By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the overall pattern will favor temperatures averaging above normal in much of the central and eastern United States through at least Christmas, but the warmth will falter at times in some locations. According to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, “There is[Read More…]
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Mayor John Ostenburg Quiets Chicago Heights Resident Disrupting Board Meeting (Audio Included)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- There were may items on the agenda at last night’s Rules meeting of the Village Board. The Village discussed the tax levy for 2015 which will drive the next budget. The proposed tax levy is 2.8% when combined with the Park Forest Library tax levy. Alone, the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 8, 2015
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Rogers Park Parents and Students Demand to be Heard by Chicago Public Schools Transportation Department: “Our Children Deserve To Be Safe”
Rogers Park –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. On Thursday morning, December 10, Rogers Park community parents and students, who lost Gale school as a bus stop invite the media to walk the mile to their new bus stop, where they will hold a press conference. The walk and press conference will[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Donald Trump’s Call to Ban Muslims From Entering United States
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union admonished Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States. ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said: “Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from entering our country based solely on their faith is[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Kendall County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Yorkville 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. Henry Wojewski, 58, is charged with one count of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for Kickback Allegations
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Illinois reached an agreement to settle kickback claims against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”). The settlement will resolve allegations that Novartis provided kickbacks to certain specialty pharmacies in exchange for recommending the drug Exjade to Medicaid and Medicare patients. Under[Read More…]
Repeat Offender Convicted in Minnesota of Possession of Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. A jury found Frank Russell McCoy, 72, guilty of possession of child pornography after a two-day trial, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota. For years, McCoy has written[Read More…]
Ohio Man Indicted for Soliciting the Murder of Members of the U.S. Military
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. A six-count indictment was filed today charging an Akron, Ohio, man for soliciting the murder of members of the U.S. military. Terrence J. McNeil, 25, was indicted on three counts of solicitation of a crime of violence and three counts of threatening military personnel. He was[Read More…]
Executives of Swiss and Las Vegas Companies Convicted in International Investment Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted two men of conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud yesterday for their roles in an approximately $10 million international investment fraud scheme involving numerous victims. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
