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Top Blagojevich adviser Tony Rezko gets 10½ years
![Hailed by prosecutors as a "wake-up call," Antoin Rezko was sentenced to 10½ years in prison today for extorting millions of dollars from firms seeking state business or regulatory approval while he was a top fundraiser and adviser to then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66248745-22091334.jpg "Hailed by prosecutors as a "wake-up call,\" Antoin Rezko was sentenced to 10½ years in prison today for extorting millions of dollars from firms seeking state business or regulatory approval while he was a top fundraiser and adviser to then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.")
Tribune reporterHailed by prosecutors as a "wake-up call," Antoin Rezko was sentenced to 10½ years in prison today for extorting millions of dollars from firms seeking state business or regulatory approval while he was a top fundraiser and adviser to then-Gov. Rod...Tags: Fraud, Justice System, Blackmail and Extortion, Antoin Rezko, Executive Branch
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Priest pleads not guilty to aiding jailed mobster
Tribune reporterA Roman Catholic priest pleaded not guilty today to federal charges he tried to help Outfit hit man Frank Calabrese Sr. spirit a family violin away from the federal government after it had seized the imprisoned mobster’s possessions.The Rev....Tags: Justice System, Trials, Crimes, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Man gets 40 years in video sex assault of infant
A former Bartlett man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for creating a live-streaming online video of himself sexually molesting an infant. The prosecution of Brian Annoreno, 35, ended "one of the most significant international child...Tags: Justice System, Computer Networking and Internet, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Sexual Assault
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What if...?
Change of SubjectI know, I know. Woulda, coulda, shoulda … But ask yourself: What if, back in early 2002, then-Mayor Richard Daley had shown a bit of loyalty, leadership and courage during the Democratic primary race for governor? He very well could...... -
Dispatch from inside Robert Blagojevich's doghouse
Change of SubjectFrom Carol Felsenthal's interview with Robert Blagojevich in Chicago Magazine: CF: So you’re in Nashville [Rob and wife Julie moved back there last summer], and you tell me you’re disillusioned with the news media and you get your news mostly.... -
Man admits exporting missile components to Iran
An Iranian man today pleaded guilty in a Chicago federal courtroom to trying to illegally export missile parts and other equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. law, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office said today. Authorities say Davoud Baniameri in...Tags: California, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Radio, Defendants, Prosecution
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Study finds elevated rates of cancer in Crestwood
![Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-03/52574839-04213333-187105.JPG "Cancer rates are "significantly elevated\" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades.")
Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades.
Prompted by a Tribune investigation that revealed the...Tags: Environmental Politics, Pat Quinn, Dick Durbin, Lisa Madigan, Cancer
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UPDATED : Bill White has been released from prison
NEWS7 ReporterUPDATED 5:00 P.M. Bill White plans to live in Maryland for now but his attorney says he could eventually return to Roanoke. White was released from federal custody Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. Local leaders in the black community fear White...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Judge, defense attorney clash at Blagojevich trial
U.S. District Judge James Zagel likes to say that a witness struggling under a fierce cross-examination in his courtroom won't be saved by the bell when it comes to recessing at the end of the day.
On Thursday, it was a lawyer for former Gov. Rod...Tags: Football, Justice System, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace
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Burge given 4 1/2 years in prison
In a packed courtroom Friday, a federal judge sentenced disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge to 4 1/2 years in prison, saying his torture of suspects irreparably damaged the justice system and blasting local, county and federal authorities...Tags: Justice System, Richard M. Daley, Andrew Wilson, Jon Burge, Minority Groups
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Gun lobby stands firm in opposing Obama's ATF nominee
WASHINGTON — Andrew Traver, nominated to lead the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faces a powerful foe on the road to Senate approval: the National Rifle Association.
Traver, 47, who has been praised for his work...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington (Litchfield, Connecticut), Dick Durbin, Interior Policy
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Parsing Blago
Change of SubjectFrom the transcript of Rod Blagojevich's appearance on Fox News Sunday: In the second round, we're going to put a defense on, I'm certain. And in that particular case, you know, we're going to call witnesses like Rahm Emanuel, Senator......
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