| | 3061: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Fairgoers wanting to experience the excitement of unlimited rides on the Carnival Midway and Adventure Village attractions can purchase a Mega Pass for $50 if they act quickly. The final day the pass will be sold for $50 is Saturday, July 11. After that, the price will increase to $60. | | | | Date Created: | 07 07 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1017**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023120 Original UID: 11708 FIRST WORD: Last | |
| 3062: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Illinois State Museum Director Dr. Bonnie Styles has been appointed as the new chair of the American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission. Styles was originally appointed to the Commission in 2007 for a six year term and will serve as Chair for the next three years. | | | | Date Created: | 07 07 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1019**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023121 Original UID: 11709 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 3063: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Tickets are available for two musical events at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield a live indoor acoustic concert by country music recording artist Craig Morgan on July 14, and outdoor performances of the musical The Civil War on July 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 and August 1. | | | | Date Created: | 07 08 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1016**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023122 Original UID: 11710 FIRST WORD: Civil | |
| 3064: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Abraham Lincolns 200th birthday during 2009 will be commemorated during a special program on Saturday, July 11 at 2 p.m. at the Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth Street in Springfield. This Poets in the Parlor series presentation is sponsored by the Vachel Lindsay Association and the Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site. | | | | Date Created: | 07 07 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1018**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023123 Original UID: 11711 FIRST WORD: Poets | |
| 3065: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Beginning on July 7, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is starting work on Eastbound I-290/the Eisenhower Expressway approaching the Circle Interchange. The first stage of the project closes the far right lane approaching the ramp to I-90/94/the Dan Ryan Expressway. New sewer lines will be jacked underneath the pavement of I-290 Expressway. A double faced barrier wall will be installed in lieu of guardrail and a retaining wall built to prevent erosion problems along the slope between Halsted and Harrison St. The second stage of the project closes the left lane of I-290 from Morgan St. to Halsted St. This will allow the contractor to install a new storm sewer line between the shoulder and left lane. | | | | Date Created: | 07 06 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1015**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023124 Original UID: 11712 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 3066: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning residents to expect noise around the Kennedy Expressway Hubbards Cave and the I-290 Circle project between Monroe and Jackson. The purpose of this project is to improve the traffic flow of the exit and entrance ramps through this section of the Kennedy Expressway. The Department advises that contractors are driving piles of steel between Monroe and Jackson and this will cause major noise between the hours of 7am through early evening. | | | | Date Created: | 07 06 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1014**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023125 Original UID: 11713 FIRST WORD: Kennedy | |
| 3067: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Operation Dry Water results in over 600 citations over 2 weekends. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced today, that this past 4th of July weekend was one of the safest on Illinois waters in recent years. Conservation Police report there were no fatal boat accidents on Illinois waters during the three-day holiday weekend. | | | | Date Created: | 07 08 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1020**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023126 Original UID: 11714 FIRST WORD: Conservation | |
| 3068: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: A touring exhibit on the heritage of the Sac and Fox Indians is on display through August 16 at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois where it may be viewed daily free of charge. | | | | Date Created: | 07 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1021**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023127 Original UID: 11715 FIRST WORD: Sac | |
| 3069: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) will host a Helping Our Hometown Heroes event at the City Hall Building in Lawrenceville at 11 a.m., Fri., July 10, 2009 for Veterans, their families, and friends. Federal, state and local agencies and organizations will come together for the event that is dedicated to assisting military heroes and their families in getting the benefits they rightfully deserve. | | | | Date Created: | 07 09 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1022**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023128 Original UID: 11716 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3070: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: State Fire Marshal David B. Foreman is urging Illinois residents to check their smoke detectors and to immediately discontinue use if they are the model that was recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) earlier today. The CPSC recalled more than 90,000 smoke alarms that may not sound in case of a fire. | | | | Date Created: | 07 09 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1023**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023129 Original UID: 11717 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3071: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Illinois State Fair Officials announced today that the August 23rd concert of Nat and Alex Wolff (from Nickelodeons The Naked Brothers Band) has been canceled. Tickets for the concert will be fully refunded, but cannot be refunded at the Grandstand office ticket window. | | | | Date Created: | 07 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1027**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023130 Original UID: 11718 FIRST WORD: Nat | |
