Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Kendall County man was charged with possessing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Marco Hernandez, 47, of Yorkville, was[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Announces Consent Order with 300 West LLC and the Arnold Engineering Co.
Order Ensures Safe Drinking Water for Marengo Area Residents Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a consent order with 300 West LLC and The Arnold Engineering Co. that will provide residents near Marengo, Ill., with a permanent source of safe drinking water. The order will also[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Three Minnesota Men for Conspiring to Join ISIL and Commit Murder in Syria
Nine Members of the Conspiracy Convicted of Terrorism Charges in Largest Multi-Defendant ISIL-Related Case in United States MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Guled Ali Omar, Abdurahman Yasin Daud and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah were convicted by a federal jury today of conspiring to commit murder in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State[Read More…]
President Obama Grants 42 Commutations
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)– June 3, 2016. Today, President Barack Obama granted commutation of sentences to 42 individuals. The President commuted the sentences of the following 42 individuals: Eric E. Alvarez – New York, NY Offense: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (crack);[Read More…]
Owner of West Suburban Weight Loss Center Indicted in Scheme to Illegally Dispense Appetite-Suppressant Drugs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. The owner of a Lombard weight-loss center and a Burr Ridge physician have been charged with conspiracy and other crimes related to dispensing appetite-suppressant drugs without a legitimate medical purpose. According to a 17-count federal indictment, MICHAEL JENNINGS, the owner of Results Weight Loss Center,[Read More…]
Independent Police Review Authority Implements New Transparency Policy in City of Chicago
IPRA to release evidence acquired from certain police‐involved incidents for ongoing investigations CHICAGO—(ENEWSP)—June 3, 2016. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) announced today that the agency is fully implementing the policy recommendation made by the Police Accountability Task Force which calls for the public release of recordings and reports related[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Responds to Report Finding Puerto Rico Would Be Forced to Fund Control Board
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement in response to today’s report from the Congressional Budget Office estimating that the control board established under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act would cost $370 million and that Puerto Rican taxpayers would be forced to pick[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, National Park Service Director Jarvis Announce New National Recreation, Water Trails
New Trails Help Promote Obama Administration’s Effort to Increase Outdoor Recreational Opportunities, Connection to Nature WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced the designation of six local and state National Recreation Trails, adding more than 350[Read More…]
The Golden-cheeked Warbler Avoids Sure Path to Extinction, Remains Protected
Efforts to Undermine the Endangered Species Act Fail as US Fish and Wildlife Service Rejects Junk Science Golden-cheeked Warbler. Photo: Christian Moynihan/Audubon Photography Awards AUSTIN, Tex.—(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published its decision to keep the Golden-cheeked Warbler on the endangered species list, ignoring[Read More…]
In Paris, UN Secretary General Ban Calls for ‘Courage and Legitimacy’ to Achieve Peace in Middle East
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right), President François Hollande (centre) of France and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Photo: F. de La Mure/maedi FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–3 June 2016 – Terror, violence and the incitement that fuel them, along with the ongoing settlement enterprise and the lack of unity between Gaza and the West Bank[Read More…]
