CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2011. After waiting more than 30 years, family and friends of William “Bill” George Bundy now have the answer to the question, “where has our loved one gone,” Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Monday. Due to Sheriff Dart’s renewed effort to identify the unknown victims[Read More…]
Law and Order
NIU Student from Park Forest Shot and Killed at Off-campus Party
From the Chicago Sun-Times: (DEKALB) A 22-year-old Northern Illinois University student from south suburban Park Forest was shot and killed during an argument at an off-campus apartment party early Wednesday. Steven R. Agee II, 22, of Park Forest, was shot about 2:10 a.m. at an apartment in the 800 block[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for November 22, 2011
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…]
Arrests Made In Pre-Holiday Investigation Targeting Widespread Retail Theft
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2011. More than 50 people have been arrested and face charges in a pre-holiday undercover investigation that targeted organized retail theft rings, whose members are stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise from retail outlets throughout Cook County ranging from large suburban shopping malls to high-end boutiques[Read More…]
FBI: Former Lake Shore Asset Management Director Sentenced to 20 Years for Defrauding 900 Investors in $294 Million Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former managing director of a hedge fund that was forced into receivership by U.S. government regulators was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for fraudulently soliciting and obtaining approximately $294 million from some 900 investors worldwide. The defendant, Philip J. Baker, who controlled Lake Shore[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threat
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago resident pled guilty today in federal district court in Benton, IL, to the charge of willfully making a bomb threat to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton announced today. Maurice Leon Wiggins, 23, who[Read More…]
FBI: East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Offense
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An East St. Louis man, Kenneth C. Walton, 21, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court, East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Sentencing is[Read More…]
FBI Releases 2010 Hate Crime Statistics
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released Hate Crime Statistics, 2010 based on information submitted by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. These data indicate that 6,628 criminal incidents involving 7,699 offenses were reported in 2010 as a result of bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for November 16, 2011
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…]
FBI: Robbery of Washington Federal Bank Branch in Chicago
(Photo: FBI) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Around 9:02 a.m., the Washington Federal Bank branch, located at 1410 West Taylor, Chicago, IL, was robbed. A bank employee arriving for work opened the back door to the bank, and while in the act of closing the door, an individual rushed in to the bank,[Read More…]
