CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2011.  A Wilmette Police Officer has been charged with deceiving a suspect she arrested into paying her a cash bond even though the man was not required to post bond under the terms of his arrest, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Diane[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. A former south suburban police officer has been charged with impersonating a police officer and threatening a public official, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday.  Michael Miller, 38, of the 1400 block of South Canal Street in Chicago has been charged with four counts of[Read More…]

Students attending PAAC saw a helicopter close-up in 2009. PAAC starts again soon. (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[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Forty-two years after a lawsuit was filed alleging elected officials in Chicago were improperly allowing politics to influence hiring and promotional practices, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has become the first public office to be dismissed from that lawsuit. After two years of on-site monitoring and reports[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced her office successfully prosecuted a Chicago area man for operating a securities fraud “ponzi” scheme. Madigan said a DuPage County judge found Namon Brown, 48, guilty Tuesday on one count of theft of $100,000, one count of securities fraud and one count[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today the arrest of a White County man as part of her continuing statewide crackdown targeting traders of child pornography in Illinois. Investigators from Madigan’s office arrested Jedidiah M. Johnson, 18, of Carmi. He is charged with three counts of distribution of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. Two former humanitarian aid workers were each sentenced today to 142 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of approximately $1.9 million that was intended to assist impoverished people and towns in Liberia. The sentences were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011.  A federal court has permanently barred Rita Augustus from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Augustus prepared tax returns in Chicago under the business names Windy City Tax Service and Windy City Insurance Agency Inc. The civil injunction order, to which Augustus[Read More…]

Records Clerk Janet Martin shows one of the new recycling bins at the Park Forest Police Department. (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[Read More…]

DENVER—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2011.  This Tuesday, April 26th, women, college students, and advocates around the nation will speak out against laws and policies they believe fuel sexual violence by steering people toward using alcohol — a major contributor to incidents of sexual assault and date rape — and away from using[Read More…]