Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Christopher E. Creek, 56, of Champaign, IL, pled guilty May 9 to a charge of bank fraud in federal court in Benton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced. The charge arose from Creek’s participation as a developer for the construction of[Read More…]
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GSU Board of Trustees Recognizes Yolanda Pitts For Service As Student Trustee
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Aurélio Valente, Dean at Governors State University, posted a Tweet from his @GSUDean account, recognizing Yolanda Pitts for her two years service as a Student Trustee. The Tweet follows. @Governors_State Board of Trustees recognizes the service of Yolanda Pitts for her two years as Student Trustee! #GSUProud[Read More…]
19 Attorneys General Call For An Independent Special Counsel To Investigate Russian Interference In Election
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter with 19 other attorneys general to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the immediate appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. In their letter, Madigan and the attorneys general call[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Student Loan Bill Of Rights Passes Senate
AG Madigan & Sen. Daniel Biss Applaud Passage of Senate Bill 1351 to Better Illinois Student Loan Borrowers Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the Illinois Senate passed legislation to reform the student loan servicing industry to help student loan borrowers repay their loans. The bill addresses widespread abuses and[Read More…]
AG Sessions Moves To Force Needlessly Harsh Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Drug Offenses: Senator Durbin
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on a new Justice Department policy that rescinds the Smart on Crime Initiative, which directed federal prosecutors to reserve stiff mandatory minimum sentences for individuals convicted of the most serious offenses, and instead requires prosecutors to seek[Read More…]
Graduate Student Sentenced for Attempting to Entice Minors To Engage In Sexual Activity
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Rome, New York, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Top IT Democrat: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Not Enough
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the Ranking Member of IT subcommittee, released this statement concerning President Trump’s long-awaited cybersecurity Executive Order: “President Trump’s cybersecurity Executive Order is a long-overdue first step, but it needs to be more than words on paper. As the Administration makes these commitments, key cybersecurity positions in[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Financial Whiz Mary Dankowski Set To Retire
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest‘s financial whiz is set to retire. She has been with the Village for 22 years, and come July 14, 2017, Director of Finance/Deputy Village Manager Mary Dankowski will no longer show up for work. But she will be far from gone. Under her tutelage, Park[Read More…]
Kelly Statement on President Trump Firing FBI Director Comey
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: “To date, President Trump has fired the FBI Director, the acting Attorney General and nearly 50 federal prosecutors. It seems anyone investigating President Trump’s ties to Putin or Russia’s effort to hack our election[Read More…]
Congress Reauthorizes Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Spending legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by the President reauthorizes language protecting state-sanctioned medical marijuana and industrial hemp programs. However, the President expressed his personal opposition to the measure by issuing a signing statement suggesting that the provisions may interfere with his constitutional authority. Signing statements[Read More…]
