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Former Governor Thompson Backs Emanuel On Ballot
CHICAGO (WBBM) — A former Republican Illinois governor and two former state attorneys general are weighing in on the Rahm Emanuel residency case. Former Governor James Thompson and attorneys general...
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Defense Tries To Distance Cellini From Blagojevich
UPDATED 10/07/11 8:35 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – In an opening statement for the defense, an attorney for Illinois powerbroker William Cellini tried to distance his client from deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich....
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Cellini Won’t Testify In Own Defense
CHICAGO (AP) – Millionaire businessman William Cellini has decided not to take the stand during his Chicago corruption trial. Defense attorney Dan Webb told the judge about Cellini’s decision Friday,...
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Cellini Trial Set To Go To Jury
CHICAGO (AP) – In their final push to take down a well-connected Illinois millionaire, prosecutors focused on one sound Tuesday — a laugh — as they tried to convince jurors he was in on a scheme to...
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Power Broker Cellini Guilty On 2 Counts
UPDATED 11/01/11 – 4:38 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois power broker and millionaire businessman William Cellini has been found guilty on two of four counts related to a conspiracy to squeeze the...
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Judge Wants To Question Cellini Juror About Convictions; Won’t Seek...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal judge wants to talk to a juror who failed to disclose her felony convictions before she was seated on the jury that convicted power broker William Cellini, but he won’t force...
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Embroiled Cellini Trial Juror Storms Out Of Court, Yells, ‘Leave Me Alone!’
CHICAGO (CBS) — During as post-trial hearing Friday, a juror in the trial of convicted powerbroker William Cellini stormed out of court, yelling, “Leave me alone!” As WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody...
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Dan Webb Named Special Prosecutor In David Koschman Case
CHICAGO (CBS) – A judge has named former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb as a special prosecutor to re-investigate the death of a man after he was punched by the nephew of former Mayor Richard Daley. Webb will...
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Former U.S. Prosecutor Negotiating Plea Deal For Jackson Jr.
CHICAGO (CBS) – A former U.S. attorney representing embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is negotiating a plea deal with the federal government, CBS 2 has learned. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay...
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Jackson Family Not Talking About Jesse Jr.’s Tentative Plea Deal
CHICAGO (CBS) – CBS 2 reported exclusively Friday night that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. might step down before the end of the year as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors investigating...
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Daley Nephew Indicted In 2004 Death Of David Koschman
Updated 12/03/12 – 6:05 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – A nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of David Koschman. Special prosecutor Dan Webb, a...
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Vanecko Judge Steps Aside, New Judge From Outside Cook County Sought
Updated 12/17/12 – 6:46 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – After a judge with ties to former Mayor Richard M. Daley recused himself from the involuntary manslaughter case against a Daley nephew, Cook County Chief...
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All-Star Lawyers To Re-Try 2,400-Year-Old Socrates Case
CHICAGO (CBS) – A pair of former federal prosecutors will be re-trying a 2,400-year-old case, and they won’t just be trying to convict one of the world’s most beloved philosophers, but they’ll be going...
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Special Prosecutor To Complete Koschman Probe Pro Bono
CHICAGO (CBS) – Going forward, Cook County taxpayers won’t have to pay for work of a special prosecutor investigating why Chicago Police and Cook County prosecutors did not charge a nephew of former...
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Special Prosecutor’s Report On Koschman Case To Be Released Tuesday
CHICAGO (STMW) – Special prosecutor Dan K. Webb will release a 162-page report Tuesday morning that’s expected to shed light on whether clout kept police and prosecutors from charging Richard J. “R.J.”...
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Report: No Evidence Of Daley Influence In Koschman Case
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) – A special prosecutor has released a report concluding there’s no evidence former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley or other family members sought to influence an investigation into the...
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Former Judges, Ex-Prosecutors Urge Alvarez To Drop Perjury Case
CHICAGO (STMW) – A who’s who of former judges and prosecutors have signed a letter expressing concerns about a perjury prosecution against a man who recanted his 1994 testimony in a murder trial. The...
View ArticleJudge Wants To Question Cellini Juror About Convictions; Won’t Seek...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal judge wants to talk to a juror who failed to disclose her felony convictions before she was seated on the jury that convicted power broker William Cellini, but he won’t force...
View ArticleEmbroiled Cellini Trial Juror Storms Out Of Court, Yells, ‘Leave Me Alone!’
CHICAGO (CBS) — During as post-trial hearing Friday, a juror in the trial of convicted powerbroker William Cellini stormed out of court, yelling, “Leave me alone!” As WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody...
View ArticleDan Webb Assigned As Special Prosecutor In Smollett Case
CHICAGO (CBS) — A legal eagle is now taking a new look at the Jussie Smollett case. That legal dynamo: Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb. And he could bring charges. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar has the story....
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