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Borizov trial seen as successful test of cameras in state courtrooms
Their deliberations completed, the jurors marched into the courtroom, and the judge asked if they had reached a verdict. The foreman said they had. Soon the clerk read from the signed verdict forms: "We, the jury, find Johnny Borizov guilty of first-...
Tags: Prosecution, Murder, Human Interest, Illinois Supreme Court, Lawyers
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Tribune subscriber class-action suit settled
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Tribune began mailing out a proposed offer Thursday to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two subscribers who claimed the newspaper illegally charged increased rates to subscribers' credit and debit cards. The suit, filed in December...Tags: Chicago Tribune
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Illinois Republican chairman search down to nine
Clout StreetIllinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections. The list could be narrowed even further when the 19-member state central...Tags: Pat Brady, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Ronald Sandack
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Federal Housing Administration, Murder, Career and Workplace, Ohio River, Environmental Issues
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County to reopen part of juvenile jail that was shut last year
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally appointed administrator says there are too many youths being detained there to safely reduce its size....
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons, Local Government, Judges, Toni Preckwinkle
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Environmental laboratory receives accreditation, and more
News briefs from St. Charles, Batavia and Geneva. St. Charles Collection for crisis center Sensible Threadz, 208 S. Kirk Road, is collecting food items in May for the Community Crisis Center in Elgin. Customers to the discount retail and resale...Tags: Elections, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Politics, Local Elections
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Orland Park theft leads to 3-year sentence for two brothers
Two brothers were sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections last week after pleading guilty to stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Orland Park in March. Nicolas Orbeck, 31, and Philip Orbeck, 28, both of the...
Tags: Theft, Orland Park, Bridgeview, Trials, Punishment
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Lawsuit: Baseball coach coerced college player into sex
Tribune reporterA former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the university and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times in exchange for helping him get drafted to a major...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Justice System, College Baseball, Baseball
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Preckwinkle dealt setback in effort to shrink juvenile detention center
Clout StreetCook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally-appointed administrator says there are too many kids being detained there to safely reduce its size....Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons, Local Government, Judges, Toni Preckwinkle
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Lawsuit: Baseball coach coerced college player into sex
A former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the school and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times while promising to help him get drafted by a major league...
Tags: Baseball, Sports, Laws, Concordia University Chicago, Trials
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Lawsuit alleges hockey enforcer died after NHL doctors gave him painkillers
The family of a veteran National Hockey League player has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Chicago, alleging the league was responsible for his being supplied with excessive amounts of painkillers during six seasons as an "enforcer." The lawsuit, filed...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Minnesota Wild, Dave Duerson, Ice Hockey, New York Rangers
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Investigation: Maine West, Dist. 207 handled hazing charges correctly
Tribune reporterAn outside investigation into alleged hazing at Maine West High School found that school and District 207 employees and administrators “conducted themselves properly” and “responded appropriately” when they were reportedly first...Tags: Soccer, Sex Crimes, Sports, Career and Workplace, Hazing
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