Will County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Will County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement saying it has arrested Michael P. Levin, age 62, of Ashland Avenue in Steger on four counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 Felony. In October 2017, Sheriff’s Office Investigators were notified that an initial investigation had[Read More…]
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To Protect And Serve: Officer Garrick Enns Goes Above And Beyond
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After the deep snowfall late last week, in the midst of the deep chill that settled over Park Forest, dispatch received a call from someone worried that a family member would get stuck in the snow. Enter responding Officer Garrick Enns. Police tell the story on Facebook:[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Statement On New Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Confirmed At Illinois Veterans’ Home Quincy
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after two new cases of Legionnaires’ disease were confirmed at the Illinois Veterans’ Home (IVH) Quincy: “Last month, the Governor stated that his goal was ‘zero instances of Legionella infection’ at[Read More…]
CDC: Is the U.S. Export Economy at Risk from Global Infectious Outbreaks?
New CDC analysis examines potential threat to markets and jobs Atlanta, A—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy and threaten U.S. jobs—even if the disease never reaches our shores. Two Centers[Read More…]
The Drama Group to Present the Musical ‘A New Brain’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Tina Zagone The Drama Group is very excited to bring this leading-edge musical ‘A New Brain,’ to the south suburban audience directed by Jeannie Markionni. Performances will be held at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre in Chicago Heights on March 9, 10, 15, 16[Read More…]
Rockford Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine and Firearm Charges
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Ryan A. Pancyrz, 29, a Rockford man was sentenced yesterday in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon on April 8, 2016. Pancyrz was[Read More…]
NIH Releases First Dataset from Unprecedented Study of Adolescent Brain Development
More than 7,500 children recruited for study to date; data available for first 4,500 Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: NIDA Press Office The National Institutes of Health Tuesday released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. To date, more than 7,500 youth[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief to Protect Funding for Sanctuary Cities
Madigan & 11 Attorneys General Challenge Unlawful Withholding of Federal Public Safety Grants Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 11 other Attorneys General today announcing that they filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Congress to Protect American Employees from Sexual Harassment
Coalition Calls on Congress to End Secret Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 56 states and territories to urge Congress to protect American employees and put a stop to secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual[Read More…]
Smart Tool Allows States to Circumvent the GOP Tax Penalty
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: Karen Conner Blue states, liberal states, democratic states, whatever you call them, the new federal tax law was written specifically to punish those states with relatively high taxes designed to provide broad, high-quality public services. The new tax code limits the amount of state[Read More…]
