Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individual dubbed the “Tire Iron Bandit,” who is wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Willow Springs bank on[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 39-year-old Bolingbrook man was arrested earlier today on charges he recruited and forced a minor female to engage in prostitution. The arrest was announced by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Patrick J. Fitzgerald,[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A metro-east resident was sentenced December 13, 2011, in the United States District Court in East St. Louis, for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and evade the payment of federal income taxes and for making false statements on a mortgage loan application, the United[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Twin brothers Eric Coley and Derrick Coley were sentenced December 14 by United States District Court Judge Charles R. Norgle, Sr. to serve 12 years in prison for their supervisory roles in a scheme to defraud Sprint and its customers. The defendants, 33-year-old Chicago natives, each pleaded guilty[Read More…]

The typical stack of police reports. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Dear Friends: There is no cover-up in Park Forest. No one is hiding police reports from the public. On a typical week, the above is what I usually find in Park Forest. "The above" is that tall stack of reports. Some of[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Herrin man received a sentence of 110 months’ imprisonment on charges of possession of explosive materials by a previously convicted felon and possession of an unregistered destructive device, in federal court, in Benton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A west suburban investment adviser allegedly engaged in an investment fraud scheme that swindled the retirement savings of some elderly clients and, overall, caused about 10 clients to lose more than $4.26 million, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, Steven W. Salutric, was charged with one[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 22-year-old Glen Ellyn man has been charged with the December 20 robbery of the Elgin State Bank, located at 1001 South Randall Road. DANE R. PHENEGHAR was charged in a criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago with one count of bank robbery,[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…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man sought help from a friend after he was shot in the arm in Park Forest in the early evening of Friday, December 16. Police were dispatched to the first block of Waverly Court on December 16 at 7:33 PM in response to a report of[Read More…]