Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday after voting to adopt a Fair Tax amendment, taking the first step towards tax relief for 97% of Illinois families: “Reforming Illinois’ tax system to put middle-class families first by providing those families with tax relief is a major[Read More…]
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Speaker Madigan & Advocates on Passage of Human Trafficking Crackdown
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Monday after the House passed Senate Bill 1890, which strengthens state law against human trafficking: “Exploitation of women and children thrives in silence, which is why it’s critical that we speak up for those in need. While human trafficking is[Read More…]
Memorial Day 2019: Songs, Reflections, Prayer
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- One village official put attendance at Monday’s Memorial Day observance at “a couple of hundred” people. He was not far off. A generous crowd sat in the shade and the sun with the Park Forest American Legion and paid tribute to those who had given their all[Read More…]
Orchard Park Plaza Sold for $2.1M; Theater Building Also Sold
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two significant pieces of real estate in the Downtown area sold recently, Orchard Park Plaza and the Movie Theater Building, both previously owned by Matanky Realty. Matanky had done little to improve the properties through the years, bringing in grocers that failed and theater owners who failed.[Read More…]
Come for the Memorial Day Observance in Park Forest, May 27
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest American Legion will host its annual Memorial Day Observance Ceremony on May 27 at 11 a.m. The program takes place at the corner of Main Street and Cunningham Drive in Downtown Park Forest and includes placement of remembrance wreaths in solemn honor of fallen[Read More…]
Newly Unsealed Federal Indictment Charges 4 Men with Committing Murders to Increase Positions in Violent Chicago Street Gang
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four men sought to maintain and increase their positions in a violent Chicago street gang when they committed fatal shootings on the city’s Northwest Side, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment. Charged with committing murder in aid of racketeering are HECTOR ROJAS, 26, JOSE MARTINEZ, 25, SANTO[Read More…]
I.T. Specialist Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Hacking into Servers of North Suburban Company
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An information technology specialist has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking into the servers of a north suburban company where he formerly worked as a contractor. EDWARD SOYBEL, 35, of Chicago, illegally accessed the servers of Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger Inc., on multiple occasions[Read More…]
Chicago Man Wanted in Connection with a Murder Added to the FBI’s List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Illinois Man Accused of Killing His New Bride Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Chicago Field Office Jeffrey S. Sallet and Chief Richard Shore of the Burbank Police Department (BPD) in Illinois announced today May 8 the addition of an alleged murderer, Arnoldo Jimenez, to the[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Detonate Explosive Device in Downtown Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago man was sentenced May 6 to 16 years in federal prison for attempting to detonate an explosive device at a bar in downtown Chicago. ADEL DAOUD, 25, of Hillside, Ill., attempted to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb at a popular bar[Read More…]
Leader of Armed Robbery Crew Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 30 years in prison for leading an armed robbery crew that targeted stores on the city’s North and Northwest Sides. ROBERT L. BERRIOS, 51, committed 24 armed robberies or attempted armed robberies in 2012. His crew mainly struck at[Read More…]
