Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of six attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government from implementing a new rule that would weaken employers’ public reporting obligations of workplace injuries and illnesses. Raoul and the coalition filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court[Read More…]
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The Top 10 List of Consumer Complaints from Attorney General Raoul
Home Repair and Remodeling Complaints Top List for First Time Since 2000 Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office’s list of Top 10 consumer complaints for 2018. For the first time since 2000, complaints related to home repairs and remodeling topped[Read More…]
Sheriff Warns of Phone Scam Involving Apple Inc.
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a sophisticated phone scam targeting Cook County residents. In this scam, an unsolicited caller claiming to be from Apple Inc. states that there has been a security compromise to their device and/or iCloud account. The caller then directs the[Read More…]
SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashdown Marks Success of First NASA Commercial Crew Flight Test
Kennedy Space Center, FL-(ENEWSPF)- NASA passed a major milestone Friday in its goal to restore America’s human spaceflight capability when SpaceX’s Crew Dragon returned to Earth after a five-day mission docked to the International Space Station. About 6 hours after departing the space station, Crew Dragon splashed down at 8:45 a.m.[Read More…]
What Does the Milky Way Weigh? Hubble and Gaia Investigate
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- What does the Milky Way weigh? We can’t put the whole Milky Way on a scale, but astronomers have been able to come up with one of the most accurate measurements yet of our galaxy’s mass, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite. The[Read More…]
Lunar Water Molecules Hop as Surface Temperature Increases
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- Small amounts of water are attached to lunar grains on the dayside of the Moon and migrate around depending on surface temperature, as reported in a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Amanda Hendrix. Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows that lunar water molecules[Read More…]
Madison Man Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years for Belleville Bank Robbery
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Suntez Pasley, 46, of Madison, Illinois, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for robbing the Regions Bank on West Main Street in Belleville, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced yesterday. Pasley pleaded guilty to the robbery back in[Read More…]
Pharmacy Tech. Charged with Theft: Police Reports Through Feb. 18, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through February 18, 2019. Charges for those arrested include a DUI, possession of cannabis, and two incidences involving theft charges, one where the alleged offender turned herself in at the police station on an old warrant. Providing more details than readers will find in[Read More…]
Former Director of Operations of a Rockford Non-Profit Organization Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- LEILANI HILLIS, 60, of Rockford, the former director of operations of a Rockford non-profit organization, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax fraud. According to a written plea agreement, since 2001 Hillis was an[Read More…]
Federal Charges Allege Corruption Schemes by South Suburban Harvey Officials and Associates
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Six defendants have been charged as part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption schemes allegedly carried out by city of Harvey officials or their associates. Among the defendants are two cousins with high-ranking relatives in Harvey government who allegedly extorted cash from a strip club owner, and[Read More…]
