Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As millions of Americans prepare to file their 2009 tax returns, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today warned Illinoisans about the high costs and fees associated with Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL). This type of loan provides tax filers at the time they file their returns with a cash advance[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man who used stolen American Express credit card numbers to stay in luxury downtown Chicago hotels, racking up $74,000 in meals, spa services and liquor has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Daniel James,[Read More…]

Joliet, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced in January that a 35-year-old Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the brutal sexual assault of a woman in 2008. A jury found Ferlimo Morris guilty of one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)–In the wake of last year’s scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has established a new online link providing an immediate resource for those who have concerns about cemeteries in unincorporated parts of the county, Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. A link at www.cookcountysheriff.com[Read More…]

Bradley Baldino. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Lake Zurich man is free on $10,000 bond after an investigation found he lied under oath about his history of drunken driving arrests, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. Bradley Baldino, 38, is charged with perjury, a felony. He was arrested[Read More…]

Commentary Authorities around the nation are expressing concern over the rising popularity of a legal marijuana knockoff called “Spice,” also known as K2. Spice is a mixture of organic and synthetic ingredients and apparently, when smoked, it produces a euphoria similar to marijuana. Spice is sold legally as a marijuana[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The individual depicted in the pictures below is wanted in connection with the armed robbery of at least five (5) Chicago area banks in the past month.  The most recent theft was yesterday (Monday) when the TCF Bank branch, located at 1341 North Paulina in Chicago was robbed[Read More…]

Libertyville, IL–(ENEWSPF)–A northwest suburban man has been charged with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man during a drug done gone wrong Sunday afternoon in his home. James E. Lewis of 26938 Rte. 134 in Ingleside has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the Lake County[Read More…]

Michigan City, IN–(ENEWSPF)– A northwest Indiana man was arrested Sunday after calling police to report his girlfriend battered him during a fight over a Valentine’s Day gift. Indiana State Police found the woman walking on eastbound I-80/94 just east of Ripley Street (Route 51) about 4:12 p.m. Sunday with a[Read More…]

Joliet, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Sun-Times: An appeals court has reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss gun charges against former police officer Drew Peterson. Judge Richard Schoenstedt dismissed them in 2008 after prosecutors refused to hand over key internal documents. Peterson’s attorneys had argued the gun charges amounted to vindictive[Read More…]