Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2011. It’s been one week since tragedy visited Tucson, Arizona. We properly spent much of the week mourning the victims and remembering their lives. We also discovered stories that serve to lift us up – stories of heroism and bravery, of courage and community – stories that[Read More…]
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 245 Months on Drug and Gun Charges
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that CARLOS A. KAMBER, age 39, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton to a total term of 245 months’ imprisonment for his role in a large marijuana manufacturing[Read More…]
Park Forest Commission Honors Theatrical And Musical Artist Excellence Awards
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations has chosen several people to be recognized for their Excellence in the Entertainment Industry Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will be celebrating Black History Month on Saturday, February 26, 2010. This year’s theme is entitled: “MoTown to Yo Town.”[Read More…]
Ballot Challenge Hearings Scheduled For Prairie State
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– eNews Park Forest received the following notice from the administration at Prairie State College regarding a challenge to a place on the ballot: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Education Officers Electoral Board of Prairie State Community College District No. 515 will hold a public meeting on Thursday,[Read More…]
Haiti’s Recovery Multi-Year Effort, UN Humanitarian Chief Tells ECOSOC
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – The relief effort after Haiti’s devastating earthquake a year ago has helped millions of people, but a multi-year initiative with full international support is crucial to put the country on its feet, the top United Nations humanitarian official warned today. “Accelerating recovery efforts must be[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Memorial Service for Richard C. Holbrooke
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. Well, I am last because my office is on the 7th floor which is as close to heaven as you can get, so I end the program by being and bringing you with me to be as close to Richard as we can be. I’m very,[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Religious Freedom Day 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011. Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values of justice, freedom, and equality. On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate Virginia’s 1786 Statute for Religious Freedom, in which Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Memorial Service for Richard Holbrooke
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011 – 3:33 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: To Kati, Anthony, David and Elizabeth, to all the friends and admirers of Richard, we come together to celebrate an extraordinary life. In 1999, at the height of the crisis in Kosovo, Richard gave an interview in which he addressed[Read More…]
Gary, IN, Man Indicted In Connection With Alleged Health Care Fraud
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following indictment was returned in South Bend: Ebb Greenwood, 59, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an indictment returned today with two counts of health care billing fraud and two additional counts of conspiracy to commit billing fraud. In particular, the[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Has ‘Concrete Intelligence’ of Ex-President’s Incitement to Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 January 2011 – The United Nations has “concrete intelligence” that the former Côte d’Ivoire president, who refuses to step down despite his election defeat, is inciting violence against its peacekeepers and his own countrymen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, again raising the prospect of a trial by the[Read More…]
