Day: March 10, 2017

Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Alternative Retail Electricity Supplier for Deceptive Marketing and Consumer Fraud

Attorney General Madigan Sues Company for Falsely Promising Lower Electricity Rates Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit yesterday against PALMco Power IL LLC (Palmco), an alternative retail electricity supplier (ARES), for misleading customers about the true cost of switching their electricity supply from ComEd or[Read More…]

Governor Rauner Announces Finalists of #GovClassroomVisit

Photo source: governorillinois.gov CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017.  Governor Rauner announced today the finalists of the #GovClassroomVisit learning tour at the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Youth (Children’s Cabinet) quarterly meeting. More than a hundred schools submitted a video to show the Administration the innovative ways they were learning. “It was[Read More…]

CDC Adds 4 Countries to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus‎. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a[Read More…]

More Than 65 Individuals Facing Federal or State Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin, Cocaine and Fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- More than 65 defendants are facing federal or state narcotics charges for their alleged roles in distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Sweet Dreams,” spanned more than a year and resulted in the seizures of more than a dozen[Read More…]

Two Convicted Felons from Chicago Area Sentenced to Prison on Federal Firearm Offenses

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Two convicted felons from the Chicago area were sentenced to federal prison terms today for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons. THADDEUS JIMENEZ, 38, of Des Plaines, was sentenced to nine years and two months for illegally possessing a loaded .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol. Jimenez admitted in a plea agreement that he used[Read More…]

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