Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a Cook County construction company, its president and its chief operating officer that allegedly scammed at least two dozen area residents out of more than $320,000 for home repair work that was either never performed or was[Read More…]
Law and Order
Park Forest Teen Charged In Armed Robbery Of Pizza Delivery Man
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police announced Friday the arrest of a teenager in connection late last week with the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver. According to police, a pizza delivery driver reported being robbed at gunpoint on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block[Read More…]
Man Indicted on Charge of Armed Bank Robbery in Rockford
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was indicted August 22 by a federal grand jury on a charge of armed bank robbery. DEMONTRION D. PHILLIPS, 23, was charged with robbing Alpine Bank, located at 2642 Charles St., in Rockford, on July 17, 2017. The indictment alleges that Phillips used a BB[Read More…]
Federal Court Allows ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Civil Asset Forfeiture to Proceed
A Win in the Fight Against Policing for Profit PHOENIX –(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2017. On Friday, a federal court ruled that a far-reaching lawsuit challenging the profit motive at the core of Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture law can move forward because the plaintiff has properly asserted that policing for profit violates[Read More…]
Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint; Woman Accosted
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint Saturday and a woman was accosted by three individuals Sunday, Park Forest Police said in a statement. Speculating that it may have been because of the impending eclipse, a warm weekend, or end of summer, Park Forest Police said[Read More…]
Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
Unprecedented seizure of over 66 pounds of methamphetamine confiscated, along with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana and 17 firearms Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization that brought unprecedented quantities of illegal drugs into the Indianapolis community. Ten defendants were charged by[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced To 125 Months Imprisonment
Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Anthony Huey, 34, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution. Huey[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 20, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue to get “in sync” with the PFPD regarding reporting of work done by police. We are grateful to the PFPD, in particular Deputy Chief Paul Winfrey, for continuing to work with us as the department moves to a more “green” approach to storing[Read More…]
Terre Haute Man Sentenced In Federal Court On Firearm Charge
Terre Haute, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced Thursday that a Terre Haute man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Andre Jackson, 57, Terre Haute, was sentenced to 210 months (over 17 years) imprisonment by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence. “Protecting our neighborhoods[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Coalition to File Amicus Brief in Support of Employees’ Rights
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of states yesterday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights. In three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v.[Read More…]
