Day: August 1, 2016

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports August 1. 2016, 2016

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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 local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]

Illinois Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice a Minor

ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A Springfield, Illinois, man was sentenced today to serve 132 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District of Illinois. Jeffrey Parkhurst, 59, was[Read More…]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Accepting New Claims

Payment on All Group A Claims Has Been Authorized Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.  September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced today that the VCF is once again accepting new claims using a new claim form that was redesigned following the Dec. 18, 2015, reauthorization of the[Read More…]

Cincinnati-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama at 95th National Convention for Disabled American Veterans (Video)

Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 https://youtu.be/DeN7yuB9yw0 TRANSCRIPT 1:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, DAV!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Please, everybody, have a seat.  What an honor to be with you today.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  And thanks to Bobby.  I’ll never forget the time Bobby came to the[Read More…]

White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz aboard Air Force One, August 1, 2016

En Route Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 – 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ:  Welcome aboard Air Force One, everybody, en route to Atlanta, where the President will address the 95th Convention of Disabled American Veterans.  This will mark his final major address to our nation’s veterans.  So the President is looking[Read More…]

U.S. Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Sirte, Libya

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 By: Terri Moon Cronl At the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord, the U.S. military conducted precision airstrikes today against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets in Sirte, Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters in a news briefing. The airstrikes[Read More…]

Statement from Senator John McCain Regarding the Khan Family

Phoenix, AZ– (ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.  John McCain issued the following statement today regarding Donald Trump’s comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004: “The Republican Party I know and love is the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower,[Read More…]

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth: Drop in Veteran Homelessness is Important Milestone, Not the Finish Line

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Combat Veteran and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today issued the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that homelessness among Veterans has fallen nearly 50% since 2010: “Since I recovered at Walter Reed, I’ve made serving other Veterans my mission whether in Illinois, at the VA or[Read More…]

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