Kenneth Arron speaks to the Village Board in March 2010, identifying himself as ‘Kenny Yochelson.’ (Photo: ENEWSPF) Updated at 11:42 a.m. with more video. Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In the 1957 musical The Music Man, Professor Harold Hill arrives by train in River City Iowa and begins to work his a[Read More…]
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Tickets Please! Park Forest’s Freedom Hall Announces 2010/2011 Series
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season. Main Series Kenyan Safari Acrobats Friday, October 15, 8 p.m. The Kenya Safari Acrobats offer a truly unique cultural experience. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes[Read More…]
‘Arrive Alive’ Comes to PSC
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College student Josh Johnson, of Palos Heights, sits behind the wheel to experience what it would be like to drive under the influence, while Jan Griffith, of United National Arrive Alive Tour, judges his performance. The college hosted the Arrive Alive Tour to[Read More…]
FBI: ‘Wheaton Bandit’ Investigation Continues
Reward Offer Increased to $50,000 Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Authorities are once again asking for the public’s help in identifying the serial robber suspected of as many as 16 armed takeover-style robberies of banks and credit unions in the western suburbs. Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the[Read More…]
Former Liquor Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Extortion
Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)– Gina Marie Kepler, 34, of Warrington, PA, was sentenced today to three years in prison for Hobbs Act Extortion, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Kepler was a former State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer (“LEO”) when, between October 2006 and October 2008, she used the power of[Read More…]
Greenwood Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Indianapolis, IN–(ENEWSPF)– Robert E. Tolle, 40, Greenwood, Indiana, was sentenced to 22 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Tonya Walton Pratt after pleading guilty to charges of making fraudulent bank entries. This case was the result of an investigation by the FBI. Tolle, a former Old National Bank[Read More…]
Rotary Supports Education In Community
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest, Matteson, Chicago Heights, Homewood, & Lansing Clubs kicked off their Annual Dictionary Project with a dictionary pick up at the holiday Star Theater in Park Forest. In attndance were Assistant Governor J.N. Settles Sr.,President Dan Graham,President-Elect Tiffani Graham of the Park Forest[Read More…]
Indiana Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Jason Jewell, 31, of Frankfort, Ind., was sentenced September 8 to six years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and transportation of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. Morrison of the Southern[Read More…]
Death Notice: Wilbur W. Zum Mallen
Wilbur W. Zum Mallen, 91, September 8, 2010, resident of Crete, IL. Beloved husband of the late Leorpha (Love) Zum Mallen; loving father of Cathie Dettwiler of Montgomery, AL and Cindy (Paul) Bradley of Momence, IL; cherished grandfather of Scott and Blake Dettwiler of Atlanta, GA and Erika and Megan[Read More…]
Indiana Men Sentenced for Their Roles in a Bank Robbery
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on September 9, 2010, two individuals were sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis, for their roles in the robbery of a bank in Lebanon, Illinois, on December 19, 2009. DANIEL[Read More…]
