Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former vice president of a company that was based in west suburban Downers Grove pleaded guilty on July 31 to engaging in a fraudulent invoicing scheme in which he obtained more than 100 company checks totaling more than $3.9 million and stole the money for himself. The[Read More…]
Day: August 1, 2013
Sertoma Centre, Inc. Offers New Job Training Opportunity
Providing experience in customer service, cashiering and inventory control. Alsip, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sertoma Centre, Inc. announces the opening of the Snack Shack as part of its initiative to bring innovative programs and training opportunities which support individuals with disabilities in pursuit of their goals. The Snack Shack which opened in late[Read More…]
FBI: Former Freeport Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Witness Retaliation
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Freeport, Illinois man was sentenced today in federal court to 20 years in federal prison for retaliating against and causing bodily injury to a witness. The defendant, Damon Rucker, 36, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to serve three years on supervision[Read More…]
Is It Time To Change Partners In Our Economic Development Dance?
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg Over the past nearly 30 years, Dr. Harriet Lerner has written several Dance of… books. They’ve focused on such topics as anger, intimacy, fear, and deception. The basic premise of the books is that human behavior often is similar to a circular dance in which partners always[Read More…]
Brain-Eating Amoeba Case Linked to Warm Water, Drought
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a 12-year-old girl contracted a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba in Arkansas, and it may be tied to summer heat and drought conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The amoeba, or single-celled organism, that caused the infection[Read More…]