Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Kankakee man, Thomas James, 33, of the 500 block of S. Indiana Ave., Kankakee, IL, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for robberies of businesses in Champaign and Kankakee in July and August 2016. James’s sentencing hearing was held on Dec. 8, in Urbana. James[Read More…]
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Dangerous Rhetoric, Overconfidence, Increase Risk of Conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN Chief Warns
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday that he is deeply concerned over the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula, “including as a result of miscalculation.” “While all concerned seek to avoid an accidental escalation leading to conflict, the risk is being multiplied[Read More…]
FBI, Milwaukee Police Ask Public’s Help to ID Robbery Suspects (Video)
Milwaukee, WI-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI’s Milwaukee Division and the Milwaukee, WI Police Department Robbery Task Force are asking for the public’s help to identify several men alleged to have been involved in a series of armed robberies in Wisconsin within a three day period last March. The men are believed to live[Read More…]
Seattle Area Man Convicted of 17 Federal Felonies
In Scheme to Exploit Young Women and Juveniles in Prostitution, Defendant Posed as Documentary Filmmaker to Entice and Blackmail Women into Commercial Sex Activity Seattle, WA-(ENEWSPF)- A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted November 6 in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 17 federal felonies for his scheme to recruit young[Read More…]
Free Legal Support Services For Illinois Veterans
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and their dependents will be able to access free legal help for consumer, housing and family law issues through a statewide hotline and network of legal support services launched earlier this month, according to a statement from state Rep. Anthony DeLuca,[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 The Department of Defense announced this week the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. David Thomas Brabander, 24, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Dec. 11 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to[Read More…]
RTA Board Approves Billions: 2018 Operating Budget, Regional Capital Program
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors today adopted the 2018 operating budgets for the RTA, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace, and we have the details. Budgets total $3.0 billion. This year marks the first time in nine years in which all three Service Boards[Read More…]
Seasonal Flu Death Estimate Increases Worldwide
Flu shots now available at Park Forest Health Department Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017. According to new estimates published today, between 291,000 and 646,000 people worldwide die from seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses each year, higher than a previous estimate of 250,000 to 500,000 and based on a robust, multinational survey. The[Read More…]
‘Invest in the Future, Not the Past;’ Green Business Key to Winning War on Climate Change – UN Chief
PARIS—(ENEWSPF)–12 December 2017 – Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, calling for greater ambition by governments, civil society, the private sector and finance partners to help tackle the global climate challenge. “Green business[Read More…]
Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Adviser to President Obama, to Join University of Chicago Law School
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 11, 2017. Valerie Jarrett, who served in a leadership role in the Obama administration as senior adviser to the President, will join the University of Chicago Law School as a distinguished senior fellow. Jarrett’s appointment begins Jan. 1, 2018. Jarrett will bring deep and wide-ranging experience in the legal[Read More…]
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