WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012 – The Defense Department continues to be an active partner in response to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath by providing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state governors with capable, trained and accessible forces and equipment when requested. As of 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, there were about[Read More…]
Month: October 2012
President Preckwinkle Welcomes New Chief of Staff
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased to announce G.A. Finch as her incoming chief of staff. Finch is a partner with Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP, where he is a member of the business, employment, real estate and litigation practice groups. He will join the county in November. Finch[Read More…]
President Preckwinkle Announces Modification to the Proposed Buy Local Tax
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today a modification to the proposed Buy Local Tax, which incentivizes businesses and residents to buy goods in Cook County by increasing the exemption from $2,500 to $3,500 in annual purchases. The change will provide businesses and residents more leeway to[Read More…]
Park Forest Hall Of Fame Nominations Being Accepted
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Historical Society will be accepting nominations for the Park Forest Hall of Fame until December 15, 2012. The official form, which must accompany the nomination, is available at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 141[Read More…]
Rich East Rocket Cross Country Qualifies Six for Cross Country Sectionals
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Six Rich East Cross Country runners will be competing in the Class 2A Peoria-Notre Dame Sectional on Saturday. Senior co-captain Leon Heard will be making his second-straight trip to a sectional meet and sophomore Kentrell Mason will be running in his first sectional meet. On the girls side, junior Janiah[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Announces National Merit Semifinalist; 5 National Achievement Semifinalists
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic senior Timothy LaVelle (Schererville, Ind.) has earned Semifinalist status in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. LaVelle also received a score of 36 on the ACT. More than 1.5 million juniors in nearly 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Program by taking the[Read More…]
FBI: Rockford Woman Pleads Guilty to Robbery of Associated Bank in Rockford
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford, Illinois woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to bank robbery LATOYA SHAUNTA BURROWS, 32, of Rockford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to the robbery of Associated Bank, 612 North Main St., Rockford, Illinois, on March 20, 2012. According to the written[Read More…]
Week 1: 97,000+ Suburban Cook County Early Voters
Tia, Jacob and Faith Nichols of Sauk Village and Adellar Laye of Park Forest showed up shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning at Park Forest Village Hall to be first in line for early voting. The lines were steady all day long. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- More than[Read More…]
Breaking: Sandy Hits New Jersey
State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports Hurricane Sandy remains on track to become a historic storm for the mid-Atlantic and southern New England with New Jersey and New York City bracing for very dangerous conditions and catastrophic damage. The impact from Sandy will reach hundreds of miles from the center of landfall,[Read More…]
FEMA and Federal Partners Continue to Mobilize Resources and Urge Residents to Make Final Preparations for Sandy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2012. At the direction of President Obama, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is coordinating the federal government’s assistance and preparations to support states affected by Hurricane Sandy. Today, the President received a briefing on Hurricane Sandy in the White House Situation Room, including an update on the[Read More…]
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