MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Walmart announced today that it is closing 63 Sam’s Club stores throughout the United State. According to a press release, the retailer will close 19 stores in Illinois, including stores in Matteson, Romeoville, Naperville, Batavia, Woodridge, and Moline. The Village of Romeoville was notified[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan: Commerce Commission Decision Allows Costly, Mismanaged Peoples Gas Main Replacement Program to Continue Unchecked
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018. Attorney General Lisa Madigan condemned the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) vote to leave Peoples’ troubled Accelerated Main Replacement Program (AMRP) intact and relatively unregulated, despite mismanagement and astronomical costs to consumers. In a three to one vote today, the ICC – which is tasked with ensuring consumers have[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Connected Government Act Signed Into Law
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos Yesterday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Connected Government Act (H.R. 2331) was signed into law. Introduced by Kelly, the bipartisan bill requires all new and updated federal websites to be mobile friendly, ensuring that Americans can access their government even without home internet. “This law[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Insurance Takes Claims to Federal Appellate Court on Behalf of Former Land of Lincoln Policy Holders
Director challenges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ withholding of federal payments to protect consumers Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Jennifer Hammer, the Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI), asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. to[Read More…]
Park Forest Mayor Asked To Serve On Tax Panel
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Wondering what lies ahead in the federal tax legislation just passed by the GOP members of Congress? Congresswoman Robin Kelly is sponsoring a “Teach-In Town Hall” this Saturday, January 13. Mayor John A. Ostenburg has been invited to participate in the tax panel, focusing on the impact[Read More…]
Malik J. Fountain, Southland College Prep Sophomore, Places First in VFW Competition
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A sophomore at Southland College Prep Charter High School, Malik J. Fountain, only 15-years-old, was awarded first place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars 16th District’s annual Voice of Democracy competition. Earlier, he won the Benjamin O. Davis VFW Post 311 and Auxiliary’s competition, according to a[Read More…]
Senator Durbin’s Statement on Today’s Bipartisan Immigration Meeting at White House
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Following today’s bipartisan immigration meeting held at the White House, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement: “The President and every member of Congress in that room agreed on the urgent need to fix this DACA crisis now. Republicans laid[Read More…]
Anthony Townsend of Park Forest Named to Lincoln University of Missouri Fall 2017 Dean’s List
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2018 By: Misty Young Anthony Townsend of Park Forest was named to the Fall 2017 Dean’s List at Lincoln University of Missouri. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Joins Whole Foods Market to Open Company’s New Midwest Distribution Center
Centrally-Located Hub in the Pullman Neighborhood Will Support More Than 60 Whole Foods Markets Across the Midwest and Canada CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Whole Foods Market to open the company’s new 140,000 square foot distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood. The new distribution[Read More…]
UChicago Study Finds Mass Extinctions Remove Species But Not Ecological Variety
Study could shed light on patterns for current mass extinction CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2018 By: Louise Lerner Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with about half of all the species on Earth, staggered and died. But in the seas, a colorful population of[Read More…]
