Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the second annual Cook County Racial Equity Week, to be held September 14 – 18, 2020. This year’s theme is Cook County Past, Present, and Future: Acknowledging past harm, reckoning with impact today, and casting a vision for our county’s future. “We are[Read More…]
Month: August 2020
Hindus Heartbroken at Denial of Diwali Holiday in Oak Brook Schools
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois), has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021. Dr. Paul O’Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan[Read More…]
Over 70 Former Republican National Security Officials Endorse Biden for President
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In a blistering statement excoriating President Donald Trump, 74 former Republican national security officials who served during the administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress, released a joint statement endorsing Joe Biden for President of[Read More…]
Efficacy of Remdesivir in COVID-19
By Erin K. McCreary, PharmD; Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH JAMA-(ENEWSPF)- A study published in the Journal of the Amnerican Medical Association shows some promise in the treatment of COVID-19 with remdesivir. Patients treated with the antiviral drug showed a recovery time that was shorter by four days compared to those treated with placebo. The[Read More…]
Charleston, Ill., Man Charged with Child Sex Crimes, Ordered to Remain in Custody
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on August 17 cited “the extreme danger to the community” posed by defendant James L. Williams, 39, of Charleston, Ill., and granted the government’s request that Williams remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Williams, of the 500 block of[Read More…]
Gary Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Varnell Dixon, 24, of Gary, Indiana, pled guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. In the plea agreement, the parties agreed that the Court should impose the statutory mandatory minimum five year term of imprisonment. In the plea agreement,[Read More…]
Latin King Gang Member Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Mark Toney, 41, of Schererville, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 87 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity,[Read More…]
Feds Charge Richton Park and Joliet Men With Sex Trafficking
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two men have been indicted on federal sex trafficking charges for allegedly recruiting three victims, including a child, to engage in commercial sex acts by means of force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion. KENDALL GUYTON, 25, of Joliet, and GREGORY INGRAM, 41, of Richton Park, are charged[Read More…]
Rockford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 12 years in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of court-supervised release, on child pornography charges. DONOVAN HEIDENREICH, 25, pleaded guilty on March 13, 2020, to charges of transportation of child pornography[Read More…]
IHDA Extends Emergency Rental Assistance Application to Aug. 28
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Due to the recent power outages affecting many areas of south suburban Cook County, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has extended the application deadline for Emergency Rental Assistance to August 28, 2020. If you need assistance applying, please call our offices to schedule an appointment. We are following COVID-19 precautions and will[Read More…]
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