Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Jeffrey M. West, 53, of the 1300 block of S. Third Street, in Mattoon, Illinois, was sentenced to 45 years (540 months) in federal prison for child sexual exploitation offenses. In April 2021, a federal jury convicted West of two counts of sexual exploitation of minors; two counts[Read More…]
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Stagg Tops Marian Catholic in Women’s Tennis
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic women’s tennis team fell 4-2 to Stagg Monday. Their record now stands at 4-7 overall. In singles, Izabella Slezakova of Stagg defeated Marian Catholic’s Clare Smith 6-1, 6-1. Also in singles, Austeja Kaminskyte (S) defeated Helen Mulugetta (MC) 6-3, 6-3. In doubles, Marian Catholic’s[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Women’s Volleyball Beats Andrew
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic women’s volleyball beat Andrew on Andrew’s home court Monday. The Spartan women outscored the Thunderbolts 25-20 in the first set and outlasted the T-bolts 29-27 in the second. The team improved to 5-4 overall. Senior Sara Johnson led the Spartans with 13 kill shots. Erica[Read More…]
Mia Nash of Park Forest Named to SNHU President’s List
Manchester, NH-(ENEWSPF)- Mia Nash of Park Forest has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s summer 2021 President’s List. Eligibility for the President’s List requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the term. Full-time students who have earned a[Read More…]
Peoria Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child As a Registered Sex Offender
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James Wright, 50, of the 1500 block of South Easton Avenue, in Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to 37 years (444 months) in prison, to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for attempted sex trafficking of a child as a registered sex[Read More…]
Stirring Keynote Highlights 9/11 Park Forest Commemoration
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly offered a stirring keynote address at the 9/11 memorial observance in Park Forest Saturday. The weather was sunny and crisp — a perfect summer morning, as it was 20 years ago in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. When there was a “before,”[Read More…]
Spartan Defense Stifles Rival Bloom Township
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic defense set the tone against Bloom Township on Friday night, and Randall Nauden and the Spartan offense were more than happy to reap the benefits. With Marian limiting visiting Bloom Township to 2 yards off offense in the first half, Nauden scored four touchdowns[Read More…]
Members of a Drug Trafficking Ring Have Been Sentenced
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A drug trafficking ring consisting of at least 24 people have been sentenced in federal court. The organization operated in and around the historic Haughville neighborhood in Indianapolis from April 2018 to January 2019. A federal grand jury in Evansville indicted the members of this organization in January[Read More…]
Dark Web Child Porn Leads to 12 Year Sentence for Randolph County Man
Sparta, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Randolph County man is heading to federal prison today after years of downloading and sharing child pornography on the dark web. Kory R. Schulein, 37, of Sparta, Illinois, was sentenced this afternoon to 151 months in prison for knowingly receiving child sexual abuse material over the internet.[Read More…]
Federal Charges Filed in Deadly East St. Louis Bank Robbery
East St. Louis, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two East St. Louis men are facing federal charges for a deadly bank robbery last weekend. Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19, have been charged in a two-count criminal complaint for the August 27 armed robbery of the First Bank in East St.[Read More…]
