WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2011. A federal court has permanently barred a woman and her suburban Chicago business from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. In the civil injunction order, issued by Judge William J. Hibbler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Durbin: East St. Louis Mayor’s Decision to Enforce 1 A.M. Cutoff for Liquor Sales is Step In Right Direction – More Needs to be Done
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2011. The East St. Louis Mayor’s decision to enforce the 1 a.m. cutoff for liquor store sales is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done to reduce the violence that is plaguing the area, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), an[Read More…]
Cook County Sheriff’s Boot Camp Graduates its 200th Class
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2011 —Fifteen years after the program started, the Cook County Sheriff’s Boot Camp graduated its 200th class Thursday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff Dart presided over today’s ceremonies held in Chicago. The 37 participants have graduated from the four-month, in-camp phase of the program and[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 10, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Shoots At Pit Bulls Attacking His Dog
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man fired four gunshots at two pit bulls he said were attacking his dog. Police have issued a warning to the owners of the dogs to keep his dogs leashed. Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Tamarack Street on July 28 shortly[Read More…]
Judge Rules Former Mayor Daley Can Be Sued as Defendant in Burge Case (Video)
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Carol Marin reports in the Sun-Times video, "For the first time, a federal judge has ruled former Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued as a defendant for his alleged role in what plaintiffs claim is a citywide conspiracy to cover up police torture." Story here at the[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorist Solicitation and Firearms Offense
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2011. Emerson Winfield Begolly, 22, of New Bethlehem, Pa., pleaded guilty today in Pittsburgh to soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and to using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents. The plea was announced by Lisa[Read More…]
Pittsburgh Crips Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. Robert Colbert, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges of conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania. Robert Colbert,[Read More…]
Two Telecommunications Executives Convicted for Their Involvement in Scheme to Bribe Officials at State-Owned Telecommunications Company in Haiti
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. Joel Esquenazi and Carlos Rodriguez, former executives of Terra Telecommunications Corp., have been convicted by a federal jury on all counts for their roles in a scheme to pay bribes to Haitian government officials at Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M (Haiti Teleco), a state-owned telecommunications company. The jury reached[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 1, 2011
Officers Jim Kessler and Chris Mannino keep the peace at Main Street Nights. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage[Read More…]