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Alderman Robert Fioretti
Staff reporter2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti was elected on April 17 and took office on May 21, 2007. His ward covers a number of communities in the city from Sacramento Street on the west side, through the loop, the south loop and south through Bronzeville to 37th...Tags: Trials, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Awards and Prizes, Crimes, Lawyers
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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: Health and Safety at School, Entertainment, Leeza Gibbons, Drew Peterson, Prosecution
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State Sues Crestwood Officials Over Well
(WGN-AM)- Already facing a federal criminal investigation, Crestwood Mayor Robert Stranczek and his father were sued in state court Tuesday and accused of repeatedly lying about their secret use of a community well contaminated with cancer-causing...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dick Durbin, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Blagojevich Judge: Begin Trial By April 2010
(WGN-AM)- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be on trial this time next year if U.S. District Judge James Zagel has his way. At a status hearing in the federal case against the former governor Monday, Zagel told lawyers he would like the trial to be...Tags: Trials, Rod Blagojevich, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Illinois
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Peterson's Attorney Decries "Excessive Bail" And "Wild Allegations"
(WGN-AM) - The lead attorney on Drew Peterson's defense team is dismissing a claim by prosecutors that Peterson tried and failed to hire someone to kill Kathleen Savio, before killing her himself and making it appear to be an accidential drowning.
Joel...Tags: Kathleen Savio, Trials, Drew Peterson, Judges, Prosecution
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Sheriff Pleased but Skeptical about Craigslist Promise
(WGN-AM) - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart calls a promise by Craigslist to drop its erotic services section and monitor future adult ads "a major step in the right direction." But Dart says he's still skeptical the giant online advertising site will do...Tags: Trials, Social Issues, Crimes, Prostitution, Murder
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State Sues Burr Oak, Freezes $2 Million in Trust Funds
(WGN-AM)- State officials Tuesday sued the corporate owner of Burr Oak Cemetery, accusing it of consumer fraud and violations of multiple laws related to the funeral and burial industry.
Illinois Comptroller Daniel Hynes and Attorney General Lisa Madigan...Tags: Consumers, Calumet Park, FBI, Criminals, Corporate Crime
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Receiver To Be Appointed For Burr Oak Operations
(WGN-AM)- A Cook County judge could appoint a receiver as soon as Wednesday to seize control of the operations at Burr Oak Cemetery. Attorneys from several county and state agencies, as well as a law firm representing more than 100 plaintiffs whose...Tags: Consumers, Calumet Park, FBI, Criminals, Corporate Crime
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Murder Trial To Begin For Glenview Man
(WGN-AM)- The murder trial of a Chicago man accused of killing his former girlfriend and her mother in Glenview about five years ago is scheduled to begin Monday. Steven L. Zirko, 46, of Chicago is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Justice System, Crimes, Murder
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Man Switches Plea To Guilty as Murder Trial Begins
(WGN-AM)- A 57-year-old Harwood Heights man about to go on trial on charges he beat his wife to death with a hammer four years ago on a River Forest sidewalk pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder and first-degree murder where there is an order of...Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Punishment, Trials, Illinois, Travel
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Fourth Lawyer Added To Blagojevich Legal Team
(WGN-AM)- Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich today added a fourth lawyer to his legal team. Giel Stein, whose expertise so far has been civil commercial litigation, is being brought on board to help organize the defense team's efforts to analyze the voluminous...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Politics, George Ryan
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Committee Approves Settlement Of Inmate Abuse Suit
(WGN-AM)- A Cook County Board subcommittee has recommended settling a lawsuit in the alleged mass beating of inmates at the county jail - an incident that has also drawn the attention of the FBI. The board's finance litigation subcommittee today...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Prisons, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice
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