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Supreme Court rules that state can refuse to foot prosecutor's legal bill
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Attorney General Lisa Madigan in her battle to refuse a taxpayer-funded defense for a former downstate prosecutor accused of wrongfully prosecuting two men in a murder case. The ruling, authored by...
Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Justice System, Anne M. Burke, Insurance
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St. Louis grocer says data breach may total $80M in Illinois
Tribune reporterA data breach at a St. Louis-based grocery store chain could cost the family-run company $80 million in Illinois alone, according to a court filing. Schnuck Markets Inc., which has more than 30 stores in the Rockford area and in downstate Illinois,...Tags: Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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King Madigan's pension plan unconcstitutional
My wife and I were public school educators for a combined 67 years. We followed all the rules and paid the required pension deductions from every paycheck. Illinois legislators, meanwhile, decided against providing required contributions to the Teachers&...Tags: Michael Madigan, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Lombard, Politics
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Judicial hopefuls rely on political consultants
This story was reported in collaboration with Medill Watchdog, a project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and WGN-TV, with producer Marsha Bartel and reporter Mark Suppelsa contributing. Medill Watchdog can be found at...
Tags: Cook County Government, Primaries, Lawyers, Justice System, Elections
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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. Soon the clerk read from the signed verdict forms: "We, the jury, find Johnny Borizov guilty of first-...
Tags: Witnesses, Murder, Cook County Government, Human Interest, Lawyers
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Strengthen the inspector general
By now, Mayor Rahm Emanuel must be tired of being reminded of his unfulfilled promise to empower the city's inspector general. Cover your eyes, Mayor, because here we go again. Among the pledges contained in Emanuel's responses to a Tribune survey of...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Local Government
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State chief justice: Follow law on mental health reporting
— The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing "gun-related tragedies" and the state's debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified when they determine a...
Tags: Firearms, Tim Bivins, Mental Health, Gun Control, Pat Quinn
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Christine Radogno, Health and Safety at Work, Employees
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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Firearms, Tim Bivins, Mental Health, Gun Control, Pat Quinn
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Oak Brook attorney, radio host suspended
The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended an Oak Brook attorney, author and former radio host accused of misappropriating more than $2 million from a client. The court this week suspended indefinitely Kathleen Niew's license to practice law while her...
Tags: Radio, Financial Planning, Oak Brook, Lawyers, Justice System
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Oak Brook attorney suspended by state Supreme Court
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Supreme Court has suspended an Oak Brook attorney, author and former radio host accused of misappropriating more than $2 million from her clients. The court indefinitely suspended Kathleen Niew’s license to practice Tuesday while her...Tags: Financial Planning, Breach of Contract, Lawyers, Oak Park, Justice System
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Knock yourselves out, Senators
If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...
Tags: Justice System, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice, Springfield, Elaine Nekritz
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