Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village Clerk Sheila McGann had the honors Monday night swearing in two new members of the Park Forest Fire Department. Michael Wolski, currently of Shorewood, Illinois, and Elizabeth “Bess” Vlahakis, currently of Frankfort, Illinois, were sworn in as firefighters and paramedics. Bess Vlahakis, a native of Park[Read More…]
Day: October 3, 2016
In Toledo, Clinton Lays Out Tools for Fighting Corporate Fraud and Abuse, Vows to Create An Economy That Works For Everyone (Video)
Toledo, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. At a speech in Toledo on Monday, Hillary Clinton outlined her vision for corporate America as a partner in an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. She proposed policy solutions that would promote an economy where our businesses, workers and consumers[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Hundreds of Illinois Regency Beauty Institute Students Eligible for Student Relief
Regency Beauty Institute, Tinley Park, IL Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that hundreds of former Illinois students who attended Regency Beauty Institute are eligible to have their federal student loan debt forgiven by the U.S. Department of Education. Regency, with 10 locations in Illinois, permanently[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Issues Cuba Travel Alert Due to Approaching Hurricane Matthew
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. This Travel Alert is to inform U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Cuba due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew. The State Department continues to monitor the strength and path of Hurricane Matthew and recommends U.S. citizens defer travel to eastern Cuba. This Alert expires[Read More…]
Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL for Plan to Kill U.S. Military Member
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, a citizen of Bangladesh residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with a plan[Read More…]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Payments to Group B Claimants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced that the VCF began payments today on Group B claims after the funding to pay became available on Oct. 1 as set forth in the 2015 Reauthorization Act of the VCF. Group A claims are[Read More…]
Hospital Chain Will Pay over $513 Million for Defrauding the United States and Making Illegal Payments in Exchange for Patient Referrals
Two Subsidiaries Agree to Plead Guilty Atlanta Medical Center Inc. one of two Tenet Healthcare Corporation subsidiaries that have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over[Read More…]
Hurricane Matthew Prompts Evacuation of 700 Family Members From Guantanamo Bay
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016 By: Terri Moon Cronk Families from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, settle into their seats aboard a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for evacuation ahead of Hurricane Matthew, Oct. 2, 2016. About 700 spouses, children and pets were evacuated to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., until[Read More…]
Elgin Man Sentenced on Federal Fraud Charges
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. An Elgin resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on federal fraud charges. STEPHEN T. ANGERMAN, 48, of Elgin, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of[Read More…]
Vigil in Chicago for a Black Transgender Woman that was Murdered Wednesday, October 5
TT Saffore CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2016. A vigil will be held on Wednesday, October 5 to celebrate the life of TT Saffore, a black transgender woman who was killed last month on the West Side of Chicago. The vigil will take place at the Broadway Youth Center, 615 West Wellington Avenue[Read More…]