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Search resumes Tuesday for missing Hoffa
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried. Authorities used excavation...
Tags: Police Investigations, Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, James P. Hoffa
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Ex-Stroger aide goes on trial in kickbacks case
A top aide hired by former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger in the waning days of his administration launched a scheme with another aide to steal about $300,000 using fraudulent contracts and kickbacks paid in cash-stuffed envelopes, prosecutors...
Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime
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Mother finally feels free after charges dismissed in death of son
Even when she was released from prison, Nicole Harris wasn't free. Not until Monday, that is, when her lawyer sent a four-word text message that changed the course of her life: "All good. Charges dismissed." "I was ecstatic," said Harris, 31, who...
Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, Judges, Accidental Death, Northwestern University
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Downstate prosecutor admits error in murder case
Tribune reporterIn an unusual legal concession, a longtime prosecutor from southern Illinois said Monday that he would agree to a new trial for a man convicted of murder amid allegations the prosecutor improperly injected racially charged language at the trial two...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Prosecution, Racism
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Sex charges fly in Menard-Hilbert legal battle
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A former Indiana business partner of hardware kingpin John Menard contends in a lawsuit that the Wisconsin billionaire pressured her to have sex with him and his wife and retaliated by firing her husband as a financial...
Tags: Trials, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers, Laws
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White House pushes gun safety, but it means little without Congress
WASHINGTON -- The White House plans to announce Tuesday that it has improved gun safety in the country by chipping away at 21 of 23 items on an executive to-do list issued in January. But the progress report will also highlight steps that Congress has...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Government, Mental Health
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Use your head: Put your brain in a helmet
Debate over helmet use by motorcycle riders continues, and won't be settled soon. Most statistics indicate that wearing a helmet reduces your chance of being killed or injured (likely a lifelong head injury) by wearing a helmet while riding....Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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No political spin on BMV's plates
An administrative judge's recent ruling on specialty license plates for the Indiana Youth Group gave the plates a temporary reprieve, but the ruling also offers a reminder of the difference between policy and politics. Sales of the Indiana Youth Group...Tags: Judges, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Condemned killer at 16 is released
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old Bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars. Paula Cooper, whose 1986...Tags: Punishment, Trials, Politics, Death Penalty, Lawyers
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Chicago safety-net hospitals face uncertain future amid changes to health care system
The 63-year-old woman, a Mexican citizen, arrived at St. Anthony Hospital by ambulance, complaining of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. She had no insurance. No matter. Dr. Kaleem Malik immediately gave her a round of anti-nausea drugs, had her blood...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Insurance, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
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Editorial: The obstructionists, Part 4
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who's exploring a run for governor, took a stab at Illinois' pension stalemate Monday. He had some good ideas for how Gov. Pat Quinn could force the issue — starting with a promise to veto any faux...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Linda Holmes, Emil Jones, III, Dale A Righter
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High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay selling a generic version, the Supreme Court ruled. The 5-3 decision is expected to result in lower prescription drug...
Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Antitrust Issues, Sonia Sotomayor, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance
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