Day: May 17, 2016

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports May 17, 2016

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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]

guns recovered from May 12 traffic stop on Western Avenue in Park Forest

Matteson Man Facing Multiple Charges After Police Discover Him With “Blank Stare,” Stopped At CN Tracks On Western

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Matteson man stopped on Western Avenue south of the CN railroad tracks just before 4:00 AM found himself facing multiple charges, including two felonies, when police searched his car. Officers discovered weapons, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. Lewis C. Reed, 38, 3809 W. 213th St., Matteson, was[Read More…]

3M Named Official Science Partner of Minnesota Vikings

More than 50 3M products used in U.S. Bank Stadium construction ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE-ENEWSPF)–3M’s science and technology will help propel the Minnesota Vikings forward over the next decade. Today, two iconic brands announced the expansion of their relationship as 3M becomes the Official Science Partner of the Minnesota Vikings[Read More…]

Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery

Bribes Paid to Former GSA Employees Totaling $15,000 in Exchange for Contract Work Maryland-(ENEWSPF)- A former government contractor pleaded guilty today to paying bribes to public officials related to work his company performed for the General Services Administration (GSA), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Two Men Extradited from Mexico and Charged with Participation in Murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and Attempted Murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila

Five Others Have Been Extradited in This Matter Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two Mexican nationals have been extradited from Mexico to face charges for their alleged participation in the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila on[Read More…]

Federal Court Orders Justice Department Desegregation Plan for Cleveland, Mississippi, Schools

Mississippi-(ENEWSPF)- Late Friday, following a five-decade-long legal battle to desegregate schools in Cleveland, Mississippi, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi ordered the Cleveland School District to consolidate its secondary schools.  The court rejected as unconstitutional two alternatives proposed by the school district, agreeing with the Justice[Read More…]

Allan Sandage’s Last Paper Unravels 100-Year-Old Astronomical Mystery

Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Carnegie’s Allan Sandage, who died in 2012, was a tremendously influential figure in the field of astronomy. His final paper, published posthumously, focuses on unraveling a surprising historical mystery related to one of his own seminal discoveries. While preparing a centennial history of the Carnegie Observatories in the early[Read More…]

Kepler-223 System: Clues to Planetary Migration

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The four planets of the Kepler-223 star system appeared to have little in common with the planets of our own solar system today. But a new study using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggests a possible commonality in the distant past. The Kepler-223 planets orbit their star[Read More…]

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