INDIANAPOLIS-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced today that Shane M. Spears, age 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 120 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. “Today’s sentencing by Judge Tanya[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (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, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

The Web site BanditTrackerChicago.com released this photo of the suspect in today’s robbery of U.S. Bank. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials in Park Forest say that U.S. Bank, 99 Indianwood Boulevard, was robbed late this morning. According to BanditTrackerChicago.com, the suspect is described as an African American male, 5′ 6" to[Read More…]

San Francisco, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Late Wednesday afternoon, a federal jury found Christopher Bryan Ablett, a/k/a “Stoney,” a member of the Modesto Chapter of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, guilty of all four felonies with which he was charged including murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a deadly weapon in aid[Read More…]

Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Osseo, Minn., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Rockford to charges of mail fraud. STEVEN JENSEN, 40, of Osseo, Minn., CEO of Vintage Sports Authentics, LLC, admitted he schemed to market and sell fraudulent sports memorabilia represented as “game used,” or worn in an actual[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The leader of a west side drug trafficking conspiracy operated by members and associates of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang was convicted by a jury Thursday of federal narcotics charges following a trial in U.S. District Court. Jason Austin, 29, of Chicago, was found guilty of conspiracy[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (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, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that the House Judiciary Criminal Law Committee unanimously sent to the full House an amendment to the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act that will help address the synthetic drug epidemic in the state. “Drug makers’ continued attempts to sell synthetic drugs[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Bond was denied for a Chicago man who was charged with promoting prostitution and domestic battery, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Henry McLaurin, 32, of the 1000 block of East 93rd Street, has been charged with one count of promoting prostitution, which is a felony,[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was indicted today on federal tax charges for allegedly obstructing the Internal Revenue Service and failing to report, and pay taxes on, all of his income. Beavers allegedly concealed his under-reporting of income and underpayment of taxes on thousands of dollars that he[Read More…]