Brian Dorian, 37, of Crete, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the two-state shooting spree. Dorian is a Lynwood police officer on medical leave. Related: Attorney: Charges Against Brian Dorian, Lynwood Cop Accused in Shooting Spree, To Be Dropped From the Southtown Star: A 37-year-old Crete man has[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Il Dept. of Security Offices Closed October 11 to Observe Columbus Day
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2010. The offices of the Illinois Department of Employment Security will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Columbus Day. All services will be available on the IDES Web site. Claimants scheduled to certify for benefits that day are encouraged to use the Internet. TeleServe will[Read More…]
IDNR Reminds Motorists to be Alert for Active Deer, New Reporting Policy for Road Kill
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2010. As the deer mating season begins, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding residents to be alert for moving deer and the new policy for reporting road kill deer. Under the newly implemented road kill policy, individuals who wish to claim a deer[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Reception for Alexi Giannoulias
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2010 – 6:15 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Chicago! (Applause.) Oh, it’s good to be home! (Applause.) It is good to be home. Got all my friends — all my friends in the house. (Applause.) Long time no see. It is wonderful to see — I see[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls for Suspension of All Illinois Foreclosures Backed by False Documents
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today demanded 23 additional loan servicers provide her office with information concerning the fairness and accuracy of their foreclosure procedures in courts across the state. The Attorney General recently issued a similar demand to GMAC/Ally, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney Glasgow File Suit Over Romeoville Oil Spill
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow filed an eight-count complaint today in Will County Circuit Court alleging state environmental violations by Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, following a September pipeline failure in Romeoville. Madigan and Glasgow also requested, and the court entered, an[Read More…]
Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund to Provide $500,000 in Bridge Funding for the Petionville Club Camp in Petionville
Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Today, the Clinton Foundation announced that it will — through its Haiti Relief Fund — provide $500,000 in bridge funding for a camp in Petionville run by J/P Haitian Relief Organization. The money will allow J/P HRO, whose staff is 90 percent Haitian, to continue to[Read More…]
New Report: U.S. Government Data Demonstrates Failure of Cannabis Prohibition
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. The International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) today released a new research report that demonstrates the clear failure of U.S. marijuana prohibition and supports calls for evidence-based models to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis. The British Medical Journal, one of the world’s[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined community leaders and elected officials to break ground on the Salvation Army’s new Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood. Construction is beginning following clean-up of the abandoned industrial site, which was supported by a $5 million grant[Read More…]
Green Mountain Vista Inc. Recalls Roman Shades due to Risk of Strangulation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
