Drew Peterson has added another attorney to his team, one that has experience defending men accused in the disappearance of their wives. George Lenard was announced as the latest addition to Peterson's defense team over the weekend though lead attorney Joel Brodsky said that Lenard has been working with the team for months. Lenard has also represented Craig Stebic whose wife Lisa has been missing for over two-and-a-half years. Stebic has not been charged with any wrong-doing but remains a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance. [Tribune] more ›

In 1989 Juan Johnson, then 19, was arrested for murdering a rival gang member with a two-by-four outside a nightclub in Humboldt Park. He was later convicted and sentenced to a 30-year prison term and served eleven and a half years before he was acquitted in 2004. On Monday, Johnson was awarded $21 million in compensatory damages which is the largest award for wrongful conviction in Chicago history according to Chicago Breaking News. more ›

As attorneys for ex-gov Rod Blagojevich attempt to deal with a ridonkulous amount of evidence the prosecution plans to use, the defense also learned today how many attorney's they'd be allowed to use in the case (for now). U.S. District Judge James Zagel ruled Blago could hire three attorneys to take the case to trial, though his lead attorney Sheldon Sorosky asked for four trial lawyers and three additional lawyers to help tackle the evidence. [Sun-Times] more ›