WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) implementation team currently housed within the US Department of the Treasury and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a foundation of state and federal coordination and cooperation for supervision of providers of[Read More…]
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DOD Identifies Additional Marine Casualty, January 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Jacob A. Tate, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, died Jan. 2 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
IEMA Kicks Off School Screening Program During Radon Action Month
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. A $38,000 grant recently awarded to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will be used to help 50 Illinois school districts screen school buildings for the radioactive gas radon. IEMA announced the screening program today as it kicked off a statewide observance of Radon Action Month during[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant
Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, from left, Dr. Deborah Bordelon, Alicia Rodman McCray, Ron Bean, and Curtis Cheers, display a replica of the grant check from the Walton Family Foundation to Southland. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Southland College Prep Charter High School, the only charter school in the southern suburbs of Chicago, has[Read More…]
Weis: Chicago Homicides Fell To Lowest Level Since 1965
The good news from Chicago Breaking News: Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis largely credited computerized research that helps police determine where violent crimes are likely to occur for what he called a historic drop in homicides in 2010. Homicides fell to 435, the city’s lowest total in almost half a century[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Issues First Marriage License Of 2011, Marries Jacqueline And Miguel Cruz
Jacpueline and Miquel Cruz, longtime sweethearts, celebrate their marriage. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr today married longtime sweethearts who obtained the first marriage license of 2011. Jacqueline Cruz and Miguel Cruz have been a couple since being introduced by Miguel’s sister in 1997. While looking[Read More…]
Owners of Defunct Wildwood Industries Sentenced
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Bloomington, Illinois couple who owned and operated Wildwood Industries, Inc., Gary and Toni Jo Wilder, were sentenced today to 15 years (184 months) and seven years (84 months), respectively, for their role in a $213 million fraud scheme that defrauded lenders to fund manufacturing equipment that did[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, January 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Tom Nides Welcomed as New Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Ambassador Steve Bosworth Trip to Seoul / Meeting with Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and Ambassador Wi Sung-lac / Onward Travel to Beijing and Tokyo Ambassador Princeton Lyman Travel to Sudan /[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, January 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Maung P. Htaik, 20, of Hagerstown, Md., died Jan. 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Signing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2011 “I was honored to sign the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act to ensure that rescue and recovery workers, residents, students, and others suffering from health consequences related to the World Trade Center disaster have access to the medical monitoring and treatment they need. We[Read More…]
