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    Feb 1, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Indiana murderer mistakenly freed in Chicago

    CHICAGO (AP) — Police are hunting for a convicted murderer after he was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago, where he was sent to face a drug charge while serving a 60-year prison sentence in Indiana. Indiana Department of Corrections...

    Tags: Robbins

    2. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Lawsuit filed in death of Chicago teen

    CHICAGO (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against relatives of a Chicago man accused of fatally punching a teenager on an Indiana beach on July Fourth. James Malacek is charged with aggravated battery, involuntary manslaughter and...

    Tags: Justice System, Chicago, Justice System, Laws, Chicago Tribune

    3. Jun 20, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. New railroad crossing being installed near Plymouth

    PLYMOUTH — Muckshaw Road, south of Plymouth, is finally getting an upgraded railroad crossing with lights, gates and cantilevers. Installation will start Tuesday, weather permitting. The project is more than an year overdue. Residents had...

    Tags: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Telecommunication Equipment, Transportation, Travel

    4. Jun 17, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Left-wing activists shower Pawlenty with confetti

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A left-wing activist group is claiming responsibility for a copycat confetti attack on Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty in San Francisco. A video posted by CodePink shows two of its activists Thursday dumping pink...

    Tags: Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minnesota, Politics, Human Interest

    5. Jun 17, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Couple: Pennsylvania wildlife officers seized helper monkey

    NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Pittsburgh man has been fined for illegally possessing a monkey he says acted as a helper for him and his cancer-stricken wife. Samuel Govannucci says he got the small monkey, named Kira, about 10 years ago...

    Tags: Pennsylvania

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Logan Square residents sue Tribune, partner over coupon circulars

    Fed up with the unwanted weekly delivery of RedPlum/ShopLocal coupon packages, some two dozen Logan Square residents have sued its distributors -- the Chicago Tribune and Valassis Communications -- to stop receiving the savings offers. 
    Tribune reporter
    Fed up with the unwanted weekly delivery of RedPlum/ShopLocal coupon packages, some two dozen Logan Square residents have sued its distributors -- the Chicago Tribune and Valassis Communications -- to stop receiving the savings offers.  The lawsuit,...

    Tags: Litigation, Justice System, Chicago Tribune, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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.
    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: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Lawyers, Judges

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Tribune subscriber class-action suit settled

    The 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.
    Tribune reporter
    The 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

    9. May 16, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  9. 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: Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Judges

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois Republican chairman search down to nine

    Illinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections.
    Clout Street
    Illinois 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: Republican Party, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Parties and Movements, Ronald Sandack, Politics

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013

    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in Illinois.
    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Irwin, Niles, University of Chicago, Cook County Forest Preserve

    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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 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: Sports, National Hockey League, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Ice Hockey, Crime, Law and Justice

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