Chicago Facility to Create Nearly 100 New Local Jobs and Aims to be First LEED Platinum Certified Factory in Consumer Packaged Goods Industry CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Method officials and architect William McDonough to unveil designs for Method’s first manufacturing facility in the U.S., located in[Read More…]
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel Participates in Polar Plunge Benefiting the Special Olympics
Comedian Jimmy Fallon, NFL Star Israel Idonije, Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon and Park District Superintendent Mike Kelly Join Following Success of Rahm’s Readers Challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel participates in the Polar Plunge, Photo Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago Jimmy Fallon, Israel Idonije, Brian Bannon and Mike[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Meets with Chicago-Area Families and Leaders Impacted by Ukrainian Struggle
Panel Emphasizes Personal Relationship of Chicago and Sister City Kiev; Assembly Agrees that Western Support is Necessary for Ukraine CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. On the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to deploy Russian troops inside Ukraine, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk today met with leaders from the Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian[Read More…]
Senator Kirk, Community Leaders Discuss Rising Heroin Abuse, Local Issues in DuPage County
Meeting Also Touches on Elgin-O’Hare Western Access and Economic Development Lisle, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. With the rate of heroin-related deaths in DuPage County rising to more than one death every 8.7 days between 2012 and 2013, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today held a roundtable discussion with DuPage County-area mayors,[Read More…]
Representative Jones Secures Funds for Adult Education Technology at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2014. State Representative Thaddeus Jones (D-29th District) visited South Suburban College (SSC) last week to tour the adult education areas of the college. Jones recently secured a legislative award of $225,000 to enable SSC’s Division of Community Education to begin creating state-of-the-art technological classrooms for its[Read More…]
Illinois iBid Website to Auction Heavy Construction Equipment
CMS is Offering More than 550 Pieces of Equipment for Bids on 3/17 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. The Department of Central Management Services (CMS) announced today that it will be holding its largest web-based auction of surplus heavy equipment ever through the state’s online “iBid” website. The state’s equivalent of “eBay,” [Read More…]
Meet Alexus Williams, Rich East Stellar Student
Rich East Stellar Student Alexus Williams. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest is pleased to continue again this school year with our series of stellar students from Rich East High School. Mr. Kevin Kredens, the school’s publicity liaison, provides each student a series of the same questions. All[Read More…]
Free Healthy Living Group to Meet March 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2014. We all want to be happy and healthy. So let’s share our knowledge and experience, and the wisdom of experts, to help each other and ourselves in our ongoing quest for health and happiness. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, is[Read More…]
March for Meals – Rich Township Meals on Wheels Program
‘March for Meals’ Party to be held on Monday, March 10 Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2014. The Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) created March for Meals Campaign in 2000 to call attention to the problem of senior hunger in America. Our slogan, “So no senior goes hungry,” is[Read More…]
Kentucky Attorney General Won’t Appeal Marriage Ruling
New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. Today attorney general Jack Conway of Kentucky said he won’t appeal an order by a federal judge to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992,[Read More…]
