New Investment Supports 60 School Learning Gardens at CPS Schools Across the City, Providing Students With Hands-On Nutrition and Science Education Opportunities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that $1 million in NATO legacy funds will support the development of learning gardens at 60 Chicago Public Schools (CPS)[Read More…]
Day: December 17, 2012
Text Messaging Capabilities Are Added to Chicago’s 311 and City Alerts System
New ChiTEXT features allow Chicagoans to text in service requests, receive “311 Service Tracker” updates via text message, and sign up for localized City alerts; Mayor Emanuel applauds civic developers for creating innovative new 311 applications CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Chicagoans can now interact with[Read More…]
Energy Department, ArcelorMittal Partnership Boosts Efficiency of Major Steel Manufacturing Plant
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Today, Senior Advisor in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Gil Sperling, joined local officials and company representatives for the ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the ArcelorMittal steel manufacturing plant in East Chicago, Indiana. ArcelorMittal unveiled a new, energy recovery and reuse boiler that[Read More…]
Last Days to Purchase College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Contracts at 2011 Rates
Rates increase January 1 for program that makes college costs more manageable for Illinois families CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Families of Illinois college-bound children have only until December 31 to invest in a College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition plan at 2011 rates before contract prices increase four percent on January 1,[Read More…]
Illinois Employment Security Offices Closed Dec. 25, Jan.1
Claimants Should Certify; Services Available on Internet; Banking Holiday Might Delay Payments CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. resume on each following day. Although offices will[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Navy Casualty, December 17, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lt. Leonard Robinson, 29, of Spring Lake, N.C., died Dec. 15, of non-combat related injuries while home on leave in Fayetteville, N.C. Robinson was assigned to the Naval Hospital[Read More…]
Japanese-Based Toyo Ink and Affiliates in New Jersey and Illinois Settle False Claims Allegation for $45 Million
United States Alleges Companies Knowingly Evaded Import Duties Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Japan-based Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. and various affiliated entities (collectively, Toyo Ink) have agreed to pay $45 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly failing to pay antidumping[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Exam Procedures for Student Loans
CFPB Examiners to Verify that Student Lenders are Following the Law WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2012. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published the procedures it will use in examining student lenders. The Student Lending Examination Procedures are an extension of the CFPB’s General Supervision and Examination Manual and will[Read More…]
California’s New ‘Good Samaritan’ Overdose Prevention Law Goes into Effect January 1, 2013
California Becomes Largest State in U.S. to Enact Legislation Aimed at Curbing National Overdose Crisis SACRAMENTO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. A new law in California that encourages witnesses at the scene of a suspected drug or alcohol overdose to seek emergency assistance right away without fear of arrest for minor drug law[Read More…]
UN Atomic Agency and Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture to Cooperate on Nuclear Safety
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2012 – An agreement between the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and administrators from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture was signed over the weekend, ushering in a new era of emergency preparedness and radiation monitoring for the beleaguered Japanese prefecture. The Memorandum of Cooperation – signed on the[Read More…]
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