Latest Press Release on Illinois

Survey Finds Nearly 70 Percent of Illinois AARP Members Back Health Care Reform Legislation
Association Urges Senators to Support Key Provisions of the Bill as Measure Moves to their Chamber CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new poll of Illinois AARP members released today finds strong support across party and ideologica...

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Back by Popular Demand, CHA Returns to Rosemont
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is pleased to announce the CHA 2010 Summer Convention & Trade Show and the CHA Craft SuperShow will return to the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in Rosemont, Illinois after o...

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Fitch Rates Illinois Tollway's $280MM Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Negative
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' long-term rating to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's (the authority) $280 million toll highway fixed-rate senior priority revenue bonds, 2009 series B and 2009 series C (2009 series), scheduled for negotiated sale on or about Nov. 23,

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Fitch Rates Wells Fargo Stage Trust, Series 2009-83C Floater & Residual Certificates
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the floater certificates and a rating of 'AA' to the residual certificates of Wells Fargo Stage Trust series 2009-83C. The long-term 'AA' rating is based on the rating that Fitch has assigned to the Illinois Finance Authority revenue b

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Will This Be The Year There Was No Pumpkin?
SOLON, Ohio, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle Baking today announced that it expects a shortage of LIBBY'S® Pumpkin on store shelves as the country enters the holiday season. Heavy rains persisted throughout the 13-week harvest in Morton, Illinois, frustrating efforts to pick the ent...

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National Federation of the Blind Commends University of Illinois for Commitment to Accessible E-book Technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind Americans and a leading advocate for accessible e-book technology, today applauded the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for publicly annou...

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Dominick Muzi Appointed Vice President of Sales for Concert Group Logistics
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Concert Group Logistics (CGL), a Downers Grove, Illinois-based leader in transportation logistics, recently appointed Dominick Muzi as Vice President of Sales. In this role, Muzi will be responsible for all sales-related initiatives for the organization’s 27 stati

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Alion Deploys “Serious Game” Training Program to Improve Readiness and Prepare Navy Recruits for Shipboard Navigation
MCLEAN, Va. - Enlisted Navy recruits go through eight weeks of intense basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. A requirement before graduation from boot camp, they must make it through Battle Stations 21 (BS-21), where they will be challenged with simulated floods, fires and mass casualty

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Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates to Three Transgender Persons
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the State of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illi...

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Grainger to Host Annual Analyst Meeting
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions, will host its annual analyst meeting on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009, in Lake Forest, Illinois. Chairman, President...

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Grainger Provides Outlook at Analyst Meeting
CHICAGO, Nov. 18 -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and institutions, held its annual analyst meeting in Lake Forest, Illinois, today. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,...

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CARC and Clearbrook Merger Will Create Largest, Strongest Non-Profit Agency in Illinois Serving the Developmentally Disabled
CHICAGO, IL and ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL -- 11/16/09 -- CARC and Clearbrook, two of the largest and most financially sound non-profit organizations in Illinois, are teaming up in a merger of equals that will offer more options to developmentally disab..

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New Report Reveals Disappointment and Disengagement Among Illinois Citizens
Illinois citizens, particularly young people, are withdrawing from active civic engagement Study shows support for funding civic education CHICAGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report, released today by the

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eVoter(TM) Launches in Illinois for the February 2010 Primary Election
CHICAGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- eVoter(TM), the first online destination where candidates, voters and endorsing organizations can make direct connections, has launched its new election website in Illinois. The non-partisan website includes complete ballot information for...

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Illinois Residents Can Call, Tweet or Post Their Foot-Care Questions on Wednesday, Nov. 18th
Health care bargains are hard to come by in the current economy but the members of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association are providing free foot-care advice on Wednesday, Nov. 18th from 8 am to 4 pm CST. Residents have three ways to seek free podiatric advice: • They can call the ...

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Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Continues to Expand - Opens Location in Southern California
SWARTZ CREEK, Mich., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy announced today the opening of their branch in San Bernardino, CA. Diplomat has 6 additional locations in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Florida. "In January, our contracts with managed care o...

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Pair of Enterprising Moms Defy Economy with Support for Chicago Charity's 600th Grant
Illinois Native and Kentucky Counterpart Join Local Non-Profit to Help Make Adoption Possible TECHNY, Ill., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Demonstrating a mutual goal of getting more children adopted into permanent families, Runaway Rabbit(R) will sponsor Gift of Adop...

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Strack and Van Til Becomes the Fifth Retailer to Select Park City Group’s Consumer Driven Sales OptimizationTM Solution in 2009
PARK CITY, Utah - Park City Group (OTCBB: PCYG), a developer of patented retail supply chain solutions and services, today announced that Strack and Van Til, a grocery retailer with stores spanning Illinois and Indiana, has signed on to become the fifth grocery retailer to implement Park Cit

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ITW Reports an 18 Percent Decrease in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended October 31, 2009; Base Revenues Improve Modestly From 2009 Third Quarter Results
GLENVIEW, Ill., Nov. 16 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported an operating revenue decrease of 18 percent for the three months ended October 31, 2009. The revenue decline for the three months consisted of a 17 percent decrease in base revenues and...

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Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. (SFMI): Update on Illinois Central Ore Dumps and Mill Construction
MURPHY, ID -- 11/17/09 -- Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SFMI) has begun moving the ore dumps from the Illinois Central Veins on War Eagle Mountain to the stockpile at the Diamond Creek Mill site. GoldCorp Holdings built a new ro..

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AAA Chicago: Thanksgiving Travel to Increase from Last Year
AURORA, Ill. - AAA projected 38.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend; a 1.4 percent increase over last year when 37.8 million traveled. In Illinois, just over 2 million people will be traveling this holiday weekend; an

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Brower Piven Encourages Investors Who Have Losses in Excess of $300,000 From Investment in Boeing Company, Inc. to Inquire About the Lead Plaintiff Position in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Before the January 12, 2010 Lead Plaintiff Deadline
BALTIMORE, MD -- 11/20/09 -- Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of ..

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eVoter Launches in Illinois for the February 2010 Primary Election
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- eVoter (www.evoter.com), the first online destination where candidates, voters and endorsing organizations can make direct connections, has launched its new election website in Illinois. The non-partis...

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Herzing University-Kenosha Announces New Scholarship Contest to Award a Total of $10,000 to Eight Deserving Students
KENOSHA, Wis. - Herzing University-Kenosha announced today it is launching the Herzing University Community Commitment Scholarship, which will be awarded to students from Kenosha and the surrounding area, including Racine and Northern Illinois. Krista Wills, President

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Don't Let Black Friday Push You into the Red
The Illinois CPA Society has advice for keeping your spending and sanity in check CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 172 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Thanksgiving weekend last year. If you're planning on joining the masses fo...

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