Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire Department announced Thursday that Firefighter/Paramedic Neil Grove was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. “Lt. Grove is now assigned to the daytime shift position and will be working 10-hour days Monday-Friday,” the PFFD said on its Facebook page. “This position provides the[Read More…]
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AG Madigan Takes On U.S. Government’s Title X Rule Restricting Access to Women’s Reproductive Health Care
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan Wednesday announced she filed a comment letter with other state attorneys general in opposition to the federal government’s proposal to restrict health care access by imposing what she deems “unconstitutional restrictions to the Title X program.” Madigan also joined with other state attorneys general[Read More…]
Pair of Colliding Stars Spill Radioactive Molecules into Space
Charlottesville, VA-(ENEWSPF)- When two Sun-like stars collide, the result can be a spectacular explosion and the formation of an entirely new star. One such event of colliding stars was seen from Earth in 1670. It appeared to observers as a bright, red “new star.” Though initially visible with the naked eye,[Read More…]
Evidence of Subsurface Martian Liquid Water Bolstered
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- The announcement of the presence of liquid water beneath the surface of Martian poles validates research published by PSI Senior Scientist Stephen Clifford back in 1987. A paper published in the June 25 issue of Science says that data collected, by the MARSIS orbital radar sounder on the[Read More…]
Galaxy Outskirts Likely Hunting Grounds for Dying Massive Stars and Black Holes
Rochester, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Findings from a Rochester Institute of Technology study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide, the authors report. The study winds back time on massive black[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison
For Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Michael Mason, 28 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Michael Mason was sentenced[Read More…]
Williamson County Man Charged With Bank Robbery
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced Friday, Arthur W. Bays, 82, of Marion, Illinois, in Williamson County, was charged by the United States Attorney in a criminal complaint in United States District Court with one count of bank robbery. Count 1 of[Read More…]
Solar Flares Disrupted Radio Communications During Sept. 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Relief Effort
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- An unlucky coincidence of space and Earth weather in early September 2017 caused radio blackouts for hours during critical hurricane emergency response efforts, according to a new study in Space Weather, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The new research, which details how the events on the Sun and Earth[Read More…]
Edwardsville Resident Sentenced for Bank Robberies in Lebanon and O’Fallon
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus J. Thornton, 38, of Edwardsville, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court Friday to 19 years in prison, for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced. The sentence includes a[Read More…]
Insurance Underwriting Group VP Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Millions in Phony “Matching Deductible” Policies
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI alleges that the vice president of an insurance underwriting group fraudulently obtained more than $13.5 million from a corporate client by fraudulently issuing and collecting premium payments on “matching deductible” policies, according to federal criminal charges filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. DAVID BALLARD, 54,[Read More…]
