Chicago On Screen to showcase 16 local films as part of Movies in the Parks CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael P. Kelly today announced selections for Chicago On Screen, the Park District’s new initiative to enhance the Movies in the Parks series[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2014 And Launches Lollapalooza Challenge
Record Number of Applications Submitted for Event That Brings 125 of the Nation’s Top Engineering and Computer Science Students to Chicago; Supporting Next-Generation Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Mayor Emanuel announced yesterday that a record 1,032 applications[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Alliance Kicks Off Medicare Turns 50 Campaign With Events Across the Country On Wednesday, Alliance members held more than 50 events in cities across the country in honor of Medicare’s 49th anniversary. The celebrations kicked off the Medicare Turns 50 Campaign leading up to next year’s[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on Failure of House Republicans to Get Their Act Together on Immigration, Border Spending, Children and DREAMers
“I guess it is harder to take candy from children than they thought,” said Rep. Gutiérrez Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) commented on the failure of House Republicans to approve their harsh border supplemental bill and a bill House Republican leadership promised to the anti-immigrant[Read More…]
Statement by Transportation Secretary Foxx on Passage of Highway Trust Fund Patch
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. “The good news is that Congress has avoided bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund. The bad news is that there is still no long-term certainty, and this latest band-aid expires right as the next construction season begins. “It is encouraging that the Senate voted earlier this week[Read More…]
Sounds of Insects Night Hike at Thorn Creek Nature Center on August 10
Registration required by August 8 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. As the sun goes down many animals are just becoming active, and even though it is hard to see them with the fading light, you know they are there because of their calls. Join a naturalist at Thorn Creek Woods[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Completion of $100 Million Broadband Network
Unprecedented Project Brings High-Speed Internet Access to Four Million Households and More Than 285,000 Businesses in 55 Counties NORMAL–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the completion of a nearly $100 million, four-year project to build more than 1,000 new miles of high-speed fiber-optic broadband infrastructure in 55 Illinois[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Investments to Expand Recreation and Tourism in Rockford Area
Investments Will Help Expand and Improve Rockford Area Facilities to Create Jobs, Support Recreation and Drive Tourism LOVES PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local government, business, civic and labor leaders to announce $3.1 million in state investments to expand sporting facilities in the Rockford area.[Read More…]
HHS Awards $54.6 Million in Affordable Care Act Mental Health Services Funding
221 Health Centers nationwide will expand behavioral health services using funds from the health care law Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $54.6 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support 221 health centers in 47 states and Puerto Rico to establish[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Amtrak On-Time Performance Suffering From CN Obstructions & Delays
Senator asks STB to visit Illinois communities & investigate safety and traffic issues along CN rail lines WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. With both Amtrak delays and blocked rail crossings reaching record levels on Canadian National’s (CN) rail lines, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) invited Surface Transportation Board (STB) Members to[Read More…]
