CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A Chicago lawyer was indicted on federal charges alleging that he evaded the payment of income tax on income he received over the course of two decades, including income he received in connection with the State of Illinois’s lawsuit against various tobacco companies. Daniel P. Soso,[Read More…]
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Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert Indicted on Federal Charges
Charged With Structuring Cash Withdrawals to Evade Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements and Making False Statement to the FBI Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., is in the Illinois delegation at the 2012 Republican National Convention. Getty Images CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. The former Speaker of the United States[Read More…]
Senators Leahy, Sanders Voice Opposition To Oil Drilling In Arctic Ocean
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015 – Following the recent ecologically devastating oil spill in California coastal waters, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week voiced their deep disappointment in the administration’s decision to allow oil drilling in up to six offshore wells in the Arctic Ocean, an area[Read More…]
Man Demands City Contain Fart Smells After Council Bans Marijuana Odor
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. I have heard of marijuana odor bans before. I have always thought that they were ridiculous because municipalities are trying to ban the smell of nature. How is that even enforceable? How can law enforcement, or citizens for that matter, differential the smell of marijuana from[Read More…]
Tom Thibodeau Dismissed as Bulls Head Coach
Chicago Bulls CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. Chicago Bulls General Manager Gar Forman announced today that Tom Thibodeau will not be retained as the team’s head coach. Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said, “The Chicago Bulls have a history of achieving great success on and off the court. These accomplishments have been[Read More…]
Will Putting Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Behind Bars Accomplish Anything?
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015 By: Stefanie Jones Friday Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will be sentenced. He faces the possibility of between 30 years to life behind bars because drugs were bought and sold on his website. The prosecution is painting him as a major drug dealer and blaming him[Read More…]
‘State of Illinois’ Mental Health Care System’ White Paper Released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago
CHICAGO -–(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago released a White Paper which looks at the condition of the public mental health system in Illinois and puts forth recommendations for how the residents of Illinois can be better served through an evidenced based and fiscally responsible[Read More…]
Park Forest Police to Participate in Dunkin’ Donuts ‘Cop on a Rooftop’ on Friday, May 29 Raising Funds for Special Olympics
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. For the 13th year in a row, hundreds of law enforcement officers from throughout the state will stake out Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois on Friday, May 29, beginning at 5 a.m. Police officers are scheduled to cover 193 Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops[Read More…]
Mayor to Board: Represent Park Forest’s Budget, Staff, Truthfully
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Stephen Colbert called it truthiness, “the quality of seeming to be true according to one’s intuition, opinion, or perception without regard to logic, factual evidence, or the like.” Let’s talk about what that means in Park Forest. Last night, the mayor and trustees of the Park Forest Village Board concluded discussions on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-2016. The draft budget was prepared by staff and[Read More…]
Space Station Remodeling
Moving Leonardo EU–(ENEWSPF)–28 May 2015. The International Space Station’s Permanent Multipurpose Module was detached and moved by the main robotic arm to another place on the orbiting laboratory yesterday. Installing Leonardo This delicate operation required moving and rotating the 10-tonne Leonardo module from the Unity node to the Tranquility node.[Read More…]
