By Mary Gilbert, AccuWeather meteorologist ACCUWEATHER-(ENEWSPF)- A powerful tornado left a trail of destruction late Sunday night in DuPage County, a suburb of Chicago, injuring numerous residents and leaving property owners picking up the pieces of their homes on Monday. Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Chicago surveyed[Read More…]
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Wrath of Claudette Reintroduces US to Hurricane Season Horrors
By Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer ACCUWEATHER-(ENEWSPF)- The hurricane season couldn’t wait until summer to start striking the United States. On the final day of spring, Tropical Storm Claudette reintroduced the Southeast to the horrors of hurricane season in deadly fashion. The storm burst onto radars last week before being[Read More…]
Congressional Tri-Caucus Leaders Call for Biden Administration to Address Medicaid Coverage Gap
The Group Calls for the “Coverage Gap” to be Closed in the American Families Plan Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSP)- Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led more than 60 of their colleagues in a[Read More…]
Indianapolis Man Sentenced for Making Racially Motivated Threats Toward Neighbor
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Shepherd Hoehn, 51, an Indianapolis man, was sentenced on Monday, June 21, to 46 months in prison and 3 years supervised release for violations of the criminal provision of the Fair Housing Act, and for unlawfully possessing firearms. Shepherd Hoehn had previously pleaded guilty to these charges on[Read More…]
Mr. Taps & The Lotus Kings Kick Off Main Street Nights Wednesday
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Finally, the week we’ve been waiting for when we can gather as a community again and celebrate summer. Main Street Nights begins its new season this Wednesday evening, June 23, on the Park Forest Village Green (Main & Cunningham) with Mr. Taps and The Lotus Kings. With[Read More…]
String of Armed Robberies Leads to Decades in Prison for Nebraska Pair
Fairview Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Nebraska men were sentenced the week of June 7 to lengthy prison terms for committing a series of armed robberies in Effingham, Illinois, and the Metro East in April 2017. Allen McCray, 23, and Victor Linton, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, appeared in federal district court in[Read More…]
Former Chief of Staff to Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted for Allegedly Lying Under Oath to Federal Grand Jury
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted May 26 for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public corruption. TIMOTHY MAPES, 66, of Springfield, Ill.,[Read More…]
Former Mascoutah Employee Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Gratuities
Mascoutah, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former water treatment manager for the City of Mascoutah has been sentencedfor accepting illegal gratuities. Richard Lowell Jones, 60, of Troy, Illinois, was sentenced to 3years’ probation, with the first 6 months on home confinement. According to court documents, Jones served as the city water treatment manager[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Springfield Man for Attempted Child Enticement
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury convicted a Springfield, Ill., man, Rafael Mercado Berrios, aka Jose Berrios, 42, of the 1200 block of N. 4th St., on June 4, of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and using the internet and cell phone to attempt to transmit[Read More…]
Man Pleads Guilty to Using Explosive Device in Attempt To Damage Suburban Chicago Restaurant
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for using an explosive device in an attempt to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant last year. On June 1, 2021, DIEGO VARGAS threw a lit explosive device through the window of Egg Harbor Cafe in Naperville, Ill., resulting[Read More…]
