Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Osseo, Minn., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Rockford to charges of mail fraud. STEVEN JENSEN, 40, of Osseo, Minn., CEO of Vintage Sports Authentics, LLC, admitted he schemed to market and sell fraudulent sports memorabilia represented as “game used,” or worn in an actual[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The leader of a west side drug trafficking conspiracy operated by members and associates of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang was convicted by a jury Thursday of federal narcotics charges following a trial in U.S. District Court. Jason Austin, 29, of Chicago, was found guilty of conspiracy[Read More…]

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…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that the House Judiciary Criminal Law Committee unanimously sent to the full House an amendment to the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act that will help address the synthetic drug epidemic in the state. “Drug makers’ continued attempts to sell synthetic drugs[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Bond was denied for a Chicago man who was charged with promoting prostitution and domestic battery, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Henry McLaurin, 32, of the 1000 block of East 93rd Street, has been charged with one count of promoting prostitution, which is a felony,[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was indicted today on federal tax charges for allegedly obstructing the Internal Revenue Service and failing to report, and pay taxes on, all of his income. Beavers allegedly concealed his under-reporting of income and underpayment of taxes on thousands of dollars that he[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Wednesday investigators from her office conducted an “Operation Smoked Out” undercover bust in Peoria County that resulted in the relinquishing of 683 packages of bath salts and synthetic marijuana from local retailers. Madigan said the surrendered products carry a street value of $10,059.[Read More…]

Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart issued the following statement: On Monday, February 13, 2012, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the victim was traveling east bound on 107th St. approaching 104th avenue in his black in color, Buick Lacrosse vehicle, when he accidentally cut off an individual (possibly male[Read More…]

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…]