Governor Declares Disaster After Touring Damage and Meeting with First Responders HARRISBURG–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a state disaster proclamation following a tour of damaged areas in Harrisburg after a tornado devastated parts of southern Illinois Wednesday morning. State resources including the Illinois State Police, Illinois Department[Read More…]
Month: March 2012
Remarks at the Dinner in Honor of the Armed Forces Who Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn and Their Families
Remarks by President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary Panetta, and General Dempsey Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2012 – 8:07 P.M. EST GENERAL DEMPSEY: You can go ahead and keep — you do whatever you got to do. I’ll do whatever I got to do. (Laughter.) That’s what the chain of command[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 25, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 353,000. The 4-week moving average was 354,000, a decrease of 5,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Park Forest Library’s March 8 Potpourri of Lectures to Discuss Health Care Reform Law
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2012. The Park Forest Library’s Potpourri of Lectures series will continue on Thursday, March 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Library’s Ringering Room. The Library is located at 400 Lakewood Boulevard, Park Forest. Erika Nelson, Chicagoland Organizer, Campaign for Better Healthcare will discuss “Health Care[Read More…]
The Fellowship Ministry of Faith United Protestant Church to Host 2012 Lenten Season Activity on March 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2012. The Fellowship Ministry of Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock, will host its 2012 Lenten Season activity on Friday, March 16 beginning at 7 p.m. Come out and experience the spirited and uplifting music of the ‘Southland Jazz Collective’ as they present our “Lenten Jazz Vespers.” [Read More…]
Proposed Mars Mission Has New Name
Artist rendition of the proposed InSight (Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) Lander. InSight is based on the proven Phoenix Mars spacecraft and lander design with state-of-the-art avionics from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory missions. Image credit: JPL/NASA PASADENA, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A proposed[Read More…]
After Rumors, SD 227 Board Members Insist Rich East High School Will Not Close
School District 227 board member Shelia Hester-Whorton works to assure members of the public that Rich East High School will not close. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Hundreds sporting Rich East-green filled the Rich South High School cafeteria in Richton Park Wednesday night in response to rumors that Rich[Read More…]