Registration Opens for a Record Number of Job and Internship Opportunities to Keep Youth Safe and Engaged this Summer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the One Summer Chicago program will expand to provide summer job and internship opportunities for 24,000 youth ages 14 to 24 in[Read More…]
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Rep. Duckworth Leads Request for Review of DoD’s Federal Voting Assistance Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Aprl 16, 2015. Today, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led every Democratic and Republican Member of the Oversight Committee in writing a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request a[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Re-Introduces Legislation to End Congressional Franking Privilege
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)-April 16, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Congressman Rob Woodall (R-GA) re-introduced H.R. 1873, the “Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2015.” This bipartisan legislation would end an outdated federal law, known as the Franking privilege, that allows Members of Congress to send mail through[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum to Observe Memorial Day 2015 with New Exhibition
‘The Joe Bonham Project,’ Drawing the Stories of America’s Wounded Veterans, Features Artwork by Combat and Civilian Artists Chicago, Ill –(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015 — On Monday, May 25, 2015, the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) will honor Memorial Day with the opening reception of The Joe Bonham Project. The Joe[Read More…]
Federal Court Approves Justice Department Agreement to Protect the Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Illinois
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that the federal court in Chicago has approved an agreement between the department and Illinois officials to help ensure that military service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in the upcoming special[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Fines Corinthian Colleges $30 million for Misrepresentation
Action complements ongoing steps to protect students and consumers against predatory for-profit colleges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education took additional steps this week to protect students and taxpayers and crack down on abuses within the for-profit sector by continuing its enforcement actions against Corinthian Colleges Inc.[Read More…]
New Report Shows Some Insurance Companies Not Covering All Birth Control as Required by Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Planned Parenthood said today that there is a need for clarity from the Obama administration to insure all insurance companies are providing women with the full-range of birth control methods without a copay as required by the Affordable Care Act, in light of a new[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and the James Beard Foundation Announce that the James Beard Awards Will Return to Chicago in 2016 and 2017
The “Oscars of the Food Industry” Extends Its Stay in Chicago for Two Additional Years CHICAGO, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015 ̶ Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago; Susan Ungaro, President of the James Beard Foundation (JBF); Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago; and Sam Toia, President and CEO of the[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. “Today, we join together to remember the six million European Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. The people of Israel and those from all around the world will pause today for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah. This Sunday, the Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob[Read More…]
Ostenburg Wins Re-election in a Landslide
Mayor John Ostenburg celebrates his victory election night. (Photo: Rich Whitehead) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- John Ostenburg coasted to re-election as Park Forest Mayor with 1,663 votes to challenger JeRome Brown’s 944 votes, according to the latest tally released by Cook County yesterday. All results are unofficial until final canvassing on[Read More…]
