Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 2, 2010 11:30PM
- The Cook County Board agreed to pay a total of $525,000 - in installments - to former death row inmate Leroy Orange as a result of a wrongful conviction lawsuit. Orange has already received $5.5 million from the City.
- The Board also approved a $108 million redevelopment plan for the old Cook County Hospital.
- The City's handgun ban wasn't the only SCOTUS appearance this week. The court also heard arguments regarding the Honest Services Law which affects both the case against former Sun-Times owner Conrad Black and former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
- Handgun ban or no handgun ban, area students seem to know how to procure firearms.
- The Blackhawks are mulling a trade involving goaltender Cristobal Huet.
- No. Just...no.