WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that he has officially launched a modern and easy-to-use website to improve communications with his constituents. The completely redesigned website, http://durbin.senate.gov, will provide Illinoisans with quick access to an enlarged library of videos, photos, information, and legislation[Read More…]
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Durbin Statement on Efforts to Delay Implementation of New Interchange Fee Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the following statement today on legislative efforts to delay implementation of common sense reforms to the interchange fee system: “Every month we delay limiting the amount banks and credit card companies charge merchants means another $1.3 billion bailout[Read More…]
Durbin Asks 60 Accrediting Agencies for Explanation of Standards They Use to Ensure Quality at Colleges and Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday wrote to 60 accrediting agencies around the country asking for an explanation of the accreditation standards to better understand the role they play in holding colleges and universities to high academic standards. Durbin’s request comes after recent Congressional hearings and[Read More…]
Gender Matters Conference at Governors State University
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will host Gender Matters, an academic conference highlighting research on gender, women, and sexuality, on Friday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The purpose of the day-long conference is to bring together students, activists, and researchers in the Chicagoland and Midwest regions[Read More…]
Discussion of Mid-East Events First in Lecture Series at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Governors State University Honors Program is hosting “Community Teach-In: Changes and Directions in the Middle East,” on Tuesday, March 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., in E-Lounge. The panel discussion will investigate the causes and impact of recent events in the Middle East. It is free[Read More…]
DeLuca Legislation Creating Commission on Taxpayer Oversight and Reduction of State Spending Passes Out of House Committee
SPRINGFIELD, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2011. Last week, legislation sponsored by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) which creates a special bicameral commission tasked with investigating nearly all forms of state spending and making binding recommendations on areas where spending should be reduced, was unanimously approved by the State Government Administration Committee.[Read More…]
Mayor Ostenburg Hears from First Lady, Other Top Decision-Makers in Washington
Mayor John Ostenburg is attending the National League of Cities 2011 Congressional City Conference. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest Mayor John A. Ostenburg joined more than 1,500 fellow local leaders in Washington, D.C., this week in promoting an agenda for economic growth for cities as part of the National[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Education in Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, VA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011 – 10:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody have a seat. Have a seat, everybody. It is wonderful to be here at Kenmore. And I want to, first of all, thank our principal, Mr.[Read More…]
Agreement Reached to Expand Capacity at O’Hare and Foster Economic Growth Nationwide
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, executives from United Airlines and American Airlines and U.S. Senators Richard Durbin and Mark Kirk announced today a $1.17 billion agreement that will allow the O’Hare Modernization Program to move forward, add runway capacity, and prevent flight[Read More…]
Robert Waite Sworn in as Olympia Fields Village Trustee
Judge Linzey Jones, Robert Waite and Ilene Waite (Photo: Shelia Whorton) Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert (Bob) Waite was recently sworn in as Village Trustee of Olympia Fields. Waite was appointed by President Debbie Meyers-Martin to fill the vacancy made by her selection as Village President earlier this year. Waite and[Read More…]
