Chicagoist Weekend Blotter
By Prescott Carlson in News on Oct 17, 2010 8:00PM
- A Chicago police sergeant accused of beating a suspect while in custody has been assigned to a desk job while the matter is fully investigated.
- A Dixmoor man received the shittiest gift ever when he was stabbed to death on his birthday.
- "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak has been re-sentenced after his initial sentence for a kickback scheme was deemed "inappropriate" -- he now will be spending 10 months behind bars.
- Note to Lake County criminals: apparently you can skate on theft charges as long as you pay the money back.
- A 69-year-old University Park man has been found guilty of murdering his neighbor after the neighbor's dog urinated on his front lawn.