Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from Park Forest 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 local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
Law and Order
Man Shot Dead On Central Park Ave.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police released a statement Monday reporting that a man had been shot dead in the 22100 block of Central Park Avenue. According to police, on Monday, March 27th, 2017, at approximately 4:08 am, police responded to a call of shots fired outside in the area of[Read More…]
Chicago Father and His Twin Boys Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. A Chicago father and his twin boys have been sentenced to federal prison terms for recruiting vulnerable minors to engage in sex acts for money. NATHAN NICHOLSON groomed his sons to become pimps in a family sex trafficking operation. Nicholson used the twins, TYRELLE LOCKETT and[Read More…]
Gang Members and Mexican Supplier Among Eleven Federal Defendants Charged with Selling Narcotics on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Members of a Chicago street gang and a Mexican supplier are among eleven individuals charged for their alleged roles in the distribution of heroin and cocaine on the city’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Shut Travel Down,” spanned more than a[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Experian $3 Million for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores
Credit Reporting Company Misstated How Credit Scores It Sold Were Used Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Experian and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the use of credit scores it sold to consumers. Experian claimed the credit scores it[Read More…]
Chicago Chiropractor Indicted: Allegedly Billed $10 Million to Medicare, Private Insurers for Nonexistent Treatment
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago chiropractor with a clinic in the West Lawn neighborhood has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly submitting at least $10 million in bogus claims to Medicare and private insurers. HENRY POSADA submitted the fraudulent claims for purported physical therapy and chiropractic services that were[Read More…]
Chicago Man Guilty of Brokering More Than 70 Illegal Gun Transactions
Source: nbcchicago.com CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2017. A convicted felon from Chicago pleaded guilty today to federal firearm offenses, admitting that he brokered more than 70 illegal gun transactions. JOHN THOMAS, 33, also known as “Batman,” pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Lake County judge ruled a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a trial. Lake County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Stride ruled that Juan McGee, 56, of Chicago, must remain in the custody of the[Read More…]
Police Ask Public’s Help Identifying 2 Men Re: Retail Theft At Park Forest 7-Eleven
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the two gentlemen pictured below regarding a retail theft at 7-Eleven. “We’d like to have a discussion with them regarding a retail theft at 7/Eleven [sic],” the PFPD said on its Facebook page. The vehicle[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Two Businessmen on Fraud Charges
Falsifying Loan Documents on Ten-Acre Parcel of Land in Aurora Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two businessmen have been convicted on bank fraud charges for falsifying loan documents to prevent foreclosure on a nearly $2 million parcel of land in Aurora. The fraud left one couple out of $450,000, and an elderly couple out[Read More…]
