Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012.  The establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries does not adversely impact local crime rates, according to a federally funded study published in the July issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Investigators at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) examined whether the[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An armed robbery occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. this morning at the Charter One Bank branch located at 102nd and Ewing in Chicago. A lone male entered the bank, brandishing a handgun. He demanded cash and once provided with cash, he fled the bank on foot. There were[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nineteen Chicago-area men, many suspected members or associates of the of the Imperial Gangsters street gang, were arrested yesterday by FBI special agents and Chicago Police officers assigned to the FBI’s Joint Task Force on Gangs, culminating a nearly three-year long investigation that targeted illicit drug and firearms[Read More…]

Attorney General Alleges Manufacturer Bilked Consumers of $90,000 as Shutdown Loomed Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed suit against a defunct south suburban home improvement supply company for failing to refund Cook County homeowners more than $90,000 in down payments for orders that were never fulfilled after[Read More…]

Kenneth Arron speaks to the Village Board in March 2010, identifying himself as ‘Kenny Yochelson.’ (Photo: ENEWSPF) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Sun-Times reports that Kenneth Arron, A.K.A. Kenny Yochelson, the former manager of the movie theater in DownTown Park Forest, was sentenced to two years in prison on forgery charges. According[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man who operated an investment trading pool allegedly fraudulently obtained approximately $1.4 million and caused some 15 individual investors to lose about $600,000, federal law enforcement officials announced June 6. The defendant, Christopher Varlesi, was charged with six counts of mail and wire fraud in an[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following Indictments were returned on June 6, 2012: Deandre Williams, 18, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an indictment with the robbery of Harrison Gas and Convenience. This charge was filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- At approxmiately 9:15 a.m. today (June 7, 2012), a bank robbery occurred at the TCF Bank branch located at 8801 South Ridgeland in Oak Lawn, Illinois. A lone male entered the bank and passed a note to a teller demanding cash. The robber fled on foot with an[Read More…]

A Chicago PD helicopter already in the area helped search for juvenile suspects in a burglary on Choate Road Monday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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,[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that John Kniepmann, 48, of Breese Illinois, d/b/a the Grain Exchange and Consolidated Exchange, was sentenced in federal district court to a total of 15 months in prison, followed by three years’ supervised[Read More…]