From the Chicago Sun-Times: SAN JOSE MINE, Chile–Sixty-six agonizing days after their gold and copper mine collapsed above them, 33 miners were offered a way out Saturday as a drill broke through to their underground purgatory. Word of the drill’s success prompted cheers, tears and the ringing of bells by[Read More…]
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America’s Original GI Town: Park Forest, IL
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– America’s original GI town is getting a makeover. The book, that is. On Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. author Gregory Randall will return to Park Forest to present the updated edition of his now-classic book, "America’s Original GI Town: Park Forest, Illinois." The presentation will[Read More…]
Brian Dorian, 37, of Crete, Charged in Shooting Spree
Brian Dorian, 37, of Crete, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the two-state shooting spree. Dorian is a Lynwood police officer on medical leave. Related: Attorney: Charges Against Brian Dorian, Lynwood Cop Accused in Shooting Spree, To Be Dropped From the Southtown Star: A 37-year-old Crete man has[Read More…]
Il Dept. of Security Offices Closed October 11 to Observe Columbus Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2010. The offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Columbus Day. All services will be available on the IDES Web site. Claimants scheduled to certify for benefits that day are encouraged to use the Internet. TeleServe will[Read More…]
IDNR Reminds Motorists to be Alert for Active Deer, New Reporting Policy for Road Kill
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2010. As the deer mating season begins, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding residents to be alert for moving deer and the new policy for reporting road kill deer. Under the newly implemented road kill policy, individuals who wish to claim a deer[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Reception for Alexi Giannoulias
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2010 – 6:15 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) Oh, it’s good to be home! (Applause.) It is good to be home. Got all my friends — all my friends in the house. (Applause.) Long time no see. It is wonderful to see — I see[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls for Suspension of All Illinois Foreclosures Backed by False Documents
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today demanded 23 additional loan servicers provide her office with information concerning the fairness and accuracy of their foreclosure procedures in courts across the state. The Attorney General recently issued a similar demand to GMAC/Ally, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney Glasgow File Suit Over Romeoville Oil Spill
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow filed an eight-count complaint today in Will County Circuit Court alleging state environmental violations by Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, following a September pipeline failure in Romeoville. Madigan and Glasgow also requested, and the court entered, an[Read More…]
Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund to Provide $500,000 in Bridge Funding for the Petionville Club Camp in Petionville
Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Today, the Clinton Foundation announced that it will — through its Haiti Relief Fund — provide $500,000 in bridge funding for a camp in Petionville run by J/P Haitian Relief Organization. The money will allow J/P HRO, whose staff is 90 percent Haitian, to continue to[Read More…]
New Report: U.S. Government Data Demonstrates Failure of Cannabis Prohibition
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) today released a new research report that demonstrates the clear failure of U.S. marijuana prohibition and supports calls for evidence-based models to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis. The British Medical Journal, one of the world’s[Read More…]
