FEMA Aid Would Have Helped Nine Counties Recover Expenses Following Deadly November Storms CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Hours after FEMA denied the state’s request for federal assistance to help local governments in nine counties recover expenses related to the deadly storms on Nov. 17, Governor Pat Quinn today announced the state[Read More…]
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More Than 2.8 Million Reasons for Hope
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. By Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz We choose to wear pink, because year after year, breast cancer takes the lives of our daughters. Our sisters. Our mothers and grandmothers. Our aunts. Our neighbors. Our colleagues. Our friends. We lose[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Calls on Congress to Extend Unemployment Insurance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) spoke on the floor the House of Representatives in support of extending unemployment insurance for more than 80,000 Illinois families. The video and text of her remarks are included below. Mr. Speaker, Lynn Richards of Elgin, Illinois, a town in Illinois that is[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Law Department to Ask Court for Six-Month Delay for Guns Sales in Chicago
Time Needed to Develop and Adopt Ordinance to Regulate Gun Sales CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today has instructed Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton and the Chicago Department of Law to ask United States District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang to delay the effective date of his recent ruling by[Read More…]
Statement by Governor Pat Quinn on Selection of Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas to Baseball Hall of Fame
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn released the following statement regarding the selection of Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas to the National Baseball Hall of Fame: “Fans on the North Side, South Side and all across Illinois are cheering today’s historic selection of Cubs hurler Greg Maddux and White Sox[Read More…]
Departments of Justice and Education Issue School Discipline Guidance to Promote Safe, Inclusive Schools
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2014. The Department of Justice (DOJ), in collaboration with the Department of Education (ED), today released a school discipline guidance package that will assist states, districts and schools in developing practices and strategies to enhance school climate, and ensure those policies and practices comply with federal law. [Read More…]
Former Chicago Heights Mayor Elected President of Dr. Charles E. Gavin Memorial Foundation
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new president is assuming leadership of the Dr. Charles E. Gavin Memorial Foundation as the 2014 year commences. Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone, former mayor of Chicago Heights, was elected to head the organization at the foundation’s annual meeting in November. His term of office will run through[Read More…]
Chicago Public Schools Back in Session Wednesday, January 8th
After Historically Cold Weather, District Will Re-open School Buildings after Winter Break CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2014. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students will resume classes on Wednesday after severe winds and dangerously cold temperatures forced closures on Monday and Tuesday. While District officials continue to monitor weather conditions, the expected rise in[Read More…]
Illinois Motorists Urged to Slow Down; Roads Remain Snow Packed and Icy Statewide
Motorists Driving Too Fast for Dangerous Conditions CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reminded motorists today to slow down when travelling during the severe weather conditions. Road conditions are improving in some areas, but the majority of roads throughout the state are still snow and ice covered.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of January 6, 2014
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." Albert Camus. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 6, 2014. The weather outside might be cold and snowy but there’s lots of things going on in the Park Forest area this week that will want to make[Read More…]
