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Defense gets a crack at key witness in ComEd bribery trial
Mar 29, 2023 8:18 PM - The defense on Wednesday got the chance to cross-examine a former ComEd exec who testified for three days how the company tried to bribe former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Contractor now accused of bribing worker in Cook County assessor's office
Mar 27, 2023 5:25 PM - A Lemont contractor involved in the public corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin now is charged in a scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook County assessor's office.
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Canadian Pacific freight cars derail in Franklin Park
Mar 26, 2023 10:30 PM - Two Canadian Pacific Railway freight train cars derailed in Franklin Park on Sunday afternoon. No one was injured, the company said, and the tracks were cleared within hours.
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State commission accuses fathers' rights attorney Jeffery Leving of overbilling
Mar 16, 2023 3:16 PM - A Chicago lawyer known for his advocacy for fathers in custody cases has been accused of billing clients for thousands of dollars in fees that didn't match the value of the work his firm performed.
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Feds: Jurors in ComEd trial will hear over 100 FBI wire recordings
Mar 15, 2023 6:29 PM - Federal prosecutors told jurors Wednesday they would hear more than 100 recordings over the next several weeks, as the wide-ranging case against four allies of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan kicked off in earnest with opening statements, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Why a diner filed a class-action suit against Buffalo Wild Wings after eating in Mt. Prospect
Mar 13, 2023 6:36 PM - In a lawsuit, a Chicago man says he ordered food at a Mount Prospect Buffalo Wild Wings earlier this year and was served boneless wings that were not, in fact, deboned wings.
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Taste of Chicago pushed back to September
Mar 13, 2023 5:15 PM - The major summer festivals sponsored by the city of Chicago are all returning this year, but the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park will be moved to September to accommodate the NASCAR racing extravaganza over the Fourth of July weekend
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Secret recordings of Madigan, allies won't be released beyond courtroom, judge rules
Mar 9, 2023 3:48 PM - The secret recordings forming the backbone of the ComEd bribery case will not be widely released to the public once they are admitted at trial, a federal judge has ruled. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is among those recorded on the tapes that could be played at trial.
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'He had a lot ahead for him': Hundreds gather to mourn slain Chicago officer
Mar 8, 2023 9:27 PM - Before the doors of Blake-Lamb Funeral Home were even open, dozens of people -- many in uniform, some not -- were already in line to get inside to pay their respects to Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso, who was shot and killed last week.
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Plan to move Taste of Chicago near Navy Pier draws backlash
Mar 7, 2023 8:36 PM - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to hold Taste of Chicago on the same July 4 weekend as NASCAR's first street-course race -- but move Taste to a park near Navy Pier -- hit a wall of opposition Tuesday.
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