Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a McLean County judge has found that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a two-day trial. McLean County Circuit Court Judge Paul Lawrence ruled that Anthony Sullivan, 23, of[Read More…]
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Justice Department Announces Findings of Investigation into Chicago Police Department
Justice Department Finds a Pattern of Civil Rights Violations by the Chicago Police Department Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. The Justice Department announced today that it has found reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) engages in a pattern or practice of using force, including deadly force, in[Read More…]
Former Owner of Rooftop Building Across from Wrigley Field Sentenced to 18 Months for Defrauding Chicago Cubs and Municipal Taxing Agencies
Wrigley Field (Source: chicago.cubs.mlb.com) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. A federal judge today sentenced the former owner of a rooftop building overlooking Wrigley Field to 18 months in prison for defrauding the Chicago Cubs and municipal taxing agencies. R. MARC HAMID, 48, of Lincolnwood, was convicted last year on four counts[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Additional Settlement with Petroleum Coke Site for Alleged Air Pollution
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a second settlement with KCBX Terminals Company over alleged air pollution violations at the company’s south location along the Calumet River in Chicago. The settlement entered this week requires KCBX Terminals Company (KCBX), which manages coal and petroleum coke,[Read More…]
Chicago Suburb Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Marijuana
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017 By Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Coordinator Oswego, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2017. Officials in the Village of Oswego, Illinois recently passed an ordinance that allows local law enforcement to issue tickets and fines to anyone found with small amounts of marijuana or certain drug paraphernalia. For example, if a[Read More…]
Six Members of Violent Chicago Street Gang Convicted on Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charges
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. A federal jury yesterday convicted six members of a Chicago street gang known as the Hobos of participating in a criminal organization that engaged in narcotics distribution and committed murders, attempted murders and armed robberies. The verdicts were rendered after a 15-week trial in federal court[Read More…]
United States Announces Settlement with YMCA of Metro Chicago to Ensure Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2017. The United States Attorney’s Office yesterday announced a settlement with the YMCA of Metro Chicago to resolve a complaint of discrimination filed on behalf of a child with type 1 diabetes. The settlement agreement requires the YMCA of Metro Chicago to administer the emergency medicine glucagon[Read More…]
Former President of St. Charles Company Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud and Income Tax Evasion
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2016. The former President of Baytree Investors Inc., a defunct St. Charles company, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala. CHRISTOPHER A. JANSEN, 64, of St. Charles, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and[Read More…]
City of Chicago Alderman Charged with Using Money from Charitable Fund to Pay Gambling Expenses and Daughter’s Tuition
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. A federal grand jury has indicted City of Chicago Alderman WILLIE B. COCHRAN on charges he pocketed money from a charitable fund that was intended to help families and children in his South Side ward. The 15-count indictment alleges that Cochran used money from the 20th[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges McHenry County Man for Theft and Bank Fraud After Luring Couple into Mortgage Refinancing Scam
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a McHenry County man for defrauding a couple who was struggling to keep their home by deceiving them with a mortgage refinancing scam. Carlos Meza, 56, of Lake in the Hills, was arraigned earlier today in McHenry County[Read More…]
