Local minister agrees to provide housing for Occupy Walk USA participant Danny Johnson, recharged with felonies after case was thrown out by judge in May. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012 – A Cook County Circuit Court judge agreed to release Occupy Walk USA participant and NATO protester Danny Johnson on $75,000 bond[Read More…]
Law and Order
Thousands in Cash and Merchandise Stolen At Gunpoint From DownTown Business
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police are seeking information regarding an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at a business in the 300 block of Main Street in Park Forest. Police were called to the business at 7:04 PM. Upon arrival, police saw a man waving for police to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 8, 2012
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…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Alabama School District to End the Use of Race in Extracurricular Activities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2012. The Justice Department announced today that it reached an out-of-court agreement with the Escambia County School District in Alabama to end the use of race-based selection criteria for homecoming courts and other student activities in two of the district’s high schools. In response to the department’s[Read More…]
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Re-Sentenced on Bribery, Conspiracy, Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2012. Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was resentenced today to serve 78 months in prison for his role in bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice charges involving former HealthSouth CEO Richard M. Scrushy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 1, 2012
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…]
Justice Department Announces Agreement to Address and Prevent the Sexual Assault of Students in Allentown, Pa., Schools
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. The Department of Justice and the Allentown, Pa., School District today filed a proposed consent decree addressing multiple complaints of sexual assault of students at Central Elementary School. The comprehensive consent decree resolves allegations that six- and seven-year-old students were sexually assaulted by another student in[Read More…]
Robbery of Midland State Bank Branch in Joliet
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A robbery occurred July 23 shortly before 3 p.m. at the Midland State Bank branch located at 1540 Route 59 in Joliet. The robber approached a teller and demanded cash. After getting an undisclosed amount, he fled on foot. There was no weapon involved in the robbery, and there[Read More…]
Seven Defendants, Including Three Loan Originators, Indicted in Alleged $8.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Seven defendants, including two real estate investors and three licensed loan originators, were indicted July 24 for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than 20 residential mortgage loans totaling approximately $8.5 million from various lenders. The indictment alleges that the mortgages were obtained to finance the[Read More…]
William Mastro and Two Other Executives of Former Mastro Auctions Indicted on Charges of Allegedly Defrauding Bidders
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Online and live auctions of sports memorabilia and other collectibles conducted during the 2000s by the former Mastro Auctions, which was based in suburban Chicago, routinely defrauded customers, according to a federal indictment unsealed July 25. William Mastro, who owned the former business that once billed itself as the[Read More…]