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Month: September 2014
President’s Weekly Address: The World Is United in the Fight Against ISIL (Video and Text)
WASHINGTON, DC-(ENEWSPF)- In this week’s address, the President thanked Congress for its strong bipartisan support for efforts to train and equip Syrian opposition forces to fight ISIL. This plan is part of the President’s comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy to degrade and destroy the terrorist group, and does not commit our troops[Read More…]
Crafters and Great Food Continue Tradition At 2014 Marian Catholic Oktoberfest
The Marian Catholic Band. (File Photo) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly every space of Marian Catholic High School will be turned into a crafter’s dreamland when the Marian Catholic High School Band Parents Association presents their 33rd annual Oktoberfest Arts and Crafts Show on Sunday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of September 22, 2014
Mr. George Green of Ford Heights is one of the 2014 recipients of the Commission on Human Relations Good Egg award. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 22, 2014. The weather has chilled somewhat but there’s still plenty of time left to visit the Farmers Market. Why not make a[Read More…]
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Blase J. Cupich Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Archbishop Cupich Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2014 – His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed the Bishop of Spokane, Washington, Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich, as the ninth Archbishop of Chicago, the Vatican announced today. Archbishop Cupich will be installed as Archbishop of Chicago on November 18, 2014, at Holy Name Cathedral. [Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: The World Is United in the Fight Against ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2014. Over the past week, the United States has continued to lead our friends and allies in the strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. As I’ve said before, our intelligence community has not yet detected specific plots from these terrorists against[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the 2014 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gives former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a hug after introducing him as the guest speaker at the 2014 National POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept.19, 2014. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Sept. 19, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Just a couple of opening comments. First, I hope you all had a chance to see Secretary Hagel’s remarks today at the National POW-MIA Recognition Day ceremony out there on the river terrace. One of the things he talked[Read More…]
Health Care Law Saves Consumers Money, Provides More Resources to States
Consumers saved $1 billion in 2013 and states receive more funding to continue to scrutinize rate hikes Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today released a new report showing that in 2013 alone, consumers benefitted from $1 billion in savings from lower than originally[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Paralegal Studies Program to Celebrate 40th Anniversary on Sept. 23
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. Roosevelt University’s Paralegal Studies Program, which offers bachelor degree and post-baccalaureate certificatie opportunities, will celebrate 40 years of operation with a reception and awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The American Bar Association-approved program started at Roosevelt in 1974. Since then, it has graduated approximately 12,000 paralegal professionals[Read More…]