First, a warm hello… Minneapolis, MN-(ENEWSPF)- Came to Minneapolis for what was supposed to be a two-hour check-up and ended up being admitted for surgery. Wondering where we’ve been at eNews Park Forest? Well, it’s a tale that takes some heart to tell. My heart. And I promise an x-ray[Read More…]
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USDA Claims to Have Modernized Swine Slaughter Inspection
For the First Time in Over 50 Years Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a final rule to modernize swine slaughter inspection and bring it into the 21st century. For the first time in more than five decades, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is modernizing[Read More…]
Two Chicago Police Officers Convicted of Fraudulently Obtaining Search Warrants and Obstructing Justice
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury Tuesday convicted two Chicago Police officers of fraudulently obtaining search warrants and stealing cash and drugs from properties they searched. Officers XAVIER ELIZONDO and DAVID SALGADO were assigned to a gang team in the Chicago Police Department’s Tenth District. According to evidence at trial, the[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged with Conducting Illegal Sports Gambling Business
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with conducting an illegal sports gambling business and concealing the income in a bankruptcy proceeding. MICHAEL FRONTIER, also known as “Ira Goldberg,” “Brian Seagal,” and “Matthew Sullivan,” provided bettors with gambling accounts at an online sportsbook based in Costa[Read More…]
Businessman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Stealing Employer’s Trade Secrets
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a 30-year employee of a McHenry County manufacturing firm to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing trade secret information while planning to work for a rival company in China. ROBERT O’ROURKE, 59, of Lake Geneva, Wisc., was convicted earlier[Read More…]
Rockford Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was sentenced on October 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey on a federal drug conspiracy charge. TYSHON T. WATSON (also known as “TY”), 24, was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised[Read More…]
Three Men Arrested in Connection with Suburban Bank Robbery
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three men have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Elmwood Park. Law enforcement is also investigating whether the trio committed other recent bank robberies in Chicago and nearby suburbs. ANDRES ADAME, 34, of Melrose Park, AARON FLORES, 21, of Chicago, and MANUEL MARTINEZ, 23, of[Read More…]
Rockford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Robbing Two Rockford Banks
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was sentenced today to four years in federal prison on one count of armed bank robbery and one count of bank robbery. DEMONTRION PHILLIPS, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the armed robbery of Alpine Bank, 2642 Charles St. in Rockford, on July 17, 2017, and[Read More…]
10 Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Texas-to-Chicago Narcotics Pipeline
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Federal law enforcement seized more than 14 kilograms of cocaine and 15 firearms as part of an investigation that dismantled a Texas-to-Chicago narcotics pipeline and resulted in charges against ten defendants. During the investigation, dubbed “Operation Grapevine,” authorities shut down a drug stash house in a lakefront condominium[Read More…]
Indiana Man and His Niece Indicted on Federal Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Charges
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Indiana man and his niece have been indicted on federal kidnapping and domestic violence charges for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting the man’s former girlfriend. ROBERT SPEED and his niece, SHIRLEY SPEED, allegedly held the victim against her will and repeatedly assaulted her with various dangerous weapons from[Read More…]
