Day: February 16, 2012

Park Forest Police Reports for February 16, 2012

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

Remarks by the First Lady and Dr. Biden On Military Spouse Licensing

VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012 – 3:27 P.M. EST DR. BIDEN:  Hello.  Thank you, Secretary Panetta and Deputy Secretary Wolin for your leadership.  Thank you, General Dempsey, for your kind introduction.  Good afternoon, Deanie, and all the Joint Chiefs and your spouses.  Thank you for being such great partners to Michelle and[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama on American Manufacturing

Milwaukee, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012 – 12:50 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Milwaukee!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in the great state of Wisconsin.  (Applause.)  This is the closest I’ve been to home in a while.  I was thinking about getting on the 90-94 and just driving down to[Read More…]

Affordable Care Act Extended Free Preventive Services to 54 Million Americans with Private Health Insurance in 2011

Free preventive care also provided to 32.5 million in Medicare  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 54 million Americans with at least one new free preventive service in 2011 through their private health insurance plans. Secretary[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, February 15, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012.  Index for Today’s Briefing ADMINSTRATION Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Yohannes in Ghana Secretary Will Attend the G-20 Meeting in Cabos, Mexico World Bank IRAN Announcement on Nuclear Fuel Production / IAEA Safeguard / Sanctions Correspondence from Iran to Lady Cathy Ashton Hekmati Case Virtual Embassy Tehran[Read More…]

Durbin Announces an Over $1.7 Million Investment in Illinois First-Responder Capabilities

Park Forest Fire Department Receives $19,800 in Funding WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012.  U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has made a $1,700,759 investment in seven fire departments and fire protection districts in Illinois. Today’s funding will[Read More…]

Senators Durbin and Coburn Question Twitter on New Censorship Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012. US Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, asking for detailed information about the social media giant’s announcement that it would begin censoring content in particular countries. Durbin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,[Read More…]

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