Your Easy Choice 93.9 WYEC continues its expansion and improvement of its product and services with recent changes to its daily line up.

Beginning June 21st 2010 Your Easy Choice 93.9 WYEC will begin airing  "Remembering Music Mornings" a new morning show to be heard weekdays from 5AM- 10:30AM dedicated to the very best hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Added to the program line up is the much anticipated "Mid-Morning in the Cities" weekdays from 10:30 - Noon with guests to include Moline City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher, QC Senior Olympics Lisa Killinger, Rick Baker from the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce, Wells Fargo Financial Advisor Dave Barnhart, members from the Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, and Royal Neighbors of America in its inaugural week. Additional guests in the weeks to come, include Moline Mayor Don Welvaert, and former East Moline Mayor Joe Moreno, current Mayor of East Moline John Thodos, the Social Security Administration, Rock Island County Extension Bureau, and Quad City Animal Welfare Center, and many more.

Your Easy Choice 93.9 WYEC will continued its individually chosen music selection through the day with hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's along with a new addition to the line up featuring the very best special selection of 80's music with  "80's at 8" an weekday show catering to 80's music from 8 - 9PM.

Calls on Employers to Sign Up at PutIllinoisToWork.Illinois.Gov

ROCKFORD - June 19, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that in less than two months more than 12,800 workers have been hired through the Put Illinois to Work employment program. Since the program's launch in late April, 3,000 employers have signed up to participate.

"We have created jobs for more than 12,800 people who did not have jobs before Put Illinois to Work," said Governor Quinn. "I applaud the hundreds of Illinois employers that have signed on to this program to help individuals across the state obtain the skills necessary to build the foundation for a long, productive career."

Governor Quinn was joined by officials from Rockford Products, a participating employer in the PIW program, which was founded in 1929 in Rockford. A manufacturing company specializing in metal working, heat treating and machines, Rockford Products currently employs two Put Illinois to Work workers and is expected to bring on additional employees through the program.

On Wednesday, Governor Quinn joined with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to announce that Put Illinois to Work had surpassed 10,000 Illinois workers employed.

Through Put Illinois to Work, eligible Illinois residents are placed in subsidized employment positions with participating worksites for up to six months, learning valuable skills and supporting their families. The program will help stimulate Illinois' ailing economy and develop a healthy workforce by providing meaningful work experience for participants. Put Illinois to Work is expected to create more than 15,000 jobs statewide.

Private, public and non-profit businesses are encouraged to sign on with Put Illinois to Work. Eligible participants are matched to subsidized employment opportunities with these worksites. The hope is that when the program concludes, many employers will permanently hire the workers they have trained.

Put Illinois to Work is a collaborative effort of the Illinois Department of Human Services and Heartland Human Care Services. Funding is provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund, which was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Eligible worksites and participants must meet program criteria and agree to adhere to specific program requirements. Participants must be age 18-21, or 18 and older and the parent (custodial or non-custodial) of a minor child. All participants must have a household income below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level ($2,428 per month for a family of two) and be legally authorized to work.

For eligibility criteria and additional information on Put Illinois to Work, visit www.PutIllinoistoWork.Illinois.gov.

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Federal Disaster Declaration Would Help People, Businessesin Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Peoria and Putnam Counties

SPRINGFIELD - June 18, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today asked President Obama to declare Kankakee, LaSalle, Livingston, Peoria and Putnam counties major disasters areas. If approved, a federal disaster declaration would help people and businesses affected by the June 5 tornadoes recover from the storm's aftermath by allowing them to apply for grants and loans to assist with storm-related losses.

"Many people in these areas are struggling to recover from the tornadoes that ripped their lives apart," said Governor Quinn. "As I said when I toured a devastated neighborhood in Dwight shortly after the storms, we need to do everything possible to get help to these people. Today, I'm asking President Obama to quickly approve federal assistance for these five counties, so people can begin to piece their lives back together."

Earlier this week, damage assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and local officials documented the extent of damage in all five counties. Governor Quinn's request for federal assistance is based on the results of those assessments, which determined that 62 homes were destroyed by the storm and 42 suffered major damage. Nearly 160 additional homes were damaged to a lesser extent. 

If granted, the federal disaster declaration would make assistance available, including grants to individuals and households to help with temporary housing, home repairs or replacement and other disaster-related expenses, as well as low-interest SBA loans to residents and businesses.

"The State of Illinois continues to do everything possible to help these communities recover from the tornadoes," said IEMA Interim Director Joe Klinger. "After conducting the damage assessments this week, it's apparent that federal assistance is needed to help many of the storm victims recover."

Governor Quinn previously declared all five counties state disaster areas to ensure affected communities received needed state assistance to recover from the storms. The State of Illinois has been assisting with debris removal in several of the affected communities for the past two weeks.

Several trucks and other pieces of heavy equipment from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are helping with clean up efforts today in Streator and Dwight. In addition, inmate crews from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) are assisting with the debris removal today in Streator.

Additional information about the state's storm response efforts is available at www.Ready.Illinois.gov.

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