Country Club Hills-(ENEWSPF)- Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch caught spending thousands of dollars with his city credit card. Video courtesy WGN. Related: Public Comment After Mayor Dwight Welch Loses City Credit Card (Video/Story) Country Club Hills Council Takes Away Mayor Dwight Welch’s Credit Card (Video/Story)
Month: June 2011
Public Comment After Mayor Dwight Welch Loses City Credit Card (Video/Story)
Country Club Hills, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Blistering. Angry. Harsh. The public comment portion of the Monday’s city council meeting was direct and pointed, culminating in calls for Mayor Dwight Welch’s resignation. "I’m not paying so you can go see your "honey-dew" on the other side of town," one woman told the council.[Read More…]
Country Club Hills Council Takes Away Mayor Dwight Welch’s Credit Card (Video/Story)
Shelia and Lela Walker, seated, wait before the meeting with a message for the mayor, "Welch, we want our money back." (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Country Club Hills, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Country Club Hills city council voted Monday night to strip Mayor Dwight Welch of the taxpayer-funded credit card he had carried[Read More…]
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Issues Voluntary Recall of One Product Lot of Tylenol® Extra Strength Caplets
Fort Washington, PA–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is recalling at the retail level one product lot (60,912 bottles) of TYLENOL®, Extra Strength Caplets, 225 count bottles, distributed in the U.S. The recalled product was manufactured in February, 2009. McNeil is taking this action following a[Read More…]
50 Year Prison Sentence for Registered Sex Offender Charged with Aggravated Child Pornography
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A registered sex offender was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to videotaping a sex act with a 9-year-old boy in his south suburban mobile home last year, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. James Arrigoni, 44, of Harvey pleaded[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, June 28, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Michael C. Nolen, 22, of Spring Valley, Wis., died June 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
GSU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program’s Accreditation Status Reaffirmed for 10 Years
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) recently received reaffirmation of its accreditation status from The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The program’s accreditation extends through June 30, 2021. CAPTE’s specialized accreditation process is extremely rigorous, involving extensive internal and external review[Read More…]
Free LSAT Prep Class at Governors State University
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is offering a free Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) preparation class. The course begins with a mandatory pre-test on Saturday, August 20, at 9 a.m., in room B2203. After the pre-test, classes will be held on Mondays, beginning August 22 and through April 30,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Critical Role the Manufacturing Sector Plays in the American Economy
Bettendorf, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2011 – 1:04 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Please, you can cut the music. Thank you, everybody. Have a seat, have a seat. It is great to see all of you. Good to be back in the Quads. (Applause.) Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) I see a couple[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, June 28, 2011
Aboard Air Force One En Route Bettendorf, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)—June 28, 2011 – 11:30 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: How is everyone today, good? Happy to be here? Awesome. Okay. Just a quick bit of background on the President’s trip to the Alcoa Davenport Works Factory in Bettendorf, Iowa. Today President[Read More…]