CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined Ford Motor Company to unveil the new 2011 Ford Explorer. In January, Governor Quinn and Ford announced that the new Explorer would increase production at Illinois manufacturing facilities and create new jobs in Illinois. Chicago-based manufacturing facilities will now begin production on[Read More…]
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ACLU Urges No Vote On DISCLOSE ACT
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSFP)–July 26, 2010. The Senate today and tomorrow will debate a campaign finance bill that includes disclosure requirements that raise significant civil liberties concerns. The American Civil Liberties Union is urging senators to vote against the bill because those disclosure requirements are overly broad and inconsistent and will likely infringe[Read More…]
Fox News Apologists Still Trying To Spin The Sherrod Fiasco
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– You know the conservative drill: Fox News didn’t touch the bogus story until after Shirley Sherrod resigned. Except, of course, that’s not true. Fact: Fox News did touch and did push the phony Sherrod smear campaign before she was forced to resign, and it’s probably time the channel’s online apologists[Read More…]
Baby Matters Recalls Nap Nanny® Recliners Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Baby Matters LLC, of Berwyn, Pa., is announcing the voluntary recall of 30,000 Nap Nanny® portable baby recliners. CPSC is investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Mich. who died in a Nap[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, July 26, 2010
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment On July 23, with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of the[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 25, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. Admiral Allen discussed the remobilization of[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre, Animal Welfare League and Black Dog K-9 Collaborate for Dog Training Opportunity
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, perhaps they never attended the new dog training program offered at Sertoma Centre, Inc. in Alsip, IL. Through the collaboration of the great folks at the Animal Welfare League of Chicago Ridge and Black Dog K-9[Read More…]
Chicago Man Convicted of Mailing Bomb Threat to Jewish School
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Mohammad Alkaramla, 26, of Chicago, was convicted last Tuesday of mailing a bomb threat to a Jewish school in Chicago in late 2008 after a two-day bench trial before Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer in U.S. District Court. Judge Pallmeyer revoked bond for Alkaramla and ordered him detained pending sentencing,[Read More…]
GSU’s ‘The Wedding Singer’ Stars Local Actors
Cast members of GSU’s production of The Wedding Singer perform a high energy musical number for the show. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A talented, youthful cast is putting the finishing touches on a high-voltage production of “The Wedding Singer,” this summer’s presentation by the Southland Area Theatre Ensemble (SLATE)[Read More…]
Governors State Accreditation Continued for Ten Years
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University has received continued accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. At its June 14 meeting, the Higher Learning Commission board approved continued accreditation at GSU through 2020. The HLC is the regional accrediting organization in[Read More…]
