Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015 – 12:22 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. So I hope everybody had a good weekend — the unofficial start of spring — with all the holidays, opening day in baseball. To mark that occasion here at the White House, we’re not just going to[Read More…]
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Hidden Ponds Hike in Thorn Creek Woods on April 19
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2015. Spend some time in Thorn Creek Woods and you will notice little patches of color making its way into the brown and gray woodland. Spring beauties are poking their little white and pink heads out, the greens of the wild leeks and onions are becoming[Read More…]
NOTICE: Emergency Polling Place Relocation
Polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Due to a quarantine at a senior facility in Palatine, the Clerk’s office must relocate a polling place at the last-minute for tomorrow’s election. Voters in Palatine Township Precinct 14 – previously at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly, 80[Read More…]
April 7 Suburban Election Information
Polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Clerk David Orr reminds suburban Cook County voters to participate in the Consolidated Election Tuesday, when 699 contests and 2,080 candidates will be on ballots throughout the suburbs. “The lives of suburban Cook County residents will be affected by the outcomes of[Read More…]
NOTICE: Polling Places Changed For 37 Precincts
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Voters in 37 precincts in suburban Cook County will have a new polling place for the April 7 Consolidated Election, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Thursday. There are 1,673 precincts in suburban Cook County and more than 1,000 polling places. While polling places are primarily public buildings, they can[Read More…]
State of Illinois Takes Action on Medical Cannabis Dispensary Applicants
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced the qualification of one applicant and disqualification of another seeking to register as medical cannabis dispensing organizations in Illinois. After a review of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Application of Health Central, LLC, the Division[Read More…]
Illinois’ Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Reviewing 14 Additional Conditions or Diseases
First hearing scheduled for May 4, 2015 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (board) is reviewing 22 petitions requesting 14 medical conditions or diseases be added to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. After its review, the board will hold a hearing on May 4,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, April 6, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015 Index for Today’s Briefing AFGHANISTAN IRAN/REGION SECRETARY’S TRAVEL IRAN/REGION YEMEN MOROCCO SYRIA/REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE UKRAINE/RUSSIA CZECH REPUBLIC/REGION JAPAN TRANSCRIPT: MS HARF: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the daily press briefing. I have one item at the top. QUESTION: Does it have to do with opening[Read More…]
Former E-Commerce Executive Charged with Price Fixing in the Antitrust Division’s First Online Marketplace Prosecution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. A former executive of an e-commerce seller of posters, prints and framed art has agreed to plead guilty for conspiring to fix the prices of posters sold online, the Department of Justice announced. A one-count felony charge was filed today in the U.S. District Court of[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Urges EPA to Approve Peoria’s Green Infrastructure Plan
PEORIA –(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today joined with Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and other local leaders to call for swift approval of a 100% green infrastructure proposal that would save money for residents while improving water quality and infrastructure and creating jobs in central Illinois. “I[Read More…]
