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10/16/12 - Illinois Film Office Announces Winner of Fifth Annual Shortcuts Competition
“Wednesday’s Child” premieres at the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO – The Illinois Film Office (IFO) today announced the winner of Shortcuts, Illinois’ short film contest. The winning film, Potenza Productions’ Wednesday’s Child, was directed by Rocco Cataldo, produced by Mary Kay Cook, and the cinematographer was Mike Kwielford. The film will screen as part of the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival city/state short films program tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. at AMC River East 21 in Chicago.
10/16/12 - Governor Pat Quinn Names New Members To Community Volunteerism Commission
30 Appointments Made Ahead of National Service Recognition Day
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today announced the appointment of 30 new members to the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.
Serve Illinois, supported by the Illinois Department of Human Services, enhances and supports community volunteerism and administers the AmeriCorps*State program in Illinois. The new Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in Springfield. The Commissioners will serve three-year terms.
10/16/12 - State Regulators Crack Down on Unlicensed Sales of Colored Contact Lenses
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that a convenience store in central Illinois surrendered 41 boxes and 54 single containers of non-prescription colored contact lenses to IDFPR. The lenses have an approximate retail value of $1,600. The Department’s investigators were tipped off by a school nurse who contacted our office because a student sustained an eye injury from wearing contact lenses he/she purchased from a convenience store in town. Colored lenses purchased without proper examinations and fittings put thousands of Illinois customers at risk of scratches, infections and potential blindness.
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