WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2011.  The last two defendants charged for their racketeering crimes as part of the Crips gang in Pittsburgh pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh,   announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2011.  A long term undercover investigation into the forced sex-trafficking of children and young women by Chicago street gang members has resulted in charges against nine offenders in the nation’s first-ever state-based wiretap investigation targeting the crime of human trafficking, Cook County and Chicago law enforcement officials announced[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2011.  Yesterday, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) revoked the licenses of 11 health care workers who have been convicted of sex offenses or violent crimes against their patients.  These revocations are required by a new law signed by Governor Quinn last month.  HB 1271[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2011.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today obtained a judgment against a Chicago contractor accused of billing the state of Illinois for drug tests it never performed. The agreed order filed in Cook County Circuit Court requires Anita Mahajan and her Chicago company, K.K. Bio-Science, Inc., to pay more[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…]

Gurnee, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011.  At 1:16 this afternoon, the Gurnee Police Department was alerted to an active shooter in the vicinity of the 7500 block of Grand Avenue.  Upon arriving at the scene, police located two victims with gunshot and stabbing wounds.  A suspect was apprehended on the scene and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 —A two-hour documentary set to air Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network details the unique approach the Cook County Sheriff’s Office uses when handling prostitution cases and the efforts made to help those women turn their lives around. “Prostitution: Leaving The Life” is set to air[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–A former Rochester, Ill., firefighter was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for child exploitation charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois James A. Lewis.   Justin D. Weaver, 27, was sentenced[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: This week a brief report after last week when we "caught up" from a bit of vacation time. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2011.  A federal court has permanently barred a woman and her suburban Chicago business from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.   In the civil injunction order, issued by Judge William J. Hibbler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,[Read More…]