Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 20, 2009 10:30PM
- The Cook County state's attorney's office is doing battle with Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project over students' work in securing a new hearing for Anthony McKinney, who the project claims was wrongfully convicted for a 1978 murder.
- After months of pressure as a result of the Clout College scandal, University of Illinois chancellor Richard Herman announced his resignation, effective Monday.
- Anger is spreading over a fundraiser being held by the Fraternal Order of Police for Chicago Police officer Joseph Frugoli, who was charged with a DUI and reckless homicide for a drunk driving accident this past spring that claimed the lives of two men. Frugoli was off-duty at the time of the accident.
- Robert Royko, son of legendary Chicago journalist Mike Royko, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today in connection with an attempted 2005 bank robbery.
- Was Chicago 2016 the victim of IOC shenanigans? These kind of back-door deals would never happen in our local government.
- From the makers of "Puppy Cam" comes a new Facebook application that allows you to "monsterize" your face.