Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dwon L. Lott, 38, of East St. Louis, Ill., was sentenced in United States District Court, East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Lott was sentenced[Read More…]
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2011. It is an honor to stand with you today – and to salute the leadership that you have provided over the past year, as well as the example that you have set for IACP’s next President. Every person in this room – and, especially, the leaders[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for October 24, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Southwest Suburban Woman Indicted On Allegations She Forged Signatures on Election Petitions
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An activist for a southwest suburban tax watch group has been indicted on allegatinos she filed petitions with the Circuit Court of Cook County that contained forged and unauthorized signatures of registered voters in an attempt to get a referendum placed on the ballot in Oak Lawn, the[Read More…]
Former Owner of Airline Services Company Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2011. A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline services company pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Fla., to participating in a kickback scheme to defraud Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill., the Department of Justice announced. [Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for October 17, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Arrests Made In Theft Of Expensive Steel Bridge Outside Pittsburgh
New Castle, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of a bridge outside of Pittsburgh. Yes, a bridge. A steel bridge. From WTAE Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania State Police arrested two people who are accused of stealing a steel bridge worth an estimated $100,000 that was[Read More…]
Police: No Attempted Child Abduction in Park Forest Wednesday
Park Forest, IL -(ENEWSPF)- There was no attempted child abduction in Park Forest Wednesdy. Really. Police issued a statement Wednesday night regarding what appears to have been a misunderstanding. According to police, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the Park Forest Police Department conducted an investigation into an incident that had[Read More…]
FBI: Robbery of Chicago Community Bank Branch
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Community Bank branch located at 52 East Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois, was robbed today around 1:30 p.m. The robber entered the bank, approached the teller counter, and demanded cash while threatening harm if his demands were not met. The robber implied he had a weapon, but[Read More…]
Renewed Effort Aims to Identify John Gacy’s Unknown Victims
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2011 —More than 30 years after 33 young men were murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy, detectives are relying on advancements in DNA technology in a new effort to identify eight victims who have never been identified, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
