State agencies urge safety during cold temperatures CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn is urging people across Illinois to take advantage of the state’s warming centers as temperatures across the state continue to fall. The state has opened more than 100 warming centers across Illinois to provide shelter from[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Visits Washington and Brookport Communities on Anniversary of Deadly Tornadoes
Governor Participates in Memorial Dedication Service, Announces Additional State Relief Toward Recovery Process WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. One year after deadly tornadoes devastated several areas of Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today visited two of Illinois’ hardest-hit communities, Washington and Brookport, to visit with families and participate in the dedication of[Read More…]
Texas Man Sentenced to 183 Months for Violent Kidnapping of Gay Man
Court Finds Defendant Acted Because of Victim’s Sexual Orientation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, and the FBI’s Dallas Division Office announced that Brice Johnson, 19, of Springtown, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court to[Read More…]
Canadian Executive Extradited on Major Fraud Charges Involving a New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Site
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. John Bennett, a Canadian national, was extradited Friday from Canada on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site Federal Creosote, located in Manville, New Jersey. He was also charged with a[Read More…]
Justice Department Enters into a Settlement Agreement with Peapod to Ensure that Peapod Grocery Delivery Website is Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Ahold U.S.A. Inc. and Peapod LLC, the owners and operators of www.peapod.com, to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Peapod is America’s leading Internet grocer, delivering more than[Read More…]
Chicago Deserves to Set Own Minimum Wage
Springfield Lawmakers Should Keep Hands Off Home Rule CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Chicago working families are outraged at the news today that Speaker of the House Michael Madigan and State Senator John Cullerton are considering robbing Chicago of its freedom to set its own minimum wage, by annulling Chicago’s ‘home rule’[Read More…]
Sevenson Environmental Services Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.72 Million to Settle Claims of Alleged Bid-Rigging and Kickbacks
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Sevenson Environmental Services Inc., an environmental remediation firm based in Niagara Falls, New York, has agreed to pay more than $2.72 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act by accepting kickbacks, rigging bids and passing inflated charges to[Read More…]
President Obama’s SupplierPay Initiative Expands; 21 Additional Companies Pledge to Strengthen America’s Small Businesses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. Today, the White House announced an expansion of President Obama’s SupplierPay initiative, a partnership with the private sector to strengthen small businesses by increasing their working capital, so they can grow and hire more workers. Twenty-one companies are joining the 26 companies that adopted the SupplierPay pledge[Read More…]
Plan to Attend Sertoma Centre’s 3rd Annual Holiday Bazaar on December 5
Tables of Homemade Crafts, Christmas Ornaments, Holiday Decor to Benefit Individuals with Disabilities ALSIP – (ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Sertoma Centre, Inc. Make plans to attend Sertoma’s Holiday Bazaar which will be held on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 9 am –2 pm at 4343 W. 123rd Street in Alsip. This[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Elected Regional Deputy Whip
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly was recently elected as a Regional Deputy Whip for the upcoming 114th Congress. Kelly will be responsible for working with House Democratic Leadership to build unity among Congressional Democrats. Her duties will include assisting with strategy, vote counting and the gathering and distribution[Read More…]
