Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Administrators at St. Lawrence O’Toole grade school announced that they are accepting registration for the 2010-11 school year. The school provides students with hands-on learning experiences with special concentration in energy sources. Students recently completed a wind study to determine if their school would be a good candidate[Read More…]
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FBI: Robbery of Bank of America Branch in Lincolnwood
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 10, police say an individual walked into the Bank of America branch located at 2545 Devon, Lincolnwood, Illinois; approached the teller; and allegedly announced a bank robbery. He allegedly told the teller he had a gun and a bomb, according to police.[Read More…]
FBI Chicago: Public’s Help Sought in Search for Alleged Chicago Gang Fugitive
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s help in trying to locate SAMUEL NUNEZ, age 23, whose last known address was 2719 West 39th Place in Chicago. NUNEZ is the subject of a nationwide[Read More…]
Former Elmwood Park Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to $5.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former suburban bank vice president pleaded guilty today to federal fraud charges, admitting that he changed the terms of at least 100 loans for at least 50 customers and caused the bank to lose at least $5.5 million. Jeffrey Gonsiewski, formerly vice president of the loan department[Read More…]
Former Area Physician Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $13 Million Health Care Fraud
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago area physician who surrendered his medical license was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing approximately $13 million from Medicare and more than 30 other public and private health care insurance programs over roughly five years, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Sushil Sheth,[Read More…]
Newton Gingrich: Do As I Say, Ignore What I Do. Ex-Wife Speaks Out
We always knew Newton Gingrich was a piece of work, but, wow. What. A. Piece. Of. Work. he really is. Here’s a must-read from his second wife, Marianne Gingrich, reported in Esquire: "He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don’t have to be connected," she[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, August 10, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides an Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. A full transcript is available here.[Read More…]
Asurion Recalls Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded Batteries Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries[Read More…]
Reannouncement of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today reannounced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2010. Today NOAA reopened 5,144 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational finfish fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. Since July 3, NOAA data have shown no[Read More…]
