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Judge Orders Retrial for City Hall Hiring Scandal

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered a new trial for former Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Al Sanchez and Chicago police officer Aaron Delvalle, ruling that prosecutors violated disclosure rules by failing to reveal the extensive arrest record and gang membership of a key witness. Gettleman says that the error prevented defense lawyers from cross-examining the [...]

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Dolan Supports Fight Against Expansion of Facility for Sex Offenders

West Haven residents are complaining about St. Leonard’s house, a facility that provides transitional housing for ex-offenders. Residents claim that St. Leonard’s in the 2100 block of West Warren never notified the neighborhood that sex offenders live nearby. Earlier this year, a convicted rapist walked out of the center and allegedly raped two women in [...]

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Massive Recall of Maclaren Strollers

Just walking into a baby superstore is enough to make a parent’s head spin. Gone are the days when you chose between an umbrella stroller or a full size stroller. There are now aisles upon aisles of dozens of different strollers each claiming to have certain safety or comfort benefits for you or your baby. [...]

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What’s Next for Dugan?

Recently, a jury found that Brian Duganshould be sentenced to death for kidnapping, rape and murder of a female victim in 1983. While many people find the jury verdict to be the end of the Dugan story, it is not. Criminal defendants are entitled to appeal if there was an error in the trial court. Criminal [...]

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Civil Rights in Chicago Public Schools

Recently, many federal orders to racially integrate public schools have been lifted, including here in Chicago. Many of these orders have been in place for years and were meant to ensure that racial minorities had access to the same quality of education as Caucasian students. Chicago Public Schools must now figure out how to make sure [...]

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Tired Truck Drivers Can be Dangerous

Driver fatigue is one of the most common reasons that truck drivers are involved in accidents. Accordingly, the government has developed hours of service regulations that are designed to decrease truck driver fatigue and increase the safety on American roadways. All drivers of commercial motor vehicles are required to abide by the hours of service regulations [...]

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Do Convicted Priests Deserve Privacy?

When a priest is accused, or convicted, of abuse it is often a prominent news story. One of the many reasons that the public is so interested in cases of priest abuse is because priests are in a unique position of trust and when they violate that trust in a profound way, such as abusing [...]

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Toddler Trapped in Doors of CTA Train Lands on Railroad Tracks

Not all train accidents occur when a train crashes. Sometimes a train accident happens right at the platform. Last week an Illinois mother had the frightening experience of having her toddler involved in a train accident on the train platform. The baby’s stroller allegedly got caught in the doors of a CTA train. The child was [...]

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Serious Patient Safety Concerns Continue at VA Medical Center in Marion

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered a “top to bottom” review of the VA Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. The review comes amid concerns about ongoing problems at the facility. In a six month period during late 2006 and early 2007, for example, nine patients died in surgery. Senator Dick Durbin has classified those [...]

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Illinois Plaintiff Sues Toys R Us in Products Liability Case

An Illinois man recently filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Toys R Us and Summer Infant, Inc., the manufacturer of a baby monitor that the plaintiff purchased at Toys R Us. The plaintiff alleges that he purchased the Summer Day and Night Video Baby Monitor because a Toys R Us sales representative told [...]

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