MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2015. Congresswoman Kelly told more than 100 small business owners from the Matteson area that with the closing of Lincoln Mall and the decline of traditional malls everywhere, it is vital to adapt a new model of shopping that will appeal to younger generations of shoppers. “In today’s[Read More…]
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‘Idol Structures’ Showcases Artwork Hidden in Plain Sight
DePaul Art Museum exhibit by Chicago artist Matt Siber opens Sept. 10 Artist Matt Siber’s “Lighted Shelter” is a model of a gas station shelter created with aluminum, Plexiglas and fluorescent lights. “Idol Structures” opens Sept. 10 at the DePaul Art Museum. (Image courtesy of the DePaul Art Museum) CHICAGO[Read More…]
Groups Appeal Seattle Judge’s Decision Allowing Shell To Use the City As Arctic Drilling Homeport
Seattle-area environmental groups demand environmental review Shell’s Polar Pioneer in Elliott Bay as it exits the Port of Seattle on June 15, 2015. Jeff Dunnicliff for the Backbone Campaign/Flickr Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Today, a group of Seattle-area environmental groups and the Sierra Club appealed a King County Superior[Read More…]
DoD Announces Award of New Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. As part of the Department of Defense effort to partner with the private sector and academia to ensure the United States continues to lead in the new frontiers of manufacturing, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will announce today that the Obama administration will award a Manufacturing[Read More…]
Court Sides with Feds and Coal Firms in Lawsuit Over Federal Coal Leasing Program
Bureau of Land Management has not comprehensively reviewed the program in over 30 years; Plaintiffs Will Appeal WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2015. A federal court in Washington, D.C. dismissed litigation brought against the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management by Friends of the Earth and the Western[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: DuPage Man Arrested on Charges of Fraud Theft
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a DuPage County man was arrested on charges of theft and tax fraud for allegedly stealing over $391,000. Tale Aburukbeh, 37, of DuPage County was indicted this week in DuPage County Circuit Court on charges of Theft of Government[Read More…]
Virginia Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Providing Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Ali Shukri Amin, 17, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced today to 136 months in prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release and monitoring of his internet activities for conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State in Iraq and the[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Hub in San Jose, CA
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the seventh of nine new manufacturing institutes underway will invest $171 million in advancing next-generation flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, fostering American leadership in manufacturing technologies from smart bandages to self-monitoring weapons systems to wearable devices. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Secretary of Defense Ashton[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, Aug. 27, 2015
En route New Orleans, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015 – 11:33 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I have brought with us today — typically I begin these gaggles by talking about what the President is planning to do and what he’s going to plan to see when we land. But[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement for Illegal Herbicide Treatment
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today her office has reached a settlement with two Illinois companies for environmental damage caused by herbicides sprayed near the Short Fork Seep Nature Preserve in McDonough County. Under the terms of the settlement, McDonough Power Cooperative and Spoon River Electric[Read More…]
