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By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 4, 2009 10:30PM
- Controversy in Evergeen Park where parents of Evergreen Park Community High School students are alleging they were barred from entering the school's graduation ceremony.
- Gang member Steve Bryant was sentenced to 85 years for the 2006 murder of marine Ricardo Martinez.
- Cook County Public Defender Abishi Cunningham claims his office is out of money to defend death penalty cases.
- The state's swine flu death toll has climbed to five.
- U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush has asked for an investigation into alleged patient dumping by the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- There's trouble over a recent mafia-themed Miller Lite ad which has garnered protests from Italian-American organizations for its depiction of Italian-American citizens.