State Education Chief Worked Overnight to Reach Common Ground, Students Heading Back to School on Monday CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday directed Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery Chico to work with Waukegan School District 60 to reach a resolution in their ongoing negotiations. Late Wednesday,[Read More…]
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IDOT, Illinois State and Local Law Enforcement Step Up Patrols for 2014 Halloween Weekend to Help Prevent Fatal Traffic Crashes
Motorists Reminded to Drive Sober, Buckle Up or Get Ticketed SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police (ISP) and local police agencies throughout Illinois today warned motorists one of the most frightening things about Halloween is the possibility of being involved in a serious[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Cronus Has Chosen Illinois for New $1.4 Billion Fertilizer Plant
Major Expansion Project to Create Thousands of Jobs in Central Illinois TUSCOLA –-(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by company officials to announce that Cronus Fertilizers, a much-anticipated $1.4 billion fertilizer plant, will be built in Tuscola. Following a search process that included 76 sites in nine[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Oct. 25, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 287,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 283,000 to 284,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Advance Estimate of GDP for the Third Quarter of 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014 – 9:30 a.m. EDT By Jason Furman Economic growth in the third quarter was strong, consistent with a broad range of other indicators showing improvement in the labor market, rising consumer sentiment, increasing domestic energy security, and continued low health cost growth. Since the financial crisis,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on American Health Care Workers Fighting Ebola, Oct. 29, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29 2014 – 3:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. And thank you, Dr. Brantly, not just for the introduction, but for your extraordinary work to help save lives in Africa and here at home. As many of you know, I welcomed Kent and his wonderful wife[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2014 – 1:09 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Is there a game on tonight? MR. EARNEST: I’m sorry? Q Is there a game on tonight? MR. EARNEST: There is a game on tonight. I was hoping somebody would mention this today so I wouldn’t[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Controlled Monitoring for Personnel Returning from Operation United Assistance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2014. This morning, Secretary Hagel signed an order that validated a recommendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to place all U.S. military service members returning from Ebola response efforts in West Africa into a 21-day controlled monitoring regimen. This order will apply to all military services[Read More…]
15 Minutes of Your Time Could Help End the Drug War
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2014. By: Tony Newman With so much war and destruction all around us, it is easy to get depressed and wonder how can we make this world a better place. What if you could help end a war that would save lives and money and see the[Read More…]
First Vaccine Approved by FDA to Prevent Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Trumenba, the first vaccine licensed in the United States to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in individuals 10 through 25 years of age. Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening illness[Read More…]
