Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested in September in Springfield, Ill., and charged in separate criminal complaints with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The complaints were unsealed on August[Read More…]
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$113K Embezzlement Leads To Federal Prison Sentence For Former Metro East Elementary School Principal
Smithton, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Roy Joseph Monti, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced last week to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention. The former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, pleaded guilty back in September to one count of interstate transportation[Read More…]
China-Based Executive at U.S. Telecommunications Company Charged with Disrupting Video Meetings Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre
Defendant Coordinated with the People’s Republic of China to Target Dissidents and Disrupt Meetings Brooklyn, NY-(ENEWSPF)- A complaint and arrest warrant were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Xinjiang Jin, also known as “Julien Jin,” with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer a means[Read More…]
Greenwood Man Charged Federally in Alleged $14 Million Fraud Scheme
Allegedly spent stolen funds from a Kentucky investor on Ferraris, horses, Rolex watches, and escorts Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney John E. Childress announced Thursday that Daniel R. Fruits, 46, of Greenwood, Indiana, was charged by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in three separate fraud schemes,[Read More…]
Now Tracking Monee & Beecher: Regional COVID-19 Numbers Increase
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With one vaccine approved and one on the cusp of approval, eNews Park Forest begins tracking the COVID-19 statistics for Monee and Beecher. At a reader’s request, we are expanding our coverage to 32 towns up from the 30 we have tracked for months. At last, there[Read More…]
Making Money in Your Sleep: Jeannace Burnett-Bentley
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For Jeannace Burnett-Bentley, life insurance and investments are a calling, and this Park Forest business owner makes money in her sleep. She says can show you how to do the same. Her job of two decades in banking led her to pursue a career in finance after[Read More…]
Mikayla Warren of Park Forest Named to Dean’s List at Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mikayla Warren of Park Forest was named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed fall 2020 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of[Read More…]
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces $7 Million to Expand COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance Program
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and the Family Independence Initiative (FII) announced an additional $7 million in funding to expand and re-open the Cook County COVID-19 Recovery Resident Cash Assistance program to help suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial insecurity due to[Read More…]
Solarize Chicagoland Program Surpasses 2020 Goals
The program virtually educated more than 521 residents about the benefits of solar and has commitments to install 80 solar arrays, 45 of those in Cook County. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the second year in a row, the Solarize Chicagoland program surpassed its goal, achieving commitments to install more than 580[Read More…]
Richton Park Launches Support for Richton Square Fire Victims
This article is published for free, no subscription required. Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Twenty-six families have been displaced from their homes at Richton Square following a fire on December 4. In response, the Village of Richton Park launched an effort to support those without homes as the holidays approach and COVID-19[Read More…]
