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Inmate sues Will County Jail over non-kosher food
Special to the TribuneA 24-year-old man linked to a series of Chicago-area burglaries that targeted elderly residents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Will County Adult Detention Facility alleging his civil rights were violated in 2012 while he was being held on a...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Trials, Theft, Litigation
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Coal tar industry fights bans on sealants
When officials in suburban Des Plaines read about the hazards of spreading cancer-causing coal tar on playgrounds, parking lots and driveways, they moved to join other communities across the nation that have banned pavement sealants made with the...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Medical Research, Springfield, Government
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Concordia students say degrees not what they paid for
Tribune reporterLily Albrecht isn’t getting what she paid for, she says. That’s why she’s planning on joining as a plaintiff a lawsuit that was filed against Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Albrecht, an...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Behavioral Conditions, Concordia University Chicago, Health and Safety at School
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11 Concordia students sue over accreditation
Tribune reporterEleven students who will graduate in May 2013 from Concordia University Chicago’s school counseling master’s program filed a lawsuit against the university in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday for what they say is consumer fraud. The...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Consumers, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest
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In 2nd District Republican squeaker, ex-convict looks to be winner
Republican voters are suggesting the 2nd Congressional District replace one felon with another after picking ex-convict Paul McKinley as the candidate to run for the seat recently ceded by former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. While official results in the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party, Punishment, Politics
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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: Interior Policy, Primaries, Trials, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Sandi Jackson
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Tinley Park convenience store owner charged for allegedly selling stolen goods
The owner of a Tinley Park convenience store was charged for allegedly selling stolen cigarettes, alcohol and other items, ending a months-long undercover investigation that involved local police and county, state and federal law enforcement. Tinley...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Over-the-Counter Medicines
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Winnetka man says despite acquittal, reputation tarnished by charge
A Winnetka man was recently found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault after a Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled there was insufficient evidence of the crime. Alan G. Rottman, 50, was acquitted of the charge on Jan. 23 following a two-day bench...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Sexual Misconduct
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Polygraphs and false confessions in Chicago
After Chicago police repeatedly questioned Donny McGee about the murder of his elderly neighbor, a detective on the case asked him to "face the truth" and take a polygraph. McGee was taken to the polygraph room but was never given the test. Instead,...
Tags: University of Chicago, Freedom of Information Act, Trials, Northwestern University, Criminals
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Woman freed after '05 conviction tossed: 'Just glad to be free'
Tribune reporterAt exactly noon on Monday, the prison official turned to Nicole Harris and a room full of her family, friends and lawyers and made the announcement. "You're free to go, folks," he said. The Chicago mother who had spent more than seven years in...Tags: Crimes, Punishment, Murder, Lawyers, Prisons
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Problem Solver: Bus driver ticketed in accident, but CTA denies fault
Finding a parking spot on North Halsted Street in Lake View is rarely easy, so when Bridget Bowen saw an open space in the 3500 block on the evening of Nov. 17, she thought she had struck gold. She put on her turn signal and began backing her Saturn Ion...
Tags: Insurance, Motorvehicle Accidents, Chicago Tribune, Transportation Accidents, Jon Yates
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