Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission finds Ghosien European Auto Werks failed to obtain workers’ compensation insurance CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  The Illinois Worker’s Compensation (IWCC), in conjunction with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutions Division and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, has secured the first felony conviction for failure to[Read More…]

Attorney General: Illinois Will Receive $5.5 Million for False Claims to Medicaid Program Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a joint $491 million federal and state settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that pharmaceutical manufacturer Wyeth illegally marketed an organ transplant anti-rejection drug for unauthorized uses[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013.  The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) today announced it is working to develop a curriculum that will help police officers understand the state’s new concealed carry law, enacted by the legislature on July 9, and provide instruction for how to interact with armed[Read More…]

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  A Yates City man has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography as part of Operation Glass House, a statewide initiative Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Kevin E. Martin, 54, is charged with[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)-The former bookkeeper of a south suburban plumbing supply company has been charged with stealing more than $700,000 from the company, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Michelle Dawson, 36, of the 8700 block of Sheffield, Dyer, Indiana, appeared in bond court today, July[Read More…]

Ongoing Operation Nets $82 Million in Unpaid Sales Tax from Gas Station Owners Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced today that a Chicago area gas station owner pled guilty and was sentenced to prison for defrauding the state of nearly $1[Read More…]

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed lawsuits against three Metro East contractors who made off with more than $89,000 in Illinois homeowners’ money without completing the contracted repair work. In St. Clair County, Madigan filed a lawsuit against Arnold Walters Construction Co. Inc., a contractor based in[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago teen charged with the murder of a 62-year-old man in a vicious attack that was videotaped and posted on Facebook was convicted of the crime today following a trial at the George Leighton Criminal Courts Building, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita[Read More…]

Chicago Heights,IL-(ENEWSPF)- State Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, applauded the recent arrests of numerous high-ranking gang leaders as a result of an expanded anti-gang law sponsored by DeLuca. “Making sure families can feel safe in their own neighborhoods is invaluable,” said DeLuca. “Criminal behavior cannot be tolerated, and law enforcement[Read More…]

Motion to Stay Court’s Mandate Seeks Additional 30 Days to Allow Gubernatorial Review of Newly Passed Legislation Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, seeking a 30-day stay of its mandate to enact a new law[Read More…]