AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports severe thunderstorms, many packing strong winds, will threaten lives and property in a heavily-populated portion of the central Plains and Midwest. There is also a risk of large hail, frequent lightning strikes, flash flooding and a few tornadoes. Spotty heavy thunderstorms centered on Illinois Tuesday morning were not[Read More…]
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Snow, Cold to Spread Into Northern US This Week
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the first general frost and snowfall of the year will spread southward over the northern Plains and northern Rockies of the United States through Wednesday. According to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson, "Snow fell in parts of the Canada Rockies and Prairies Monday into Tuesday as the cold air pushed southward."[Read More…]
Former Burnham Village Clerk Sentenced To 1½ Years In Prison For Stealing From Revenue Payments And Cheating On Taxes
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. The former longtime elected clerk for the Village of Burnham was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for stealing more than $650,000 from her office at the south suburb’s village hall and using most of the cash to gamble at casinos. The defendant, NANCY DOBROWSKI,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: EPA Renewable Fuel Standard ‘Seriously Missed The Mark’
Senator meets with Illinois Farm Bureau to discuss draft rule, calls on OMB to reconsider EPA proposal WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. After meeting with members of the Illinois Farm Bureau, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reiterated his serious concerns regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to reduce the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Let’s Call Corporate Inverters What They Really Are: Corporate Deserters
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the U.S. Senate Floor to discuss a tactic called corporate inversions, a move many companies are considering. These companies move their headquarters overseas, but only on paper, to avoid U.S. taxes. Most recently, Burger King decided to renounce its[Read More…]
Durbin: Defense Department Needs Plan To Ensure Quality In Tuition Assistance Program
Senator praises Department’s decision to scrap ineffective system of accountability and calls for new plan to keep for-profit colleges from preying on members of the Armed Forces WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to continue his[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls For Senate Action on Student Loan Debt Crisis, Access To Affordable College Education
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act would help 1.1 million Illinoisans lower their rates, save average borrower $2,000 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stood with Senate Democrats at a press conference today to call on the Senate to address student loan debt in America, and[Read More…]
Ebola: Secretary General Ban to Convene High-level Meeting at UN Headquarters to Scale-up Crisis Response
UNHCR has donated a truck to the Liberian Ministry of Internal Affairs to use in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease. Photo: UNMIL NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 September 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year’s United Nations[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Home Depot Data Breach
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. “Yesterday, Home Depot confirmed that its customers are the victims of what may be the largest data breach of a retailer in history. Reportedly, in an attack that went unnoticed by the company for five months, more than 60 million credit and debit card numbers and[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $35 Million in Grants to Boost State Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
Funding to 20 states will help collaborative efforts to conserve America’s most imperiled species WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced nearly $35 million in grants to 20 states to enable collaborative efforts to conserve many of[Read More…]
