Day: September 24, 2013

Former Federal Contractor Petitions to Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Disclosing National Defense Information and to Distributing Child Pornography

Washington, D.C.- (ENEWSPF)- Donald John Sachtleben, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has filed a petition to plead guilty to newly filed charges of unlawfully disclosing national defense information relating to a disrupted terrorist plot. Sachtleben previously had filed a petition[Read More…]

FBI: U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett Announces Charges Against Seven Individuals and Three Corporations

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett, along with Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, announced September 18 the return of two indictments against six individuals and three companies for offenses involving federal renewable fuel programs, allegedly creating losses to[Read More…]

Former Cook County Official Convicted of Steering Four Contracts Under $25,000 in Return for Nearly $35,000 in Kickbacks

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury September 18 convicted a former Cook County official of steering four county contracts, each just under $25,000, to four acquaintances and then taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks from each of them, totaling $34,700. The defendant, Eugene Mullins, who was director of[Read More…]

Federal Grand Jury in South Bend Returns Indictments

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a grand jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following indictments on September 11, 2013: Jose Gonzalez, 61, of Milford, Indiana, was charged in a two-count indictment with one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance[Read More…]

District 163 Marks another Successful Golf Outing

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s third annual Teeing Off Fore Education Golf Outing welcomed 130 people to golf and dinner at Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. The June fundraising event resulted in a $26,500 donation to District 163 that will benefit its reading and enrichment programs[Read More…]

Don Manning

Southland College Prep Announces Faculty, Staff of 2013-14 Academic Year

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Blondean Davis, (c) CEO of Southland College Prep Charter High School and the new school’s key administrators: Andrea Kidd, (r) Director; Assistant Superintendents Lee Stanton (r center) and Dr. Douglas Hamilton, (l) stand with the three-year old school’s fully constituted faculty and professional staff[Read More…]

Don Manning

South Suburban College President Joins Community Outreach Posts

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- South Suburban College announces President Don Manning has recently been elected to serve on two regional boards: Junior Achievement (JA) of Chicago and the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce (CSCOC). These new volunteer posts continue Manning’s commitment to community outreach and educational accessibility in the[Read More…]

Rare St. Clair Drake Tapes Unveiled for October 14 Lecture on Civil Rights at Roosevelt University

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  Roosevelt University will unveil rare speeches on civil rights and freedom by the late Roosevelt professor St. Clair Drake (above) during an Oct. 14 program and lecture on freedom and the March on Washington. The Drake audio tapes, which haven’t been heard since the late great Chicago[Read More…]

Bloom Trail NHS recognized

Prairie State College Recognizes Bloom Trail High School NHS for Community Service

Cynthia Somer (left), secretary of the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees, and Wendell Mosby (right) PSC board trustee and ICCTA representative, congratulate Bloom Trail High School National Honor Society member (third from left) Crystal Rodriguez on the organization’s community service award. Joining them is Elizabeth J. Fushi-Peterson (second[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Meets with Fermi Director to Discuss Support for National Labs and Funding for Scientific Research

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the new Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Dr. Nigel Lockyer to discuss the importance of continued federal funding for scientific research and development programs. “Research and innovation are a fundamental part of the basic infrastructure that builds[Read More…]

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