WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1 – The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today, along with 32 other organizations, supporting a class action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart for systemic discrimination against the company’s female employees at stores across the country.[Read More…]
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UN General Assembly Suspends Libya From Rights Body
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The General Assembly today suspended Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council for “gross and systematic” human rights violations because of President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s violent repression of peaceful protesters demanding his ouster. The vote by the 192-member Assembly, for which a two-thirds majority was[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Read Across America Day, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. Hidden in the pages of books are extraordinary worlds and characters that can spark creativity and imagination, and unlock the potential that lies within each of our children. Reading is the foundation upon which all other learning is built, and on Read Across America Day,[Read More…]
White House Conference on Bullying Prevention Set for March 10
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. On Thursday, March 10, President Obama, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services will welcome students, parents, teachers and others to The White House for a Conference on Bullying Prevention. The conference will bring together communities from across the nation who have[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011 – 1:00 P.M. EST See below for answers to questions (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: I just have a couple of things I’d like to start with if I may. First, as you know, on Friday the[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Introduce House and Senate Resolutions Condemning Iran’s Continued Persecution of Baha’i Minority
Wilmette, Illinois home to Baha’i House of Worship for North America WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan resolutions in the House and Senate calling attention to the continued[Read More…]
Durbin Announces $120,000 in Funding for Community Facility Improvements in Alexis
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development division has awarded a total of $120,000 in Community Facility grant and loan funding to the Village of Alexis in Warren County. The Village of Alexis will use this funding[Read More…]
Durbin: House Republican Cuts to Great Lakes Funding Would Hurt Asian Carp Prevention Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. In a meeting with the President’s Special Assistant for the Great Lakes, Cam Davis, and Chairman of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, John Goss, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to work to protect funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Continuing Resolution[Read More…]
Illinois Named One of Top 10 States for Corporate Locations in National Survey
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. The state of Illinois and Chicago today were named among the top 10 locations for new and expanded corporate facilities. Illinois ranked eighth among states and Chicago first in the metropolitan areas category in the annual analysis by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier corporate[Read More…]
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 Parent Information Meeting
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 will conduct a Parent Information Meeting from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Blackhawk Intermediate Center, 130 Blackhawk Drive, Park Forest. Parents of prospective students are encouraged to attend to learn about District 163’s programs and curriculum. For[Read More…]
