Park Forest Awarded $10,000.00 Grant CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. Municipalities across Chicagoland will receive much needed federal assistance to manage and recover from the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today. More than $1 million in federal funding is being distributed to fifty-eight communities in[Read More…]
Day: February 23, 2011
Durbin: Illinois Families Leaving More Than $1 Billion Unclaimed in College Tuition Tax Credit
CARBONDALE–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. Illinois families left more than $1 billion on the table by not claiming a tax credit for college tuition on their 2009 income tax return, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today. The American Opportunity Tax Credit would allow families to receive a tax credit of up[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 22, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Releases Statement Expressing Deep Sadness at News Second Major Earthquake Struck Christchurch Secretary Clinton Releases Statement that Condemns the Murder of Four AmCits Seized by Pirates off the Coast of Oman Secretary Clinton’s Statement on Libya Secretary Clinton Meets with Latvia[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualties, February 22, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Robert C. Sisson Jr., 29, of Aliquippa, Pa., died Feb. 21 in Kandahar district, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd[Read More…]
DeLuca to Host Tax Tips and Financial Management Forum
Chicago Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2011. State Representative Anthony DeLuca is hosting a forum on Tax Tips and Smart Credit Management on Saturday, February 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bloom Township Center, 425 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights. This event will feature a Financial Management Seminar on topics[Read More…]
Firefighters Continue Working To Douse Flames Hours After Home Explosion (Video/Photos)
Smoke rises from the basement of the home hours after the explosion. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Four hours after a home on Bailey Road exploded today, firefighters were still working to extinguish flames. Bailey Road was covered in mud. Neighbors stood by watching as firefighters from five communities worked[Read More…]