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Rivera released after nearly 20 years in prison
Nearly 20 years after he was imprisoned, Juan Rivera walked out of Stateville Correctional Center and into a throng of jubilant family members Friday evening after he was exonerated in the murder of a Waukegan baby sitter.
His release came less than...Tags: Prisons, Joliet, Justice System, DNA, Judges
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Pilot program to allow cameras in circuit court
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Supreme Court will announce Tuesday that it will allow media cameras to record proceedings in the state’s circuit courts for the first time, a court spokesman said today. The pilot program allowing the media to use both still and video...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Drew Peterson, Trials
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Illinois high court orders hearing in cop brutality case
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed its longstanding opposition to coerced and tortured confessions, upholding a lower court’s decision that said a confession obtained by police torture or other physical abuse must always be thrown...Tags: Prisons, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Crimes
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Inspector general, Emanuel lawyer clash on documents
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration continues to invoke attorney-client privilege so it can withhold documents sought for internal investigations of potential wrongdoing, according to city Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s latest report....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Fraud, Justice System, Richard M. Daley
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Local School Council members ask court to take action on proposed school closings
Tribune reporterLocal School Council members, helped by the Chicago Teachers Union, are asking a Cook County court to intervene before the Chicago Board of Education votes on 17 proposed school closures and "turnarounds" later this month. Members of nine local...Tags: Job Layoffs, Justice System, Cook County, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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Rivera freed after Lake County prosecutors stop seeking retrial in girl's '92 slaying
Ending nearly 20 years in custody, Juan Rivera walked out of prison today hours after authorities said they will not challenge an appellate court’s reversal of his murder conviction in the 1992 slaying of 11-year-old babysitter Holly Staker....Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Crimes, DNA, Judges
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Few camera problems in Wisconsin courts
At the sentencing for the man who killed her daughter, Barbara Manhart testified about devastating loss. Minutes later, the defendant's mother also testified, offering condolences to Manhart.
And in between those statements, the woman injured in the...Tags: Defendants, Timothy Evans, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts, Justice System
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State Appellate Court overturns conviction in 1992 Lake County murder
Tribune reportersIn taking the rare step of throwing out Juan Rivera's rape and murder conviction and barring prosecutors from taking him to trial again, the Illinois Appellate Court delivered a stinging rebuke to the Lake County criminal justice system, which has come...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, DNA, Trials, Board of Directors
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