A wine tasting and light appetizer reception is being held to support the Illinois Theatre Center. (Photo: ITC) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Illinois Theatre Center in Park Forest is facing some hard times. Because of serious cutbacks in funding for the arts, Etel Billig has had a hard time keeping[Read More…]
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Recent Nuclear Accident On Par With Chernobyl, Japanese Officials Tell UN Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – The United Nations atomic agency today confirmed that Japanese authorities had provisionally raised the severity level for the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged in last month’s earthquake to 7, the same level given to the 1986 Chernobyl accident. The[Read More…]
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. An earthquake can’t be prevented, but the damage it could cause to homes and buildings can be minimized. As part of the state’s observance of Earthquake Preparedness Month, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today offered several tips for making structures more earthquake resistant. “A few simple,[Read More…]
State Marks Equal Pay Day at Rally in Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. State officials today marked national Equal Pay Day by joining hundreds of people at a rally in Daley Center Plaza to draw attention to the wage gap that persists between men and women in the workforce. The date marks how far into the current year a woman[Read More…]
Durbin: $400 Million in Illinois Transportation Funding Protected in Budget Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the agreement reached on funding the government through the end of FY2011 protects nearly $400 million in federal funding for eight transportation projects in Illinois that were targeted for rescission in the House Republican’s FY2011 Budget plan (H.R.1).[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the EU Designation of Iranian Human Rights Abusers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. We welcome the EU’s designation of Iranian officials responsible for human rights abuses in Iran. These designations are an important reminder to Iran that the international community will continue to hold accountable those responsible for abuses against the Iranian people. The United States calls on Iran[Read More…]
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. Earlier today, the Vice President met with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the White House to continue discussions begun during the Vice President’s June 2010 trip to Nairobi. The Vice President lauded historic steps taken by the Kenyan people to bring change to their[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Civil War Sesquicentennial
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. On April 12, 1861, artillery guns boomed across Charleston Harbor in an attack on Fort Sumter. These were the first shots of a civil war that would stretch across 4 years of tremendous sacrifice, with over 3 million Americans serving in battles whose names reach[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call With President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011. President Obama called President Alassane Ouattara today to congratulate him on assuming his duties as the democratically elected President of Cote d’Ivoire. President Obama offered support for President Ouattara’s efforts to unite Cote d’Ivoire, restart the economy, restore security, and reform the security forces. The[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 12, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011 – 1:43 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. How’s everybody today? Good, glad to hear it. I will not — I don’t have an opening announcement or statement to make, so I will head straight to questions. Associated Press, Mr. Feller. Q Thank you, Jay. Do[Read More…]
