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Polygraphs and false confessions in Chicago
After Chicago police repeatedly questioned Donny McGee about the murder of his elderly neighbor, a detective on the case asked him to "face the truth" and take a polygraph. McGee was taken to the polygraph room but was never given the test. Instead,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Laws, Criminal Laws, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action
Clout StreetThe perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...Tags: Michael Madigan, Edward M. Burke, Heart Attack, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel
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Illinois Supreme Court picks justice's law clerk to be Cook County judge
When the Illinois Supreme Court acted to fill a vacancy on the Cook County bench this year, it looked no further than the chambers of one of its own — Justice Charles Freeman. There the high court found law clerk Jean Cocozza. Cocozza got her...
Tags: FBI, Illinois Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Madigan, Edward M. Burke
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In Washington National, they trusted
More than 50 struggling Chicago-area homeowners last year placed their faith and their savings into the hands of Washington National Trust, which promised to save their homes from foreclosure. The homeowners, most of them Hispanic and living in Aurora,...
Tags: Interior Policy, Mortgages, Labor Legislation, Chicago Mortgages, Politics
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Starbucks, Subway look to relocate at Deerbrook Mall
Two restaurant giants, Starbucks and Subway, hope to scoot part way across a parking lot to the most visible patch of asphalt at Deerbrook Mall, on the southwest corner of Lake-Cook and Waukegan roads. At a recent hearing of the Deerfield Plan...Tags: Travel, Road Transportation, Subway Transportation Industry, Starbucks Corp., Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Joe Orr Road project may pave way for south suburban economic boon
A $40 million roadway expansion is under way in southeast Cook County that will culminate in a new connection between Illinois and Indiana, and officials say the project provides a possible template for marrying transportation and economic development...
Tags: Lansing, Business, Science and Technology, Economic Policy, Travel
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Inmate sues Will County Jail over non-kosher food
Special to the TribuneA 24-year-old man linked to a series of Chicago-area burglaries that targeted elderly residents has filed a federal lawsuit against the Will County Adult Detention Facility alleging his civil rights were violated in 2012 while he was being held on a...Tags: Theft, New Lenox, Prisons, Punishment, Trials
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Concordia students say degrees not what they paid for
Tribune reporterLily Albrecht isn’t getting what she paid for, she says. That’s why she’s planning on joining as a plaintiff a lawsuit that was filed against Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Albrecht, an...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Graduation, Health, Concordia University Chicago, Teaching and Learning
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11 Concordia students sue over accreditation
Tribune reporterEleven students who will graduate in May 2013 from Concordia University Chicago’s school counseling master’s program filed a lawsuit against the university in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday for what they say is consumer fraud. The...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Concordia University Chicago, Teaching and Learning, Consumers
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In 2nd District Republican squeaker, ex-convict looks to be winner
Republican voters are suggesting the 2nd Congressional District replace one felon with another after picking ex-convict Paul McKinley as the candidate to run for the seat recently ceded by former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. While official results in the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Voting, Mitt Romney, Theft, Police Arrests
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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: Interior Policy, Matteson, Crimes, Kankakee, Primaries
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