In conjunction with the Park Forest Art Fair, Rich Township will be coordinating a Business Expo and Job Fair on Saturday, September 17. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rich Township Senior Center, 297 Liberty Drive in DownTown[Read More…]
‘Taste of St. Irenaeus’ to be Held Sunday, September 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2011. The ‘Taste of St. Irenaeus’ will be held on Sunday, September 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry Street, Park Forest. As in years past, there promises to be a wide variety of ethnic and cultural foods to please and[Read More…]
