Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Thursday, December 9, 2021, against DeAngelo Banks, 31, a Decatur man, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentencing for Banks has been set for May 9, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.[Read More…]
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Chicago Consultant Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Offense
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago consultant pleaded guilty to a federal tax offense for willfully attempting to evade and defeat the assessment of income taxes. EDWARD ACEVEDO, 58, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly. The conviction of this is punishable by[Read More…]
Will County Woman Who Engaged in Sexual Conduct With Underage Boy Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Will County woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for engaging in sexual conduct with an underage boy and directing him to send her sexually explicit images of himself. DAYNA CHIDESTER engaged in sexual conduct with the underage boy on numerous occasions[Read More…]
Novels, Gnomes and Knitting: Park Forest Library Announces January Events
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With a frigid winter ahead of us, the Park Forest Public Library has announced their January line-up of events to keep our minds and hands active and warm: look for novels, gnomes, and knitting. January’s No Pressure Community Read book is “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi[Read More…]
Three Directors Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Criminal Conspiracies at Failed Chicago Bank
Tinley Park Man Among Those Indicted in Investigation of Failed Chicago Bank Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An ongoing federal investigation into a failed Chicago bank, Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago, has resulted in criminal charges against three former members of the bank’s Board of Directors who allegedly conspired to obstruct[Read More…]
South Suburbs Still Lag in Numbers of Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While more residents have been vaccinated since we last reported, Park Forest numbers still lag behind residents of other towns in the percentage of residents who have completed vaccination regimens for COVID-19. More than 65% of our residents have received one vaccination against the deadly virus, but[Read More…]
Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- An Indianapolis man was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for committing a series of violent armed robberies throughout the Indianapolis area in November 2019, the feds dubbing him a “serial armed robber.” In June 2021, Jerry Davis, 51, was convicted by a jury of robbing[Read More…]
Federal Indictment Charges Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates With Murder and Hate Crime
In Connection With Death of Fellow Inmate Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two inmates at Thomson Penitentiary in Thompson, Ill., were indicted today by a federal grand jury on murder and hate crime charges relating to the beating death of a fellow inmate. BRANDON C. SIMONSON, 37, also known as “Whitey,” and KRISTOPHER[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- What exactly is the federal government doing to prevent violent crime in Chicago and surrounding areas? John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to do just that. The centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s[Read More…]
“Remembering Rich East” DVD On Sale Now
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- “Remembering Rich East” DVD is now for sale for $20 each from the Park Forest Historical Society. The DVD is 23 minutes of video and photos of the interior and exterior of Rich East High School, along with images from brochures that were put out when it[Read More…]
