Chicago–(ENWESPF)–February 24, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $25 million agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois settling allegations the company denied coverage of nursing care needed for sick children and other fragile patients and fraudulently shifted the cost of this expensive care to the state and[Read More…]
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First Place for GSU Table Tennis Team
Members of the GSU winning Table Tennis team – pictured from left to right: T.J. Wang (head coach), Lishun Lu, Yuanfai Cai, Yuefan Lin, Wenjie Nie, Jing He, Xue Hong Chen, Emily Leary, Shuyu Guo, Jie Wang, and Hongliu Cao (women’s coach). (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Governors State[Read More…]
Meet Rich East’s Finest: Tateanna Foster
Tateanna Foster. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased once again to present our series featuring Park Forest’s best and brightest students, today introducing Tateanna Foster, a 7-year resident of Park Forest. She plans to have two BAs within the next five years: one in psychology, the[Read More…]
Durbin and Kirk Support City’s Plans to Appeal FERC Decision
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today sent at letter to the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Jon Wellinghoff, urging him to carefully review any appeal by the City of Quincy as to the facts surrounding the decision to dismiss[Read More…]
Voters to Rahm: ‘It’s On!’
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011. A buoyant Rahm Emanuel spent his first morning as mayor-elect of Chicago in what he called the warmest spot in the city — shaking hands and collecting hugs while greeting commuters at a South Side Chicago Transit Authority train station. The former White House chief of staff[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More Than $1.4 Million in FEMA Grants to Illinois Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded nine grants totaling $1,423,322 to fire departments and municipalities throughout Illinois. “Our nation’s firefighters are called upon day after day to protect[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Crack Down on Organized Retail Crime
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and representatives from the Illinois Retail Merchants Association to sign legislation that will strengthen the state’s efforts to combat organized retail crime. “Supporting Illinois businesses is key to our[Read More…]
Durbin Meets with Business Community to Discuss Efforts to Get America Back on Stable Financial Footing
COLLINSVILLE, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011. Main Street businesses in Metro East and across the country should no longer be at a disadvantage against companies that exclusively sell their products online, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) told area business owners and retailers today. Durbin met with members from the Southwest Leadership Council[Read More…]
Access, Evaluation, and Effectiveness Should Guide ESEA’s Teacher Provisions
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress, or CAP, and The Education Trust released joint recommendations to strengthen the teacher provisions of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA. The performance evaluation systems used in virtually every school system in the United States fail to differentiate[Read More…]
Rahm Emanuel Next Mayor of Chicago
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2011. Rahm Emanuel (D) has been elected mayor of Chicago. President Obama’s former White House chief of staff exceeded 50 percent of the vote in the six candidate race and thereby will avoid an April 5 runoff election. Emanuel will replace Richard M. Daley who is[Read More…]
