Day: May 4, 2011

Syria: Secretary General Ban Calls for Probe into Killings and End to Violent Repression of Protests

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an independent investigation of all killings that occurred during the demonstrations that have rocked Syria in recent weeks and reiterated his call for an end to the violence and mass arrest of people taking part in peaceful protests. The investigations[Read More…]

Libya: UN Continues to Send Aid as Security Council Debates Crimes Against Humanity

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2011. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor will ask the court’s judges to issue arrest warrants for three people who he said seem to bear the greatest responsibility for crimes against humanity committed in Libya since a pro-democracy movement emerged in mid-February. As United Nations humanitarian agencies continued[Read More…]

Keys Manufacturing Company, Inc. Recalls Pig Ears for Pet Treats Because Of Possible Salmonella Health Risk

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Keys Manufacturing Company, Inc. of Paris, IL is recalling Pig Ears for Pet Treats because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling dry pet food and/or[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Army Casualty, May 4, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Kevin W. White, 22, of Westfield, N.Y., died May 2 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He[Read More…]

Illinois Transportation Department, State Police and Safety Advocates Launch Start Seeing Motorcycles Campaign

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Illinois Department of Transportation, State Police, Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) and A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education (ABATE) today joined forces to launch the Start Seeing Motorcycles campaign and urge Illinois motorists to share the road and expect to see more motorcyclists on Illinois roadways soon. [Read More…]

Governor Quinn Announces Business Investment Deal to Expand Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc. in Sauk Village

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn announced today that the state is providing a business investment package to Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc., a leading multi-national packaging manufacturing company. The investment will help the company to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sauk Village, creating 40 jobs immediately and potentially more[Read More…]

IDVA Hosts ‘Helping Our Hometown Heroes’ Veterans Benefits Fair in Elgin

ELGIN–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted a Helping Our Hometown Heroes benefits fair for veterans today at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, to assist veterans with accessing benefits information from federal, state and local agencies and organizations in one location. “Helping Our Hometown[Read More…]

Illinois Municipalities, Agencies and Nonprofits Awarded $3 Million Over Bank’s Scheme

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $90.8 million, multistate settlement with Union Bank of Switzerland (“UBS”) for its involvement in a scheme to rig bids and engage in other anticompetitive practices that defrauded state agencies, municipalities, school districts and nonprofits in purchasing municipal bond derivatives from[Read More…]

Durbin Holds Budget Hearing on SEC and CFTC

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today chaired a hearing which reviewed the funding requests of the nation’s primary financial market regulators – the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler[Read More…]

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