Continues to Support Efforts to Find New Operators for Nine Vacant Stores and Ensure Food Access CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. The City of Chicago’s grocery store task force has laid out key priorities as it seeks to support efforts to re-occupy nine grocery locations that remain vacant due to the late[Read More…]
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Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Court Granting Six-Month Extension for Gun Sales in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. “I am pleased the court granted our request for a six-month delay to allow time to adopt a municipal ordinance regulating firearm sales in Chicago. Our goal is to create the strictest regulations that protect our residents and also comply with the court order without undermining the[Read More…]
Ominus Appropriations Bill Makes Funding Available for CTA Under Core Capabity Program
Red and Purple Line rebuilds were first to be accepted into new program created by Senator Durbin in 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014 honors the $120 million included in the President’s Budget to fund[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Ask FEMA to Fix Funding Formulas That Hurt Downstate Illinois Communities
While FEMA is Currently Reviewing Assistance Formulas, Senators Point to Their Legislation As A Way to Create A Level Playing Field During a Disaster WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fix the funding formulas[Read More…]
Governor Quinn, Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Announce 200 New Jobs for Illinois
Insurance Company EquiTrust to Open in Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today joined EquiTrust Life Insurance Company to announce that the company is opening new offices in Illinois that will create 200 jobs in the coming year and could employ hundreds more in years to come. According to company[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Celebrates Successful Startups at 1871
Digital Hub’s Alumni Have Created More than 300 New Jobs to Date and Generated More than $10 Million in Revenue CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today joined 1871, Chicago’s leading hub for digital startups, to honor 26 alumni companies for their astonishing success and impact on Illinois’ economy, creating[Read More…]
GSU’s School of Extended Learning Spring Course Offerings
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014 – The New Year is upon us. It’s time to make that New Year’s resolution to enrich your life through education. Continuing education courses offered at Governors State University provide the opportunity to keep your professional licensure or certification current. Continuing education courses can also[Read More…]
The Drama Group to Present ‘Frost/Nixon’
Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2014. The Drama Group is proud to be staging the historical dramatically acclaimed play ‘Frost/Nixon’ at the Drama Group Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202 Street, Chicago Heights. ‘Frost/Nixon’ is a 2006 British play by screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan based on a series of televised interviews that former U.S. President Richard Nixon granted broadcaster David Frost in[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Ruzich Selected for Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame
South Suburban College Head Coach Steve Ruzich will be inducted into the Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame this May. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- South Suburban College (SSC) Head Baseball Coach Steve Ruzich was recently selected for the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Ruzich will officially be inducted on May 23rd in an[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Completion of Two Annexes to Alleviate Overcrowding at Two Neighborhood Elementary Schools
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced both Hale and Edison Park Elementary Schools opened new annexes after winter break to alleviate overcrowding at schools that were ranked as the 14th and 16th most overcrowded, non-charter schools. “Investing in local schools to alleviate overcrowding across[Read More…]
