SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2011. The Illinois Firefighter Memorial Foundation, administered through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), supports educational opportunities for the children and spouses of firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. “We know we can never replace the lost parent or spouse, but[Read More…]
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Illinois Arts Council Announces Poetry Out Loud State Champion
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2011. Illinois’ 2010-2011 Poetry Out Loud State Finals took place Friday, March 11, 2011 in Springfield’s Hoogland Center for the Arts. The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce that Morgan Joyce Williams, a senior at Springfield High School, has been named State Champion. Williams recited “What Work[Read More…]
Legislation Introduced To Repeal Discriminatory Defense Of Marriage Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2011. A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives today that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and provide federal protections for married same-sex couples by recognizing marriages that already are already recognized by states. The Respect for Marriage Act was introduced by Reps. Jerrold[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Prevention Benefits Increasing Access, Lowering Costs for People With Medicare
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Marh 16, 2011. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that in less than two months, more than 150,000 seniors and others with Medicare have received an annual wellness visit. This is a preventive benefit now covered by Medicare free of charge[Read More…]
HRC Poll: Voters Oppose Republican Defense of DOMA
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- American voters oppose the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA) – the law that forbids the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples – as well as efforts by the House Republican leadership to intervene in court cases defending the law, according to new polling released today by the Human[Read More…]
Bill Introduce to Defund Abstinence-Only Sex Ed
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From HRC’s Back Story: Today, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) re-introduced the Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act, which would end abstinence-only-until-marriage programs once and for all. HRC has long opposed federal funding for abstinence-only programs because they exclude, or even denigrate,[Read More…]
Durbin: Decision on CN Appeal Strengthens Role of Surface Transportation Board
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today made the following statement after a federal appeals court upheld a decision by the Surface Transportation Board that requiring the Canadian National (CN) to pay seventy-eight and a half percent of the cost of specific mitigation efforts in Lynwood, Illinois[Read More…]
Commissioner Dan Patlak to Conduct Tax Appeal Seminars in Rich Township
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2011. The office of Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will conduct two assessment appeal seminars in Rich Township. The first seminar will be hosted by Rich Township Assessor Carol Ranieri along with the Village of Park Forest and the Village of Richton Park,[Read More…]
Statement from Notre Dame on IOSHA Findings on Declan Sullivan Tragedy
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The following statements from the University of Notre Dame are in response to the findings announced Tuesday (March 15) by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration on its investigation into the tragic Oct. 27 accident that took the life of Notre Dame student Declan Sullivan: Rev. John I.[Read More…]
Durbin Writes Letter in Support of Dr. Muhammad Yunus
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote a letter to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, voicing strong concern over the recent dismissal of Professor Muhammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank. Yunus, winner of the Noble Peace Prize, founded Grameen Bank in 1983 as[Read More…]
