NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, and Shiraz Events, the award-winning design, production, wedding planning and catering company, announced a new online partnership and promotion. The launch includes a campaign in which anyone who creates a “Wedding Registry” page benefiting Freedom to Marry[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel, Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and UI Labs Announce $10 Million Federal Funding for Digital Manufacturing Lab
‘Adaptive Vehicle Make’ Technology at Core of First Research Projects Executed by DMDII Establishing Chicago as an Advanced Manufacturing Hub is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Pat Quinn, Senator Dick Durbin and UI LABS today announced that[Read More…]
DOI Announces Ten Issuers Apply to Offer 504 Qualified Health Plans for Year Two of Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace
Number of Plans Submitted Demonstrates Strong Interest from Health Issuers in Serving Illinois Consumers under the Affordable Care Act CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) today announced that it has received applications from ten health issuers seeking to provide 504 Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) to people seeking[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Letz Named All-American
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. The South Suburban College Baseball Program’s sophomore outfielder Stephen Letz (Lake Central High School) was selected as a 1st Team All-American by the Division I National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). This is the second consecutive year Letz has received All-American honors, an impressive feat[Read More…]
Works by Five Artists Featured During ‘Material Associations’ Exhibition at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Material Associations: Works by Iris Goldstein, Laurie LeBreton, Laura Anne Cloud, Donna Hapac, and Gina Lee Robbins,”through Thursday, July 24, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. An[Read More…]
Single Family Home Prices in Cook County Again Show Largest Yearly Increase Since 1998
Prices for Cook County single family homes in the first quarter of 2014 were up 16 percent year over year, according to the June 12 release of the Cook County House Price Index from the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University. Read the full report at http://bit.ly/1mJmq0M. (Photo by[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Partnership with Saint Xavier University and Morgan Park High School
Partnership Includes Dual Enrollment Opportunities for Students to Receive College Credit and Supports for Teachers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Alderman Matt O’Shea to announce a new partnership between Saint Xavier University (SXU) and Morgan Park High School (MPHS). The high school, which[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: GOP Has Chosen To Protect As Few As 22,000 Millionaires Over 25 Million Student Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. Opposition to helping millions of Americans have a fair shot at an affordable college education is unacceptable and wrong, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today during a press conference with Senate Democratic Leadership following a 56 to 38 procedural vote on the Bank on Students[Read More…]
Man Sues City After Being Arrested for Twitter Account Parodying Peoria Mayor
PEORIA, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. A 29-year-old Peoria resident is suing the City of Peoria, Mayor Jim Ardis, and several other officials for their role in transforming his Twitter parody of the mayor into a police matter, leading to a raid on a home, the seizing of personal property, and his[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Calls on Congress to Address Urban Gun Violence
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to take her colleagues to task for ignoring urban gun violence in America’s inner cities and to urge lawmakers to take action to stop the epidemic. Kelly, a member of the House[Read More…]
