Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Park Forest recently transferred 17 properties to the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority (SSLBDA) in hopes of rehabilitation and new owners. All of these properties have been vacant for years and the village worked through the court system to have the properties[Read More…]
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2021 Year in Review Highlighting Accomplishments for Illinois’ Second Congressional District
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Releases Her 2021 Year in Review Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), released her 2021 Year in Review report, detailing her legislative accomplishments in Washington and services provided to her constituents in Illinois. “Serving the people of Illinois’ Second Congressional District is a pleasure and an honor. I[Read More…]
Hammond Registered Sex Offender Sentenced
50 Years For Producing and Using Facebook to Distribute Child Pornography Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Hammond, Indiana man, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to 50 years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for using social media to produce child pornography. Lorenzo Johnson, 33, of Hammond, was convicted[Read More…]
FBI Pittsburgh Seeking Potential Teen Victims in the “7-Day Challenge” Investigation
Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- FBI Pittsburgh is seeking to identify potential victims of Kaung Myat Kyaw, a Penn Hills man who allegedly preyed on teenagers on Snapchat, allegedly attempting to extort the victim by initiating the “7-Day Challenge.” In a joint investigation with our FBI offices in Phoenix, Buffalo, and Virginia, as[Read More…]
Two Kankakee Men Sentenced in Separate Child Enticement Cases
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Kankakee, Illinois, men were sentenced on December 13, 2021, in separate child enticement cases. They were Kyren Williams, 31, of the 1000 block of S. Osborn Ave., and Jazzie Simmons, 30, of the 200 block of Greenwood Ave. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm sentenced Simmons to[Read More…]
Christmas Launch Now for the James Webb Space Telescope
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Weather is nudging the James Webb Space Telescope from December 24 to a Christmas Day launch. NASA and Arianespace successfully completed the Launch Readiness Review for the James Webb Space Telescope on Dec. 21. The team authorized the Ariane 5 rocket carrying Webb to rollout and the start[Read More…]
Post-Christmas Recycling: What You Need to Know
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congratulations! You just unwrapped that beautiful new 65-inch 4K television you always wanted! Now, what do you do with that old TV? Before you haul it out to the curb along with strings of defective holiday lights and the tree, which is shedding needles by the pound,[Read More…]
Federal Firearm Licensee Act Introduced in US House
Legislation would help prevent gun violence by addressing gun trafficking through regulations for “Federal Firearm Licensees.” WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led the introduction of the Federal Firearm Licensee Act. This legislation would update sections in the U.S. Code directed[Read More…]
Bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act from Reps. Robin Kelly, Clarke, Watson Coleman, Fitzpatrick
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- This week, Congresswomen Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act. This bill would establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the[Read More…]
Fort Wayne, Indiana Man Sentenced to 211 Months in Prison
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Antonio Armour, 34 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady to 211 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and fentanyl analogue and possession of a firearm in furtherance of[Read More…]
