Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A north suburban police officer was arrested today and charged with stealing money from a man who had been discovered dead in his room at a YMCA facility in Niles, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced. Niles Police Officer William Christie, 48, was charged with theft and[Read More…]
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2009 H1N1 Flu: Situation Update: February 5, 2010
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of January 24-30, 2010, most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week. Below is a[Read More…]
North Carolina Firm Recalls Pork Barbecue Products Due to an Undeclared Allergen
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– The Murphy House, a Louisburg, N.C., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,850 lbs. of pork barbecue products because they may contain an undeclared allergen, soy flour, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Soy flour is a known potential allergen, which is not[Read More…]
High School Referee Charged With Child Porn
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A two-month long investigation has led to felony child pornography charges against an Arlington Heights man, according to the Office of Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. Larry Moser, 57, of the 600 block of West Burning Tree Lane, Arlington Heights, was charged with aggravated child pornography[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Search for Driver in Hit And Run Accident
Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Cook County Sheriff’s Police are asking for the public’s assistance for information related to a fatal hit and run accident that occurred Tuesday night in Ford Heights. The victim, Ronald Sims, 61, of Hazel Crest, was riding his bike on Cottage Grove near 11th Street when[Read More…]
Today’s ‘Conservative Journalism’ — What Would Bill Buckley Say?
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Between the embarrassing New Orleans caper where self-described "journalist" James O’Keefe was arrested after helping infiltrate the office of Sen. Mary Landrieu, Jackass-style, to the unhinged State of the Union response from elite members of the right-wing punditocracy (i.e. Obama’s an "arrogant," "fake" "jerk"), a disturbing[Read More…]
Not-So-Breitbart and the Story of James O’Keefe
Commentary By Karl Frisch Back in September, right-wing activist James O’Keefe told Fox News host Glenn Beck that he was "willing to serve prison time" for his work. That just may happen. According to an affidavit from the FBI, O’Keefe and three others were arrested on Monday in connection with[Read More…]
Sally Quinn’s Washington
Commentary By Jamison Foser You cannot caricature Sally Quinn. Don’t even try. It simply can’t be done. No matter how hard you try to exaggerate her preening self-regard and utter frivolity, she comes right along and shows herself to be worse than you could possibly imagine. Quinn — who gained[Read More…]
Step Back from 2010 Into a 1950s Valentines Day
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd in Park Forest, Illinois is decorated throughout February with vintage valentines and decorations. One room represents a classroom in the first school, Forest Boulevard School, which was set up in a row of townhomes. In February, the[Read More…]
Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad Program February 21
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– "Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois," will be the program of the Park Forest Historical Society on Sunday February 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Park Forest Village Hall. Dr. Larry A. McClellan, local historian, will present his research into evidence of Underground Railroad activity[Read More…]
