At the residence of the U.S. chief of mission in Havana, President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice receive an update via telephone from Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco on the terrorist attacks in Brussels, March 22, 2016. White House photo by Pete Souza WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016[Read More…]
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Chicago Investment Advisor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding a Suburban Bank and Two Clients out of More Than $3.2 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. A Chicago investment advisor was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud an Oak Brook bank and two of his clients out of more than $3.2 million. ROBERT J. LUNN made a series of misrepresentations to Leaders Bank[Read More…]
Polo Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Embezzlement
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. A Polo, Ill. woman pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to embezzling $59,560.88 from First State Bank Shannon-Polo. KAYLA C. BERGSTROM, 46, of Polo, was First Vice-President of First State Bank, with branches located in Polo and Shannon, Ill.[Read More…]
Chicago Marketer Convicted of Illegally Pocketing Bribes in Exchange for Referring Elderly Patients to Skokie-Based Home Health Company
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. A federal judge today convicted a Chicago marketer of taking illegal payments in exchange for referring elderly patients to a Skokie-based home healthcare company. JENETTE GEORGE was convicted on two counts of violating the federal Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute, and one count of conspiracy to[Read More…]
CAIR Slams Cruz’s Comments on ‘Muslim Neighborhoods,’ Trump’s Naming of Islamophobic Adviser
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s call for law enforcement to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods” and the naming of notorious Islamophobe Walid Phares as one of leading GOP[Read More…]
Bernie Wallops Trump by 20 Points
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. –(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday campaigned in Idaho, Utah and Arizona drawing big crowds to rallies as a new national poll gave him a whopping 20-point lead over Republican front-runner Donald Trump. A new CNN/ORC poll found that if Sanders becomes the Democratic Party[Read More…]
Nature Programs for Groups at Thorn Creek Nature Center Sponsored By Thorn Creek Audubon Society
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2016. Calling all schools, home school groups, day cares, preschools, youth, adult and family groups! Nature Education Programs are offered at Thorn Creek Nature Center throughout the year where your group can discover the plants and animals of Thorn Creek Woods. These Nature Education Programs are[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba, March 22, 2016
Havana, Cuba–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016 – 10:10 A.M. CST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Muchas gracias. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. President Castro, the people of Cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that I have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Report Underscoring Impacts of Climate Change on Western Water Resources
New, interactive basin-by-basin visualization tool also released following World Water Day White House Summit WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Putting the national spotlight on the importance of water sustainability, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation released a basin-by-basin report that characterizes the impacts of climate change[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Highlights High Rate of Debt Collection Complaints from Servicemembers and Their Families
CFPB Enforcement Actions Returned Over $5 Million to Servicemembers in 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an annual report today from the Office of Servicemember Affairs highlighting complaints submitted in 2015 and CFPB enforcement actions that directly impacted the military community. The report[Read More…]
