CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011A Chicago attorney has been charged with allowing a suspect to use her personal cell phone to contact several of his associates while he was in custody and being questioned for the murder of Chicago Police Officer Michael Flisk, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney[Read More…]
Law and Order
$100,000 Bond Set for Man Allegedly Seeking Sex From Teen
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2011—Bond has been set at $100,000 for an Aurora man who arranged to have sex with an underage girl he met online, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Joseph Pircon, 31, of the 6S block of Densmore Drive, has been charged with one count of indecent[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Nine States Crack Down on National Auto Marketing Firm Over Alleged False Ads
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined nine other states in reaching a settlement against a Georgia advertising corporation over its false car sales promotions around the country, in violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The actions were filed in Sangamon County Circuit Court[Read More…]
Southwest Suburban Concrete Contractor Named In Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2011. A Southwest Suburban Concrete Contractor has been named in a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on behalf of two Chicago homeowners according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Wieslaw Mizinski of Justice and the owner of Mzinski[Read More…]
Two Arrested During Dogfight in Progress
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011— Bond has been set at $100,000 for one man, and $50,000 for another after both were arrested during a dogfight in progress, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. Earl Johnson, 31, of the 1400 block of Marquette in Chicago, has been charged with dogfighting and[Read More…]
Wisconsin Man Charged with Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Minor in Belize
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Today a grand jury in the Eastern District of Wisconsin returned a one-count indictment against U.S. citizen Roland J. Flath for traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in and attempting to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor less than 18 years of age, announced Assistant[Read More…]
Peoria-area Man Sentenced for Home Repair Fraud, Must Refund Over $100,000 to Local Consumers
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today a Peoria-area man was sentenced to one and a half years in jail with six months probation and ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution to consumers for scamming them out of thousands of dollars in home repair work he[Read More…]
Wycelf Jean Suffers Gun Shot Wound in Haiti
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to Derek Johnson, CEO of Yele Haiti: As many of you by now have heard, our founder and former chairman Wyclef Jean was the victim of a minor gun shot wound last night in Haiti. We have confirmation from the authorities[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for March 21, 2011
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[Read More…]
Suburban Worth Man Charged in Alleged Murder for Hire Plot
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011— A Worth man is being held without bond after he was charged with trying to arrange for the murder of a female acquaintance even while he was being held in the Cook County Jail. Michael Carlson, 59, is charged with solicitation of murder for hire as a[Read More…]