CHICAGO–(ENWESPF)–September 16, 2011. A Chicago man was sentenced to 70 years in prison yesterday for the shooting death of a 17-year-old high school student on a CTA bus in an incident captured by bus video surveillance in 2008, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Milton[Read More…]
Law and Order
Teen Charged for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Group Home Employee
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011. Bond has been set at $100,000 for a teen who allegedly sexually assaulted a staff worker at a group home for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Eddie Blue, 16, of the 1600 block of Little City Drive in[Read More…]
Attorney Pleads Guilty In Fraudulent Over-Billing Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago attorney who overbilled a small south suburban village for millions of dollars in legal work that was never performed has pled guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison today, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Mark McCombs, 50, an[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 11, 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…]
Conviction for Fugitive Apprehended After Standoff
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. A jury has convicted a south suburban man apprehended by Cook County Sheriff’s Police after a five-hour standoff in Tinley Park last year. On Wednesday, William Wade, 34, of the 18100 block of S. 66th Court in Tinley Park, was convicted of being an armed habitual criminal;[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for September 5, 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…]
Burglary Crew Allegedly Ransacks Elderly Man’s Home in Oak Forest
Oak Foret, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. Police are seeking the public’s assistance to apprehend a group of men who burglarized an elderly victim in the 5200 block of W. 147th St. in Oak Forest. On August 30th, at approximately 12:30 in the afternoon, the 84-year-old victim returned home to find a[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 29, 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…]
Police: Ash Street Resident Beaten Unconscious While Walking Home From East Gate
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Ash Street resident told police he was beaten unconscious by four men while walking home from the East Gate neighborhood a week ago Sunday. Police say he had the bruises to prove it. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Ash Street on August 21[Read More…]
$300,000 Bond Set for South Suburban Man Who Allegedly Shot Cousin
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2011. Bond has been set at $300,000 for a Ford Heights man who shot a relative during an altercation, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday. Solomon Stewart IV, 17, of the 1400 block of East Lincoln Highway, has been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm,[Read More…]
