CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. A federal jury yesterday convicted six members of a Chicago street gang known as the Hobos of participating in a criminal organization that engaged in narcotics distribution and committed murders, attempted murders and armed robberies. The verdicts were rendered after a 15-week trial in federal court[Read More…]
Law and Order
United States Announces Settlement with YMCA of Metro Chicago to Ensure Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The United States Attorney’s Office yesterday announced a settlement with the YMCA of Metro Chicago to resolve a complaint of discrimination filed on behalf of a child with type 1 diabetes. The settlement agreement requires the YMCA of Metro Chicago to administer the emergency medicine glucagon[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports: January 4, 2017
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
CFPB Orders TransUnion and Equifax to Pay $23.1 Million for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores and Products
Credit Reporting Companies Misstated the Cost and Usefulness of the Credit Scores and Products They Sold, Lured Consumers into Costly Recurring Payments Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Equifax, Inc., TransUnion, and their subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the usefulness and[Read More…]
Found: Have You Seen Karlene Hubbard? Missing From Will County
Ms. Karlene Hubbard has been found. Will County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- eNews Park Forest learned of the disappearance of 67-year-old Karlene Hubbard. Jakara L. Hubbard, the woman’s daughter, contacted ENEWSPF through this publication’s Facebook page to report that her mother is missing since January 1, 2017. Karlene Hubbard was last seen in a red[Read More…]
Governor Andrew Cuomo Grants Pardon to Author, Artist and Activist Anthony Papa
Author, Artist and Activist Anthony Papa (Source: weedblog.com) Papa Received Clemency From Governor George Pataki in 1997 After “Painting His Way to Freedom” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2016. The Drug Policy Alliance congratulates Anthony Papa on receiving a pardon from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Papa is the Manager of[Read More…]
Former President of St. Charles Company Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Income Tax Evasion
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2016. The former President of Baytree Investors Inc., a defunct St. Charles company, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala. CHRISTOPHER A. JANSEN, 64, of St. Charles, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports December 25, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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 mean[Read More…]
United States Sues Barclays Bank to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The United States Department of Justice today filed a civil complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Barclays Bank PLC and several of its United States affiliates (together, Barclays), alleging that Barclays engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) supported[Read More…]
Virginia Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. Lionel Nelson Williams, 26, of Suffolk, Virginia was charged today with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Williams was arrested yesterday in Suffolk. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord,[Read More…]
