By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new report on teacher shortages shows that Illinois and other states may need to focus recruiting efforts on specific types of teachers, rather than trying to entice all types. Bellwether Education Partners analyzed 20 years of federal education reporting by[Read More…]
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Illinois Accountant Charged with Fraud for Allegedly Misappropriating More Than $65 Million from Individuals and Financial Institutions
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Illinois accountant was charged February 5 with criminal fraud for allegedly misappropriating more than $65 million from individuals and financial institutions. SULTAN ISSA was a certified public accountant and the Chief Financial Officer of a group of partnerships, corporations and trusts owned by a Chicago-area family. From[Read More…]
Criminal Charges Filed in Alaska in Conjunction with the Seizure of Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services
Authorities Target So-Called “Booter” or “Stresser” Services that Facilitate Internet Attacks Anchorage, Alaska-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced December 20, 2018, the seizure of an internet domain associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against a Pennsylvania man who facilitated the computer attack platform. This case was brought[Read More…]
Lafayette, IN Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Shawn Michael DeWitt, age 34, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after a jury found him guilty in October 2018 of Distributing Child Pornography, Coercing a Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Possessing Child Pornography, announced U.[Read More…]
Speaker Madigan on the House Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Report
Springfield, IL(-ENEWSPF)- Saying he has taken ‘pro-active steps’ to ensure his office is committed to ending sexual discrimination and harassment, Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement regarding the report filed by the 100th General Assembly’s House Task Force on Sexual Discrimination and Harassment: “I want to thank the[Read More…]
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and State’s Attorney Robert Berlin ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Sterigenics
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Kwame Raoul and DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin today issued the following statement regarding the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook. “We are very deeply troubled by recent media reports showing improper operations at the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook. We have also since learned just this afternoon[Read More…]
Asteroid from ‘Rare Species’ Sighted in the Cosmic Wild
Palomar Mountain, CA -(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have discovered a ‘rare species’ asteroid looping through the inner solar system on an exotic orbit. The unusual object is among the first asteroids ever found whose orbit is confined almost entirely within the orbit of Venus. The asteroid’s existence hints at potentially significant numbers[Read More…]
Senate Votes to Raise Illinois’ Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour by 2025; GOP Opposed
By Brett Rowland and Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Senate approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker a step closer to delivering on a key campaign promise over the objections of business[Read More…]
ESA: Gaia Clocks New Speeds for Milky Way-Andromeda Collision
European Space Agency-(ENEWSPF)- ESA’s Gaia satellite has looked beyond our Galaxy and explored two nearby galaxies to reveal the stellar motions within them and how they will one day interact and collide with the Milky Way – with surprising results. Our Milky Way belongs to a large gathering of galaxies[Read More…]
Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy in Cosmic Neighborhood
STScI-(ENEWSPF)- The universe is very cluttered. Myriad island cities of stars, the galaxies, form a backdrop tapestry. Much closer to home are nebulae, star clusters, and assorted other foreground celestial objects that are mostly within our Milky Way galaxy. Despite the vastness of space, objects tend to get in front[Read More…]
