WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. A bipartisan resolution condemning recent Belarusian elections as illegitimate and calling on the Belarusian regime to immediately release all political prisoners, unanimously passed the Senate late yesterday. The resolution also calls for a tightening of the of the list of Belarusian officials who are subject to[Read More…]
Day: March 19, 2011
Durbin and Corker Introduce Water for the World Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. A bipartisan group lead by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced the Water for the World Act late yesterday, a bill that bill builds on the success of the Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act by placing clean[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Ask Attorney General to Clearly State No Prisoners from Guantanamo Bay Will Be Transferred to Thomson
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today asked Attorney General, Eric Holder, to clearly state that his Administration has no intention of transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Thomson Correctional Center so that Congress can focus its efforts on acquiring and operating Thomson[Read More…]
South Suburban Mayors & Managers March Meeting (Video)
Oak Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association holds its monthly meeting at Gaelic Park on St. Patrick’s Day. There is a moment of levity about 11 minutes into the video when a mobile phone with a rather haunting ring goes off. The mayors, managers and board members[Read More…]
Dubin, Kirk Urge NASA to Select Adler Planetarium for Space Shuttle Orbiter
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) are urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to select Adler Planetarium for one of three retired space shuttle orbiters for public exhibition. “The Adler Planetarium is America’s first Planetarium and a world-renowned science museum located[Read More…]
Suburban Worth Man Charged in Alleged Murder for Hire Plot
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011— A Worth man is being held without bond after he was charged with trying to arrange for the murder of a female acquaintance even while he was being held in the Cook County Jail. Michael Carlson, 59, is charged with solicitation of murder for hire as a[Read More…]
Annual K of C Fish Fry Returns to St. Irenaeus (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry is back at St. Irenaeus. The Knights of Columbus volunteer and sponsor the annual Lenten fish fry at St. Irenaeus Church, Park Forest, IL. Dinner runs from 5:00 p.m. to just after 7:00 p.m. The menu features fish, shrimp, macaroni and cheese, cole[Read More…]
Jackson Says Halvorson Not Qualified to be IDOT Secretary
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. issued a blistering press release regarding news that former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson is under consideration to be the next Transportation Secretary for the state of Illinois. The two have had a combative relationship for years, much of their differences focusing on the proposed third[Read More…]
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