Early Voting ends April 2; About 20,000 voters have cast ballots Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Forty-three people have completed the necessary steps to become official write-in candidates for the April 7election, Cook County Clerk David Orr said Wednesday. The candidates are seeking 33 different offices from mayor to township assessor, village[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Given current market conditions, there has been no shortage of Ponzi investment schemes, perpetrators, and victims. These schemes are varied in their methods, but usually lure investors with the false promise of high financial returns or dividends not available through traditional investments. This type of fraud is named[Read More…]

Customers of a telecommunications firm received an e-mail recently explaining a problem with their latest order. They were asked to go to the company website, via a link in the e-mail, to provide personal information—like their birthdates and Social Security numbers. But both the e-mail and the website were bogus.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– “The FBI is aware of the potential threat posed by the Conficker worm. We are working closely with a broad range of partners, including DHS and other agencies in the U.S. government, as well as throughout the private sector, to fully identify and mitigate the threat. “The public[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2009.  The Southland Area Theatre Ensemble (SLATE) at Governors State University announced that it will hold auditions for its production of “Into the Woods.” Open auditions for adults will be held on June 1 and 2, from 5:30 to 10 p.m., in Engbretson Hall, at Governors[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), today released the 2008 Annual Report on the number of Internet crime complaints received. A total of 275,284 complaints were received in 2008—up from 206,884 (33 percent) over 2007.[Read More…]

Mayor Ostenburg accepts the budget awards from Beverly Sterrett. (PHOTO VOPF) Thirteeth Year in a row for Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two more nails will go into the wall of the Village Hall Board Room this week to accommodate a pair of recent awards: the Distinguished Budget[Read More…]

Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center senior scholar Hundreds of Christians rallied outside a high school in Santa Rosa County, Fla., earlier this month to protest a court order ending the involvement of local school officials in prayers, proselytizing and a school-sponsored baccalaureate service. The[Read More…]

The 2009 Nissan Maxima. (Photo: Nissannews.com) Car Talk By Jonathan Pitman When Nissan designed the new Maxima they left nothing unattended. Everything from the double stitched leather seats, to the award winning engine that has been the heart and soul of the Maxima for nearly 15 years. The previous generation[Read More…]

Members of the Rich East High School Band perform Saturday at Ash Street Cooperative’s block party last August. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Join the Rich East High School Band for McCare Night, a benefit to help fund upcoming performances in Nashville and Memphis Tennessee. McDonald’s will donate 20 percent[Read More…]