Jordan Anderson. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Police Department released a statement regarding an arrest in connection with an October 18, 2015 shooting on Dogwood Street. A 16-year-old juvenile was the victim. His injury was non-life threatening, according to police. The statement follows: Jordan Anderson (pictured), age[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 28, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
Chicago City Council Approves Mayor Emanuel’s 2016 Budget
Budget Secures Police and Fire Pension Funds, While Protecting Working Families and Residents, and Invests in a Stronger Future for All Chicago Residents CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. The City Council yesterday approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2016 budget plan that continues his record of reform and investment, while taking essential steps to[Read More…]
Volo, Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty To Robbing Two Chase Bank Branches And Attempting To Rob A Third
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015. A Lake County woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. TERESA M. KNOWLES, 39, of Volo, Ill., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to robbing the Chase Bank, in Crystal[Read More…]
Statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Following the Guilty Plea of Former U.S. House Speaker John Dennis Hastert
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015. This morning, JOHN DENNIS HASTERT, 73, of Plano, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of illegally structuring cash withdrawals in order to evade financial reporting requirements. The Honorable U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin scheduled a sentencing hearing for February 29, 2016, at 10:00[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement After Voting For Bipartisan Budget Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement after voting for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015: “I am pleased that House Republicans and Democrats could come together on a budget that ensures that we pay our bills and keep the government open. I[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Nov. 1 Kick Off of Brazilian Film Series
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Roosevelt University will host the opening of Mostra VI: Brazilian Film Series, a 17-day event that screens some of the best in new Brazilian films that have strong social themes in venues around the Midwest. The festival’s opening night gala and the premiere of Getúlio, a film[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Music Composition Student to Premiere Opera
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Roosevelt University student composer Heidi Joosten, who is a native of Cameron, Wis., will premiere her first opera, Connla and the Fairy Maiden, on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in downtown Chicago during Roosevelt’s annual OperaFest celebration. A rising young talent in music composition, Joosten graduated from[Read More…]
Scientists Identify Main Component of Brain Repair After Stroke
NIH-funded research pinpoints protein that sprouts into action, activating stroke repair Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Looking at brain tissue from mice, monkeys and humans, scientists have found that a molecule known as growth and differentiation factor 10 (GDF10) is a key player in repair mechanisms following stroke. The findings suggest[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Link Single Gene Variation to Obesity
Variation in the BDNF gene may affect brain’s regulation of appetite, study suggests Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. A single variation in the gene for brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) may influence obesity in children and adults, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study suggests[Read More…]
