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Orland D135 school board president resigns
John Carmody, president of the Orland School District 135's Board of Education, stepped down from his post April 25, said district spokeswoman Tracy Marc. In the letter addressed to school board Secretary Tina Zekich, Carmody explains his residency no...
Tags: Elections, Politics
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4th man charged with murders of woman, 2 children in Harvey
Tribune reporterCook County prosecutors have charged a fourth man in connection with the 2010 slaying of a woman and two children following a botched robbery in Harvey. Defendant Darryl Lloyd, 29, was denied bond today at the Markham courthouse. Lloyd and three other...Tags: Halloween, Harvey, Murder, Lawyers, Theft
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Common sense locked out in Cook County Jail dispute
Change of SubjectJudges, not law enforcement officials, need to take responsibility for which prisoners get released on home monitoring Friday's print column Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without... -
Dart v. Evans v. Preckwinkle
Change of SubjectOriginally published April 17; moved to the top of the blog because it's the subject of my Friday print column. I've been meaning to get to this extraordinary spat on "Chicago Tonight" earlier this month. WTTW-Ch. 11 invited Cook County...... -
Secrecy in court for the rich and powerful
Tribune reportersCook County judges have helped the wealthy, well-known and well-connected to keep their family matters hidden while using the public's courts, according to a Tribune investigation. The Tribune has found that judges in the Domestic Relations Division have...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence
Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Buddhism, U.S. Congress, West Loop, Chicago Public Schools
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Charges: Woman stole $2.1 million from chemical company
Tribune reportersA longtime former general manager of a west suburban chemical company has been charged with embezzling more than $2 million, in part to pay off credit card bills and remodel her kitchen, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday. Kathleen Barth was fired as...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Federal National Mortgage Association
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State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal
State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related to one of the group's top executives. The...
Tags: Regional Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Elections, Government, Executive Branch
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Chicago man charged in scam involving impounded cars
The scam was perhaps as crafty as it was criminal. A Chicago man was arrested Thursday for soliciting payoffs from drivers with impounded vehicles in a scheme that involved filing phony bankruptcy petitions to avoid paying the often hefty auto pound...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Financially Distressed Companies, Criminals
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Feds: Bankruptcy scam freed impounded vehicles
Tribune reporterThe scam was perhaps as crafty as it was criminal. A Chicago man was arrested Thursday for soliciting payoffs from drivers whose vehicles had been impounded by the city. The scheme involved filing phony bankruptcy petitions to avoid paying the often...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Financially Distressed Companies, Criminals
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Further review: Lake County shows the way toward justice
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column I looked into buying a laurel wreath for Lake County's new state's attorney, Mike Nerheim — Amazon offers a broad variety of the honorary headdress — but decided not to place the order just yet. Nerheim, as...... -
Legal battles hidden from public view
A Northwestern University student filed a lawsuit against the school in 2008, alleging top administrators failed to discipline a student who raped her. But what happened in the case is a secret. The student's complaint, filed under a pseudonym to...
Tags: Trials, Personal Data Collection, Northwestern University, Finance, Sex Crimes
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