| 3072: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press releases which come from the Illinois Office of Communication and Information (IOCI) related to the Illinois state agencies under the Governor's executive office. The Press releases attached are from the month of July 2009. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023131 Original UID: NA for serial records FIRST WORD: Press | |
| 3073: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Hunters of all ages and all levels of experience are encouraged to focus on safety and to take a free Illinois Hunter Safety Education Course coordinated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Hunters now also have the opportunity to go online to sign up for one of two new web-based hunter safety courses to earn their hunter safety certificate. | | | | Date Created: | 07 09 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1030**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023132 Original UID: 11719 FIRST WORD: Hunters | |
| 3074: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: #1 Spectator Sport in the Country Supports Illinois Mission To Save Lives Statewide. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Gary Hannig along with Director of Traffic Safety Michael Stout will present the Traffic Safety Distinguished Partner Award to NASCAR and Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race on Saturday, July 11. This comes a year after IDOT first announced that the Department was teaming up with NASCAR and Chicagoland Speedway in a unique, first of its kind, traffic safety partnership. Through this partnership, IDOT, NASCAR and Chicagoland Speedway established a pilot program to promote the Buckle Up America campaign and the Friends Dont Let Friends Drive Drunk campaign, as part of the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series weekend of racing at the Speedway to encourage safe driving. | | | | Date Created: | 07 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1029**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023133 Original UID: 11720 FIRST WORD: NASCAR | |
| 3075: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Speaking at a national summit this week on H1N1 flu preparedness, Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, stressed the need to prepare for the possibility the fall flu season could be more severe than normal. | | | | Date Created: | 07 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1025**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023134 Original UID: 11721 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 3076: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) hosted a Helping Our Hometown Heroes event today at Lawrenceville City Hall, for local Veterans, their families, and friends. Various federal, state and local organizations came together for the event that was dedicated to assisting Illinois military heroes and their families in getting all the benefits they rightfully deserve. | | | | Date Created: | 07 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1026**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023135 Original UID: 11722 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 3077: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 12 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois homeland security program ranked in the top four percent of state programs in a recent review of program effectiveness by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Illinois received an overall effectiveness score of 91 out of 100. The national average effectiveness score was 71. | | | | Date Created: | 07 12 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1031**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023136 Original UID: 11723 FIRST WORD: Governor | |
| 3078: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release concerning: Nominations for the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame; Amateur Trapshooting Association Grand American World Trapshooting Championships; Conservation World during the 2009 Illinois State Fair; Firearm Deer Permits; Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area closure; Nature Hike at Pere Marquette State Park; Black Sparrow Hawk: Humble Endings; Hats Off to Agriculture; Boat Facilities Grants; Clean Vessel Act grant program; Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board meeting; Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area archery deer hunting permits; Wingshooting Clinics; Environment and Nature Training Institute for Conservation Education workshops; OutdoorIllinois; Photo Contest; Squirrel Season; Illinois Land Snails and Slugs poster | | | | Date Created: | 07 06 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1013**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023137 Original UID: 11705 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 3079: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Open letter to Illinois newspaper editors publicizing "Break the Silence," the Illinois Department on Aging's annual public awareness and education campaign concerning elder abuse. | | | | Date Created: | 07 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1032**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023138 Original UID: 11724 FIRST WORD: Dear | |
| 3080: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press release: Native American stories about the stars, and the viewing of the stars themselves, will be featured during a special evening Saturday, July 25 at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois. The event, sponsored by the Apple River Fort and the Planetary Studies Foundation, is free and open to the public. | | | | Date Created: | 07 14 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | 1033**09 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000023139 Original UID: 11725 FIRST WORD: Indian | |
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