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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 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: Murder, Judges, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Trials

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Lawsuit: Baseball coach coerced college player into sex

    A former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the school and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times while promising to help him get drafted by a major league team.
    A former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the school and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times while promising to help him get drafted by a major league...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Concordia University Chicago, Trials, Baseball, Sports

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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.
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    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

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. County to reopen part of juvenile jail that was shut last year

    Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally appointed administrator says there are too many youths being detained there to safely reduce its size.
    Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally appointed administrator says there are too many youths being detained there to safely reduce its size....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Judges, Toni Preckwinkle, Prisons

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Boogaards file wrongful death suit

    Reuters
    The Sports Xchange Boogaards file wrongful death suit Derek Boogaard's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NHL, according to multiple reports. The family claims the league is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during...

    Tags: Ice Hockey, ESPN (tv network), The New York Times, Trials, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Environmental laboratory receives accreditation, and more

    News briefs from St. Charles, Batavia and Geneva. St. Charles Collection for crisis center Sensible Threadz, 208 S. Kirk Road, is collecting food items in May for the Community Crisis Center in Elgin. Customers to the discount retail and resale...

    Tags: Politics, Human Interest, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Environmental Issues, Local Elections

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Orland Park theft leads to 3-year sentence for two brothers

    Two brothers were sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections last week after pleading guilty to stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Orland Park in March.
    Two brothers were sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections last week after pleading guilty to stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Orland Park in March. Nicolas Orbeck, 31, and Philip Orbeck, 28, both of the...

    Tags: Theft, Trials, Orland Park, Bridgeview, Punishment

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Lawsuit: Baseball coach coerced college player into sex

    A  former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the university and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times in exchange for helping him get drafted to a major league baseball team.
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    A  former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the university and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times in exchange for helping him get drafted to a major...

    Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, Trials, Justice System, College Baseball

    9. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Preckwinkle dealt setback in effort to shrink juvenile detention center

    Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally-appointed administrator says there are too many kids being detained there to safely reduce its size.
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    Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally-appointed administrator says there are too many kids being detained there to safely reduce its size....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Local Government, Toni Preckwinkle, Prisons

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 3 Illinois insurers liquidated after 10-year process

    A decade after they began to wind down operations, a group of three insurers doing business in Illinois is being liquidated.
    Tribune reporter
    A decade after they began to wind down operations, a group of three insurers doing business in Illinois is being liquidated. Illinois Department of Insurance Director Andrew Boron said liquidation orders were entered Friday in Cook County Circuit Court...

    Tags: Insurance

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Brudnak, Schirmacher sworn in as fire district trustees

    A collaborative outlook for the future filled the board room at the Orland Fire Protection District recently when two new trustees were sworn in to their six-year terms.
    A collaborative outlook for the future filled the board room at the Orland Fire Protection District recently when two new trustees were sworn in to their six-year terms. Jayne Schirmacher and John Brudnak took the oath of office administered by Cook...

    Tags: Politics, Local Government, Orland Park, Local Elections, Orland Hills

    12. May 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 2 moms divided by murder trial

    The two mothers passed in the hallway every morning.
    The two mothers passed in the hallway every morning. They never spoke, and they avoided eye contact, but each was keenly aware of the other. Both dutifully took their places in the two front rows of Courtroom 202, behind a wall of tinted windows...

    Tags: Murder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Firearms, Trials, Jesse White

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