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Blagojevich calls his ordeal 'my tsunami'
Staff reporterAt least he didn't swear. Subbing on WLS radio this morning, Rod Blagojevich described his arrest by the FBI on corruption charges as "my tsunami," and called Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders "scoundrels" for passing an income tax hike. "Lawmakers...Tags: Disasters, Elections, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, FBI
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Legally Speaking
You loved L.A. Law. You thought Twelve Angry Men was the best movie you ever saw. When the O.J. trial was over, you wept. Now's your chance to listen to WGN's award-winning legal talk show "Legally Speaking" with Chicago attorney Karen Conti. Even if you...Tags: Entertainment, Trials, Politics, Drew Peterson, Legal Services
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Push to require criminal background checks for student teachers
WGN Radio NewsThe chairman of the Illinois House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee said he will work to pass a law requiring criminal background checks for student teachers in Illinois. Representative Mike Smith (D-Pekin) said he was shocked when he was...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Crimes, Schools, Teachers
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WGN Radio presents the mock trial: The People v. Drew Peterson
The story of Drew Peterson has been in the headlines for several years. In May, our Legally Speaking hosts Greg Adamski and Karen Conti decided to hold a mock trial to see what might happen if and when the Peterson case reaches a court of law.
WGN...Tags: Football, Radio, Entertainment, Trials, Kathleen Savio
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Estimated 300 bodies displaced in Burr Oak Cemetery scheme
Staff reporter( WGN-AM)- Four people have been charged after authorities discovered that dozens of bodies had been dug up at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip and the grave sites illegally resold. Each was charged with one count of dismembering a human body, a...Tags: Emmett Till, African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, FBI
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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office
Tribune staff reportersSweeping aside six years of scandal and crippling political infighting with a historic impeachment vote, the state Senate on Thursday ousted one governor for abusing his power and anointed another who built his political career around having no power at...Tags: U.S. Senate, Trials, Terry Link, Politics, Corruption
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Drew Peterson: Ex-cop arrested on murder charges in '04 death of third wife
Tribune reportersDrew Peterson, whose third wife died mysteriously and fourth wife vanished, had taunted authorities to come and get him -- when he wasn't clowning for the cameras. On Thursday, they came for him. Peterson, 55, was arrested at an intersection near his...Tags: Entertainment, Kathleen Savio, Trials, Dennis Sullivan, Lawyers
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WGN Radio presents 'The People v. Drew Peterson'
The video of the mock trial of the closing arguments in the prosecution of Drew Peterson for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, is now posted.
The trial was recorded on May 28th at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law featuring Chicago attorneys...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Trials, Kathleen Savio, Lawyers
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2 Charged with Heists at Ice Cream Stores and Church
(WGN-AM) - Two Joliet men who police have dubbed the ice cream bandits are being held in the Lake County Jail in lieu of $150,000 each, after they allegedly robbed two Gurnee ice cream stores and broke into a Highland Park church and stole ice cream...Tags: Gurnee, Chicago Tribune, Crimes, Washington (U.S. state), Ice Cream
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Abbate Gets Probation For Beating Bartender
(WGN-AM)- A Chicago police officer was sentenced to two years probation Tuesday for pummeling a woman who was tending bar, even though prosecutors produced a previously unseen video showing him beating someone else at the bar hours earlier.
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Forensics Match Bullet In Shot Cop To Suspect's Gun
(WGN-AM)- A bullet recovered from the body of slain Chicago Police Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez was fired from a gun found in a car linked to one of two men charged with murder of a peace officer, authorities said Wednesday. At a bond hearing, Cook...Tags: Judges, Chicago Tribune, Assault, Justice System, Lawyers
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Daley Nephew Resigns Amid Federal Probe
(WGN-AM)- Mayor Richard Daley's nephew Robert Vanecko has quit a real estate firm under federal investigation. The company, DV Urban Realty, announced Vanecko's resignation today, less than two weeks after federal prosecutors sent subpoenas to city...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Interior Policy, Justice System, Richard M. Daley, Lawyers
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