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Extra Extra: Prosecutors Want 10-Year Jail Term For Kevin Trudeau

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 12, 2014 11:00PM

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Kevin Trudeau, center, is shown with actors Carl Capotorto andFederico Castelluccio in Las Vegas in 2005. (Photo by Bryan Haraway/International Pool Tour via Getty Images)

  • Federal prosecutors want infomercial scam artist Kevin Trudeau to serve at least 10 years in prison for his brazen refusal of court orders to pay a $37 million fine related to a judgment against him. [Tribune]
  • A fire in a Rogers Park apartment building claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl Wednesday. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Gordon Tech College Prep will officially become DePaul College Prep, possibly as soon as this summer. [Sun-Times]
  • The latest on the Chicago Spire drama. [Curbed Chicago]
  • Bond has been set at $2 million for 53-year-old James Garland, who is charged with shooting a retired, blind former Chicago Police sergeant Earlier this week. [Fox News Chicago]

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