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    Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  1. 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.
    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

  2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  3. 4th man charged with murders of woman, 2 children in Harvey

    Cook 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.
    Tribune reporter
    Cook 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

  4. Apr 25, 2013 | Chicago Tribune
  5. Common sense locked out in Cook County Jail dispute

    Change of Subject
    Judges, 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...
  6. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune
  7. Dart v. Evans v. Preckwinkle

    Change of Subject
    Originally 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......
  8. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  9. Secrecy in court for the rich and powerful

    Cook 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.
    Tribune reporters
    Cook 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

  10. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  11. 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.
    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

  12. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  13. Charges: Woman stole $2.1 million from chemical company

    A 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.
    Tribune reporters
    A 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

  14. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  15. 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.
    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

  16. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  17. 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

  18. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  19. Feds: Bankruptcy scam freed impounded vehicles

    The scam was perhaps as crafty as it was criminal.
    Tribune reporter
    The 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

  20. Mar 12, 2013 | Chicago Tribune
  21. Further review: Lake County shows the way toward justice

    Change of Subject
    Wednesday'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......
  22. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  23. 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.
    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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