Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A robbery occurred July 23 shortly before 3 p.m. at the Midland State Bank branch located at 1540 Route 59 in Joliet. The robber approached a teller and demanded cash. After getting an undisclosed amount, he fled on foot. There was no weapon involved in the robbery, and there[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Seven defendants, including two real estate investors and three licensed loan originators, were indicted July 24 for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than 20 residential mortgage loans totaling approximately $8.5 million from various lenders. The indictment alleges that the mortgages were obtained to finance the[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Online and live auctions of sports memorabilia and other collectibles conducted during the 2000s by the former Mastro Auctions, which was based in suburban Chicago, routinely defrauded customers, according to a federal indictment unsealed July 25. William Mastro, who owned the former business that once billed itself as the[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following: Pleas: Juan Orduno, 26, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to the felony offense of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Magistrate Nuechterlein is recommending that the district court accept the tendered guilty plea. Parties have[Read More…]

Los Angeles-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force arrested a Lawndale man believed to have fled Chicago after shooting a man in the head at the residence of his estranged wife, announced Timothy Delaney, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office; and Robert Grant, the[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A TCF Bank branch located at 9357 South Roberts Road in Hickory Hills was robbed today just after 2:30 p.m. The robber, a white male wearing a baseball cap, white shorts, and a dark green shirt, approached a teller window and made a demand for cash. The note implied[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Two suburban men were sentenced to federal prison in unrelated child pornography cases, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Lubos Albrecht, 25, formerly of Lockport, was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison for transporting and possessing child pornography. Bruce R. Biehler, 56, formerly of Arlington[Read More…]

Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2012.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $64,162 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to support law enforcement officers in Joliet, Illinois. This funding will be used to purchase and install in-car cameras.  “Our nation’s law[Read More…]