Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- When a property is abandoned and needs serious repair, the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority is a resource used by about thirty local communities to restore the property and provide affordable housing to a resident. Founded in 2012 by an intergovernmental agreement among Park Forest,[Read More…]
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Five Charged in Scheme to Export to Russia Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles in Violation of Arms Export Control Act
Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Federal authorities have arrested two Illinois residents named in an indictment that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – specifically, thermal imaging riflescopes and night-vision goggles – without a license in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The indictment also[Read More…]
Tornado That Left Trail of Destruction Outside Chicago Was an EF3 Twister
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…]
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…]
