The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Month: April 2014
RETRACTED: Juvenile Eludes Kidnappers; Police Are Investigating
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police say a 14-year-old juvenile who claimed he was kidnapped after he got off his school bus at the intersection of Blackhawk Drive and Suwanee Street on April 25 will be charged with filing a false police report. eNews Park Forest learned this subsequent to reporting on[Read More…]
Alliance of Activists to Launch New Populist Political Party in Detroit
The After Party will work for a guaranteed basic income for all Americans, removal of corrupt politicians DETROIT, MI–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014. A grassroots alliance of community leaders and social justice activists is launching a new nationwide political party with a weekend of celebration and service in Detroit. The new party,[Read More…]
Expertise of NYC, Chicago, Austin, and other Groups Combating Police Crimes to be Combined at Unprecedented National Meeting May 16 – 17 in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. Activists who have for decades been battling torture and shootings carried out by Chicago police officers have decided to get some pointers from their counterparts in New York City and elsewhere. And, while they’re at it, they decided to “go wide” — creating a forum for presenters[Read More…]
MAY DAY: IWW Black and Red Brigade Rally and Feeder March – Join Workers Around the World
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2014. May 1st is May Day, or International Workers Day, a time for all members of the working class to come together and build solidarity. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Chicago are calling all radical anti-capitalists to rally in Union Park at 11:30am, before stepping off[Read More…]
Sun-Times: Ex-Rahm aide Amer Ahmad Jailed by Pakistani Authorities
(ENEWSPF)- From the Chicago Sun-Times: Pakistani authorities said Wednesday they have jailed and intend to charge Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s former city comptroller Amer Ahmad after taking him into custody Monday with a fake Mexican passport, a forged visa to enter their country and a large amount of cash. Ahmad was carrying about[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Admiral Kirby, April 29, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Since Russia began its intervention in Crimea and its aggressive actions along the border with Ukraine, Secretary Hagel has stepped up his engagements and consultation with the European counterparts. This morning, Secretary Hagel had a very productive meeting with the[Read More…]
Area Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Illegally Traffic Firearms From Missouri to Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. A former Crest Hill man was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for illegally trafficking and possessing five firearms that his sister illegally bought in Missouri and shipped to him in Illinois. The defendant, RICHARD CARRINO, a previously convicted felon who was barred from[Read More…]
Screenwriters Share Industry Secrets at DePaul’s Page One Writing Confab
DePaul University hosts Page One Entertainment Writers conference May 3 at the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. on the Loop Campus. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. Screenwriters for Steven Spielberg, “Scandal” and “South Park” are among the speakers at DePaul University’s Page One Entertainment Writing Conference[Read More…]
New Analysis: Tea Party Outraised in High-Dollar Primaries
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2014. In the 2014 election season’s high-dollar competitive primaries, Tea Party candidates have been largely out-fundraised, according to a new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. High-Dollar 2014 Primary Elections uses quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign finance filings data in 16 competitive[Read More…]