Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The treasurer of south suburban Sauk Village was arrested today for allegedly looting the village’s Police Pension Fund out of more than $21,000. JAMES GRIEGEL, 71, of Sauk Village, is charged with embezzlement in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Federal authorities arrested Griegel[Read More…]
Day: April 25, 2016
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Halt Illegal Debt Collection Practices by Lawsuit Mill and Debt Buyer
CFPB Bars Law Firm, Debt Buyer from Churning Out Illegal Collections Lawsuits and Imposes $2.5 Million in Penalties WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered the debt collection law firm Pressler & Pressler, LLP, two principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc.,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports April 25, 2016
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 local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Missing Teen
Update: The juvenile has been located safe. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Have you seen this missing teen? Park Forest Police issued a statement Monday afternoon asking for the public’s help locating Karolyn Buie. The statement follows: “Karolyn Buie, age 15, has been reported as missing/run-away. She was reported to have been[Read More…]
Nepal: UN Continues to Support Sustainable Post-disaster Earthquake Recovery
In Nepal, mountain infrastructure such as hydropower plants, roads, bridges and communication systems are at risk with climate change and more variability in water runoff. Photo: UNEP GRID Arendal/Lawrence Hislop GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 April 2016 – A year after a series of major earthquakes devastated large areas of Nepal, the United Nations[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Pilot To Address Chronic Homelessness With Viable Housing Options For Residents
Mayor’s Homeless Task Force launches pilot seeking to initially house 75 chronically homeless residents and identify more long-term housing solutions for homeless CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced the launch of a pilot program aimed at housing residents experiencing chronic homelessness. The Mayor’s new citywide task force dedicated[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces 250th Business Is Awarded Microloan Through Chicago’s Microlending Initiative
Neighborhood Small Businesses Have Received Support for Nearly 1,000 Jobs Since 2012 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced the latest milestone from the Chicago Microlending Institute (CMI), the city’s first-in-the-nation initiative to support small businesses that would otherwise have difficulty accessing necessary capital. The program just disbursed its[Read More…]
DePaul University Art Museum features Tony Fitzpatrick’s ‘The Secret Birds’
Exhibition is the largest presentation of artist’s work to date Tony Fitzpatrick’s “Winter Martins (a dervish delight)” — Image courtesy of the artist CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick will bring his signature brand of witty visual repartee to the DePaul Art Museum this spring with a display[Read More…]
Black Lung Benefits Act Final Rule Protects Coal Miners’ Health
Changes give miners greater access to health info, improve claims safeguards WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs today issued a final rule to strengthen safeguards for the health of coal workers. The rule makes significant revisions to the regulations implementing the[Read More…]
With Saudi Reforms Underway, Next President Has Chance to Reframe the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
Saudi youth play soccer in a park during a dust storm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 25, 2015. Source: AP/HasanJamali Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. With the president of the United States fresh off of an important trip to Saudi Arabia and meetings with the Saudi king and[Read More…]
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