Aurora, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. AAA Chicago and the Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White empower parents to get involved with their teens’ learning-to-drive process with the launch of their joint, new teen driver safety website, which can be found at IllinoisTeenDriving.com or TeenDriving.AAA.com. The interactive site helps parents and teens[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Calls for End to Oil Dependence
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Yesterday, the Obama administration announced plans to lift a ban on deepwater drilling that was put in place following the BP oil disaster in the Gulf in April. The moratorium was scheduled to end on November 30, 2010. Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune[Read More…]
Durbin Urges IRS to Investigate Spending by Crossroads GPS
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2010. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly investigate the tax status of Crossroads GPS and other organizations that are directing millions of dollars into political advertising without disclosing their funding sources. U.S. tax law requires that the primary[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Among 49 State Attorneys General Probing Robo-Signed Foreclosure Filings
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced her role in a multi-state investigation into all major loan servicers across the country and their foreclosure filings over deepening concerns that foreclosures were handled improperly. Madigan said these potential errors in Illinois could equal violations of the state’s Consumer Fraud[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Welcomes Guest Composer
Composer Malcolm Dalglish. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Malcolm Dalglish to perform with Girls Glee Ensemble Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Marian Catholic choir department presents its first concert of the 2010-2011 school year on Thursday, Oct. 14, with music of various styles, genres and languages. The Madrigal Singers will perform in full Renaissance[Read More…]
First Miner in Chile Rescued: CNN Video Live
Florencio Avalios’ son is in tears after hugging his father, the first miner rescued in Chile. (Photo: CNN) Chile –(ENEWSPF)– 31-year-old Florencio Avalos is the first miner lifted from the collapsed Chilean mine after 68 days of captivity. Live video NOW on CNN.
Seeking Information on Chase Bank Branch Robber in Orland Park
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Around 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 7, 2010, the FBI reports that a lone white male walked into the Chase Bank branch located at 13211 LaGrange Road, Orland Park, Illinois. He approached the teller window, handed the teller a note allegedly announcing a bank robbery, and verbally threatened[Read More…]
Chicago Drug Fugitives Arrested in Mexico
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two former Chicago residents with ties to a sophisticated drug operation who had been on the run from law enforcement for nearly a decade, were located and arrested earlier this week in Mexico, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]
‘America’s Original GI Town’ Author, Gregory Randall Returns to Park Forest
Gregory Randall. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest was planned in 1946 as a GI Town to provide housing for returning World War II veterans and their families. Settled in 1948, the village became the first fully-planned post-World War II suburb. This seminal community in the suburban growth of[Read More…]
GSU Hosts Student Art Exhibit
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Area art professors and educators will have the opportunity to show off their creative endeavors at the 2010 Regional College and University Art Faculty Exhibition at the Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery through October 28. Local college and university art instructors will be exhibiting their current[Read More…]
