Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Police removed three pit bulls and a puppy from a Park Forest home last week after they were called to a residence in response to a report of a man striking dogs with a shovel. According to police, conditions inside the home were "inadequate," and included a[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that the former Jefferson County Deputy Treasurer, Brenda Pickett, 61, pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft in excess of $10,000, as well as to official misconduct before Judge Joe Harrison during a court hearing in Mt. Vernon. The Attorney General’s office prosecuted the case[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against an online marketing firm based in Evanston, Ill., for “cramming” consumers’ credit cards with unauthorized charges for supposedly “free trial” offers for a range of products, including coffee, posters and jewelry. “We’ve received an[Read More…]

Defendants Allegedly Charge Unlawful Payments, Fail to Secure Modeling Jobs for Clients Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed two lawsuits in Cook County Circuit Court against two Chicago-based modeling agencies as part of “Operation Bottom Dollar,” a nationwide crackdown on job scams with the Federal Trade Commission and[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As millions of Americans prepare to file their 2009 tax returns, Attorney General Lisa Madigan today warned Illinoisans about the high costs and fees associated with Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL). This type of loan provides tax filers at the time they file their returns with a cash advance[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man who used stolen American Express credit card numbers to stay in luxury downtown Chicago hotels, racking up $74,000 in meals, spa services and liquor has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Daniel James,[Read More…]

Joliet, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced in January that a 35-year-old Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the brutal sexual assault of a woman in 2008. A jury found Ferlimo Morris guilty of one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal[Read More…]

Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)–In the wake of last year’s scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has established a new online link providing an immediate resource for those who have concerns about cemeteries in unincorporated parts of the county, Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. A link at www.cookcountysheriff.com[Read More…]

Bradley Baldino. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Lake Zurich man is free on $10,000 bond after an investigation found he lied under oath about his history of drunken driving arrests, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Thursday. Bradley Baldino, 38, is charged with perjury, a felony. He was arrested[Read More…]

Commentary Authorities around the nation are expressing concern over the rising popularity of a legal marijuana knockoff called “Spice,” also known as K2. Spice is a mixture of organic and synthetic ingredients and apparently, when smoked, it produces a euphoria similar to marijuana. Spice is sold legally as a marijuana[Read More…]