WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2011. An owner of an Illinois-based technology company was sentenced today to serve one year and a day in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced. Barrett C. White was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2011. Seven individuals from the suburbs and Chicago are facing mortgage fraud related charges for their participation in an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme that centered around three different residential properties in Chicago’s Englewood and Back of the Yards neighborhoods, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney[Read More…]

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…]

SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011.  Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Conservation Police officers arrested 12 boaters for operating under the influence and another eight motorists for driving under the influence as part of enforcement efforts during the recent Memorial Day holiday weekend on Illinois waterways and at state parks, recreation[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2011.   A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in connection with pit bull fighting and breeding. Larue Jackson, 52, of the 7100 block of South Oakley in Chicago has been charged with twelve counts of neglect of owner’s duties and two counts of cruel treatment.  The[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: 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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]

The rear of 20 S. Orchard Dr., site of an alleged sexual assault early Friday morning. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in a parking lot behind the building owned by AT&T, across the street from the Park Forest Library. Police were[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man living on the 100 block of Indiana Street was awakened early in the morning on May 26 when he heard his dogs barking. The man went into his living room and saw a male subject, African American, approximately 14-years-old, 5’4" with a heavy build wearing[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2011. The Justice Department announced today that Ralph Lang, 63, Marshfield, Wis., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., with attempting to injure, intimidate and interfere with other persons because those persons were providing reproductive health services. As set out in[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: There are fewer reports this week because the Park Forest Police Department is in transition regarding the manner in which officers file reports. Gone are the “whites” and “yellows,” denoting colors of the paper used for the[Read More…]