Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015 – 5:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Jennifer! Well, I’ve got nothing to add to that. (Laughter.) Except just to say thank you. I got a chance to see all of you backstage and take pictures with you, and some of you have been able[Read More…]
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Sen. Toi Hutchinson to Address Prairie State College Graduates May 16
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson will address the graduates and their guests at the 56th annual commencement ceremony at Prairie State College (PSC) on Saturday, May 16. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the Pioneer Fieldhouse, located on Vollmer road, north of the[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Iranian Government Persecution of Baha’i Minority
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Robert Dold, Eliot Engel and Steven Chabot to introduce a resolution condemning the Iranian government’s persecution of the Baha’i minority. A similar bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the Senate. Schakowsky and Deutch released[Read More…]
Representatives Schakowsky, Lipinski Send Letter to President Obama Expressing Concerns Over the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Dan Lipinski released the following statement after sending a letter to President Obama outlining several significant concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The United States and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating TTIP. In their letter, Schakowsky[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on this horrific event: “April 24, 1915 marked the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. By 1923, more than 1.5 million lives were lost at the hands of the Ottoman[Read More…]
Harley-Davidson Recalls 8,904 Motorcycles, April 24, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015 SUMMARY: Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As[Read More…]
Cadillac Recalls 4,907 CTS-V Vehicles, April 24, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Cadillac CTS-V vehicles manufactured between September 6, 2003, and June 11, 2007, currently registered, or originally sold, in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Congratulates East Garfield Park Residents Closing On Large Lot Properties
Mayor Emanuel Congratulates East Garfield Park Residents Closing On Large Lot PropertiesPhoto Credit: Brooke Collins // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today attended the closing for 176 property sales in East Garfield Park as part of the Large Lot Pilot Program launched by the city in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Congressman Rush And Alderman Cochran Open MetroSquash Academic & Squash Center In Woodlawn
First Free-Standing Chicago Site Provides Youth with Sports, Academic Counseling and a Path to College; Part of Woodlawn Park that is transforming Cottage Grove south of the Midway CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Bobby Rush and Alderman Willie B. Cochran today opened the MetroSquash Academic & Squash Center[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Plan to Plant More Than 11,800 Trees in Neighborhoods Citywide This Year
City Departments Celebrate Arbor Day with Tree Planting in Bronzeville CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the City will plant more than 11,800 trees this year in neighborhoods citywide. “Chicago was one of the first cities in the nation that incorporated planting trees and urban forests into[Read More…]
