Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The Illinois 1st District Appellate Court unanimously decided today to strike down the state’s $31 billion construction program. The Court opined that the expansion of Public Act 96-34 violated the Illinois Constitution’s prohibition on bills that deal with more than one subject. Justice Patrick J. Quinn[Read More…]
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New Study Tests Treatments for Uterine Fibroids
GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011. A new study being led by Oxford University could ultimately help women balance having children and developing their careers. The five-year randomised clinical trial will compare two treatments for fibroids – benign growths in the womb sometimes causing swelling of the stomach, severe discomfort and heavy[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Robert Gibbs en route Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jan. 26, 2011
Aboard Air Force one en route Green Bay, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011 – 10:46 A.M. EST MR. GIBBS: What’s going on? Q Did you talk to the President at all about how he felt about the speech last night? MR. GIBBS: Yes, I think — look, he felt good about it. [Read More…]
Vice President Biden Announces Plan to Put One Million Advanced Technology Vehicles on the Road by 2015
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Today, Vice President Biden, Chair of the Middle Class Task Force, took the “White House to Main Street Tour” to Greenfield, Indiana, where he visited leading manufacturer Ener1, Inc., which produces advanced lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles, grid energy storage and industrial electronics. In his[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. Attorney General Eric Holder today met with Defending Childhood representatives from eight communities across the country to discuss local efforts to address children’s exposure to violence. The week-long Defending Childhood meeting brought together the initiative’s eight demonstration sites for a series of presentations, peer-to-peer exchanges and dialogue[Read More…]
Senators Kirk and Durbin Co-Sponsor Legislation to Stop Dumping in Great Lakes
Experts estimate 24 billion gallons of sewage dumped into Great Lakes each year WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. In a display of bi-partisanship, Illinois’ two U.S. senators—Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Dick Durbin—introduced legislation in Congress late last night to protect the Great Lakes from sewage dumping into the lakes. The Great[Read More…]
IDVA Honors U.S. Navy WAVE Betty Butler as January 2011 ‘Veteran of the Month’
ST. CHARLES–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today honored World War II U.S. Navy Veteran and St. Charles resident Betty Butler, as January 2011 Veteran of the Month at a ceremony at American Legion Post 342, 8 N. 2nd Ave., in St. Charles. The Illinois Veteran[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Scalding Infant Son
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. A Chicago woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for severely burning the feet of her 10-month-old infant son and neglecting to provide immediate or proper medical treatment for the child, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Damaira Roman, 27,[Read More…]
FDA Review Indicates Possible Association Between Breast Implants and a Rare Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of cancer. Data reviewed by the FDA suggest that patients with breast implants may have a very[Read More…]
UN and African Union to Convene High-Level Meeting on Somali Peace Process
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011 – The United Nations and the African Union will hold a high-level meeting in a few days to review efforts to achieve peace, security and reconciliation in strife-torn Somalia, which has been suffering through two decades of conflict and numerous humanitarian challenges. The meeting will be[Read More…]
