For Bank Robbery and Discharge of a Firearm During And in Relation to a Crime of Violence Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ashley Patterson, 29 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 125 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery and[Read More…]
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Bolingbrook Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Sexual Conduct with Underage Boys
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a Bolingbrook man to 19 years in prison for engaging in sex acts with an underage boy and enticing him to produce sexually explicit images of himself. RONALD GOBENCIONG, 46, posed on social media as three separate individuals – an escort, an escort’s[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Student Achieves Top ACT Score
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Daniel O’Shea son of Kevin and Brenda O’Shea (Munster, Ind.) and a junior at Marian Catholic High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Only around two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high[Read More…]
Hubble Astronomers Assemble Wide View of the Evolving Universe
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies into one single image, using 16 years’ worth of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The deep-sky mosaic, created from nearly 7,500 individual exposures, provides a wide portrait of the distant universe, containing 265,000 galaxies[Read More…]
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison
Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced several defendants in a bank fraud scheme to prison terms and ordered them to pay more than $14.3 million in restitution. CHARNPAL GHUMAN, 39, of Palatine, and AGA KHAN, 39, of Bloomingdale, were business[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Kelly’s Bill to Rename Olympia Field’s Post Office for Capt. Robert Martin, a Tuskegee Airmen, Passes U.S. House
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s legislation to rename the Olympia Fields post office for Captain (USA, ret.) Robert L. Martin, a Tuskegee Airmen and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The measure was co-sponsored by the entire Illinois delegation. “I thank my colleagues for passing[Read More…]
Benton Harbor, Michigan Man Sentenced To Prison
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus Edwards, age 38, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to robbery, carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U. S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Edwards was sentenced[Read More…]
CANCELED: History Lecture on Voter Suppression Coming to Library
Please Note: This event has been canceled per PFPL on April 30, 2019 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, will host its second history lecture at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, this one on voter suppression. Widespread voter suppression—particularly against historically marginalized groups—is a reoccurring[Read More…]
NIMH: Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
NIH-supported study highlights the importance of responsible portrayal of suicide by the media Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the shows release, after accounting for ongoing trends in[Read More…]
Merrillville Man Sentenced To 78 Months in Prison: Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Stacy Newlin, 57 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after he pled guilty to possession and receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Judge Simon sentenced Newlin to 78 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release[Read More…]
