Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Brian Buske, 44, of Alton, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the Pontoon Beach Water District, in Madison County, Illinois, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Buske faces[Read More…]
Day: March 30, 2017
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 78 Months Imprisonment
For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Lonnie Lewis, Jr., 22, of Michigan City, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after entering a guilty plea[Read More…]
Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Possession of Contraband
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Wheeler J. Paavola, 35, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced to six months of imprisonment on March 20, 2017 for possession of a controlled substance inside the federal prison at Greenville, Illinois. Paavola’s six-month sentence[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Speaks Out Against GOP Assault on the Environment (Video)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky took to the House floor to outline and oppose the latest Republican attacks on the environment. This week, Republicans have ceaselessly attacked the EPA and undone regulations designed to protect our air, water, and public lands. Through his[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Names New Chief Financial Officer
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois is pleased to announce the appointment of Curt Schubert as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schubert comes to Marian Catholic after having served for over ten years as Chief Financial Officer at The Children’s Place Association, a child welfare organization[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Who Led Violent Robbery Crew Sentenced to 57 Years for Targeting Suburban Cell Phone Stores
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. A federal judge today sentenced a Park Forest man to 57 years in prison for leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cell phone stores in the Chicago suburbs. ERIC CURTIS recruited several individuals to join the crew and armed them with firearms to carry[Read More…]
More Must Be Done to Place Syrian Refugees; Conflict Sees Worst Violence in Months – UN
The Mahmut family from Syria began a new life in Ottawa in 2016, under Canada’s humanitarian programme to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. Photo: UNHCR/James Park SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2017 – The world’s attention has moved away from Syria following the battle for Aleppo, despite the fact that the last few months[Read More…]
DEA To Classify Liquid, Synthetic THC As A Schedule II Controlled Substance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Officials from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have recommended that Syndros, a liquid form of synthetic THC, be classified as a Schedule II controlled substance under federal law. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials determined last year that the drug formulation is safe and effective[Read More…]
Illinois: Two-Thirds Of Voters Support Regulating Adult Marijuana Use
Carbondale, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Sixty-six percent of voters believe that the adult use and sale of marijuana ought to be treated like alcohol, according to statewide polling data compiled by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Support for legalization is strongest among voters under 35 years[Read More…]
New Senate Bill Would End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Jared Polis have introduced legislation in the House and Senate — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. In addition to removing marijuana from the United States[Read More…]
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