Volunteer Efforts Underway to Assist Victims of Recent Tornadoes; Department of Insurance Offering Free Counseling in Washington SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today declared Douglas, Jasper, Pope, Wabash, Wayne and Will counties state disaster areas following violent storms and tornadoes on Sunday that affected several regions of the state.[Read More…]
Day: November 19, 2013
FreshPoint Inc. to Pay $4.2 Million for Overbilling the Department of Defense for Produce
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that FreshPoint Inc., a Houston, Texas-based food distribution company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged the Department of Defense for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased under 15 separate[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: U.S. Response to Typhoon Haiyan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Since Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, U.S. disaster relief experts and military personnel have worked around the clock to deliver food, water, medicine, and shelter to help those hit hardest by the storm. In support of the Philippines’ relief effort, the United States[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, November 18, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013 – 2:00 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House on this beautiful, sunny, warm November Monday. Before I take your questions, let me mention a couple of things. First and foremost, regarding the storms in the Midwest: Our thoughts[Read More…]
Kiwanis of Park Forest News
A family dining at the 2013 Pancake Day. (Photo: Kiwanis) Park Forest, IL – (ENEWSPF) – The Kiwanis Club of Park Forest was founded in 1951 as a member of Kiwanis International with a commitment to community service for children, young people, the aging, and the needy in local and[Read More…]
State Senators Hold Hearing on Lack of South Side Trauma Center
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- WHO: Illinois State Senators, doctors and South Side community members WHAT: State Senators Host Hearing on Lack of Trauma Care WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. Room C600, Michael Bilandinc Building, 160 N LaSalle. Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) will host a hearing on the lack of South Side trauma[Read More…]
FBI: Former Federal Contractor Sentenced for Disclosing National Defense Information and Distributing Child Pornography
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this morning that Donald J. Sachtleben, age 55, of Carmel, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has been sentenced to 140 months (11 years, eight months) in federal prison after pleading guilty[Read More…]
FBI: Co-Defendant of Bridgeport Mayor Sentenced for Lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced today that on November 15, 2013, Paul R. Kramer, 63, of Vincennes, Indiana, was sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of home confinement, and was ordered to pay fines and special[Read More…]
The Reading Express Pulls Into Park Forest Library
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As the Beacon Hill Primary Center first graders entered “The Village of Dancing Fire” their eyes were drawn to the lone teepee that stood before them and the small campfire flickering beside the teepee. With a little make believe, the staff at the Park Forest Library had[Read More…]
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