Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As of noon on the 4th of July, village officials report that 223 homes in Park Forest are still without power. This is down from a village high 5,400 homes and businesses since the storm hit Monday. That number was reduced to 4,000 by the end of[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Expand the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund
Law Extends Program to Aid Military Families During Future Conflicts CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to expand the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund (IMFRF) to cover future conflicts for which the Illinois National Guard and Reserve may be called to duty. Since its inception in 2003,[Read More…]
SunTrust Mortgage Agrees to $320 Million Settlement
Money Will Provide Relief to Harmed Borrowers and Establish Prevention Fund Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. The Department of Justice today announced an agreement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc. that resolves a criminal investigation of SunTrust’s administration of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). As detailed in documents filed today, SunTrust misled[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy, July 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014 – 11:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: So we’re going into the 4th of July weekend and what more appropriate place to be than 1776. (Applause.) This is an incubator for all sorts of tech startups, a lot of them focused on social change issues, on education,[Read More…]
Oregon: Marijuana Initiative Backers Turn In 145,000 Signatures For Proposed 2014 Ballot Measure
Salem, OR–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. Proponents of a statewide initiative to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana have turned in 145,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. The total is almost twice the number of signatures from registered voters necessary to place the measure on the 2014[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Gen. Dempsey, July 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good morning. Happy early 4th of July. I hope you all have big plans tomorrow. I’m going to make a couple of opening comments and then ask Chairman Dempsey for some thoughts and then we’ll go to your questions. I know,[Read More…]
Chicago: Emergency Rally and March Saturday, July 5 to Demand End to Collective Punishment of Palestinians
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. A diverse coalition of Chicagoland Palestinians, along with members of other student, faith-based, human rights and other social justice groups, will hold a rally and march to protest Israel’s increasingly escalating attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza. The protesters will also march to two prominent[Read More…]
FDA Approves Beleodaq to Treat Rare, Aggressive Form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), a rare and fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The action was taken under the agency’s accelerated approval program. PTCL comprises a diverse group of[Read More…]
DePaul University Art Museum Exhibitions to Feature Chicago Architecture, Illustrate Political Expression
DePaul Art Museum opens new exhibitions July 10 Using modified IKEA products, the Linear Accelerator by Jeff Carter was built using an electric motor and light fixtures. The sculpture exhibition is one of two shows coming to the DePaul Art Museum July 10. (Image courtesy of Jeff Carter) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3,[Read More…]
Study: Relaxed FAA Policy Fails to Make Air Travel More ‘Tech Friendly’
Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, has co-authored a new study on the use of electronic devices on intercity buses, planes and trains. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. A new study by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development raises doubts about whether the[Read More…]
