CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn announced today that the state is providing a business investment package to Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc., a leading multi-national packaging manufacturing company. The investment will help the company to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sauk Village, creating 40 jobs immediately and potentially more[Read More…]
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Illinois Municipalities, Agencies and Nonprofits Awarded $3 Million Over Bank’s Scheme
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $90.8 million, multistate settlement with Union Bank of Switzerland (“UBS”) for its involvement in a scheme to rig bids and engage in other anticompetitive practices that defrauded state agencies, municipalities, school districts and nonprofits in purchasing municipal bond derivatives from[Read More…]
Durbin Holds Budget Hearing on SEC and CFTC
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today chaired a hearing which reviewed the funding requests of the nation’s primary financial market regulators – the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Southern Illinois Flood Control
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after being briefed by federal and state officials on the impact of yesterday’s decision by Major General Michael Walsh of the Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally breach the levee at Birds Point in order relieve[Read More…]
Two PSC Students Named to Coca-Cola All-Academic Team
Chidinma Nwakanma, Park Forest (left) and Evan Rugen, Flossmoor. (PHOTOS SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two Prairie State College (PSC) students were named 2011 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Scholars through Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Chidinma Nwakanma, from Park Forest, was selected a gold scholar. Evan Rugen, from Flossmoor, was[Read More…]
Apply For Youth Committee Hosted By State Representative Al Riley
Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– State Representative Al Riley, D-Olympia Fields, is taking applications for his Youth Committee, “Faces of the Future,” established to develop high school students’ interest in the legislative process. Youth members will complete a project of lasting community significance and meet other legislative and political figures in the state[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services at GSU in May
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, May 24, from 1:30 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license renewal, replacement, and corrections; State ID card renewal, replacement, and corrections;[Read More…]
Kouba Exhibit to Open at Tall Grass
The Glass Table was photographed in Union Pier, Michigan. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Shouts and Whispers: a lifetime in photography retrospective exhibition by Donald W Kouba will open in the Tall Grass Gallery on May 20 with an opening reception from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit will run[Read More…]
Madigan Urges Illinoisans to Monitor Accounts After Playstation Security Breach
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinoisans who own PlayStation devices to monitor their bank and credit card accounts for unusual activity in the wake of a Sony security breach reported to involve millions of users across the globe. Madigan sent a letter to Sony in response[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Pastificio Rana to Open First U.S. Plant in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Italian pasta maker Pastificio Rana will open its first U.S. production facility in Illinois. The state is providing a business investment package worth more than $1 million that will leverage a $16.4 million private investment and support the creation of 70[Read More…]
