NBC decision follows industry’s 2013 record spending in state CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. The Illinois Film Office said today that NBC’s decision to renew the TV programs Chicago Fire and Chicago PD for another season will provide an important boost to the state’s economy. Both of the hit shows are filmed[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, March 21, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT U.S. Opposes Turkish Government’s Blocking of Social Media Sites U.S. Congratulates Lebanon’s New Government Receiving Parliament’s Vote of Confidence TURKEY Freedom of Speech / Social Media Sites / U.S. Concern Prime Minister Erdogan AFGHANISTAN Attack on Kabul Hotel / Death of[Read More…]
U.S. Dept. of State Updates Ukraine Travel Warning, March 21, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ukraine and to defer all travel to the Crimean Peninsula and eastern regions of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lugansk due to the presence of Russian military forces in the Crimean Peninsula, and in Russia[Read More…]
Utah Construction Company to Pay Government to Settle Alleged False Claims in Connection with Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Okland Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay the government $928,000 to resolve allegations that it made false statements and submitted false claims under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, the Justice Department announced today. “The purpose of the[Read More…]
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Witness in Federal Trial
Anthony Williams Used Instagram to Threaten Witness at His Mother’s Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Trial Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Anthony Williams, of Baton Rouge, La., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Blocking of Twitter in Turkey
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. The United States is deeply concerned that the Turkish government has blocked its citizens’ access to basic communication tools. We oppose this restriction on the Turkish people’s access to information, which undermines their ability to exercise freedoms of expression and association and runs contrary to the[Read More…]
Artist Evening Reception at South Suburban College on March 28
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting a closing reception next Friday, March 28th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., in the Dorothea Thiel Gallery, for an exhibition of art works by Nicole Northway titled “Wisdom of the Night.” Nicole Northway[Read More…]
Governors State University to Offer Autism Workshop on March 28
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014 – Governors State University will present a workshop to help loved ones of those who are on the autism spectrum understand the difficulty they may have in processing and analyzing information they need to achieve educational standards recently adopted in Illinois. The workshop will be[Read More…]
Four Big Reasons to Celebrate the Affordable Care Act Turning Four
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services March 23rd marks the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. Since its enactment, millions of Americans have benefited from the law. Here are just four of the reasons we have to celebrate today.[Read More…]
7.9 Million People with Medicare Have Saved Over $9.9 Billion on Prescription Drugs
37.2 million Medicare beneficiaries received free preventive services in 2013 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2014. On the 4th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law, new information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that millions of seniors and people with disabilities[Read More…]
