Governor Celebrates with Team and Fans at Rally and Parades CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed today “Jackie Robinson West Championship Day” in honor of the baseball team from Chicago’s South Side that won the U.S. Championship and was runner up in the Little League World Series. Jackie Robinson[Read More…]
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Mass Transit Reform Becomes The Law Of The Land In Illinois
Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Last week, Governor Quinn signed one of the first pieces of legislation to over-haul mass transit in Illinois. Representative Al Riley is the Chairman of the House Mass Transit Committee and welcomed the news that the mass transit reform bill he introduced earlier this year is now[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Kurdish Resupply Effort
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. “The United States appreciates the willingness of more and more of our allies and partners to support the Iraqi people in their fight against ISIL. “Two weeks ago, I commissioned a U.S.-led working group to accelerate resupply efforts to the embattled Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.[Read More…]
DoD and VA Take New Steps to Support the Mental Health Needs of Service Members and Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. Today, President Obama will announce 19 new executive actions that the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense are taking to improve the mental health of service members, veterans and their families. For more information please see the following link to the fact sheet: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2014JointFactSheet.pdf. Source: defense.gov Related[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, August 26, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Shortly you’re going to see a statement that we’re going to issue about Secretary Hagel has — will be issuing on the progress made in international efforts to support Kurdish forces in northern Iraq. As you may recall, and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces More Than $1.7 Million For Improvements to Illinois Health Centers
Chicago health centers to receive grants totaling over $954,000 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $1,703,777 in funding through the Affordable Care Act to support construction and renovation projects at community health centers in Chicago, Illinois and the Chicagoland area. This funding,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Burger King Decision To Shift Tax Domicile To Canada
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after Burger King announced plans to merge with Ontario-based Tim Horton’s Inc, and shift its tax domicile out of the United States. While Burger King’s operational headquarters will remain in Florida, the move would reportedly cut the company’s[Read More…]
UN Chief Welcomes Egyptian-brokered Ceasefire for Gaza
A young girl walks through a severely damaged street in Gaza. Photo: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today’s announcement of an open-ended ceasefire for Gaza, brokered under Egyptian auspices, and said he hopes this will lead to a political process aimed at[Read More…]
New ‘State of the World’s Rivers’ Project Documents Decline in Rivers From Dams
Berkeley, US–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. Today, International Rivers launched “The State of the World’s Rivers,” a first-of-its-kind interactive online database that illustrates the role that dams have played in impoverishing the health of the world’s river basins. The database shows how river fragmentation due to decades of dam-building is highly correlated[Read More…]
Seventh Circuit Hears Oral Arguments Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Indiana and Wisconsin
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in lawsuits seeking to strike down discriminatory marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin. The three-judge panel included Richard Posner, Ann Claire Williams and David F. Hamilton. Attorneys from Lambda Legal argued on behalf of five plaintiff couples from[Read More…]
