The Cardinal

Bristol Palin at the Saddle Ranch restaurant and saloon while filming “Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp.” A judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit filed by Stephen Hanks, who heckled Bristol Palin during filming of her reality show. The judge also ordered Hanks to pay her attorneys fees In the encounter Stephen Hanks yelled derogatory [...]

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In 2009, Kimberly Garrity was sued by son Steven II, now 23, and daughter Kathryn, now 20 for emotional distress as a result of bad mothering. The children, who were raised in a $1.5 million Barrington Hill home were represented by three attorneys, including their father, Steven A. Miner. The damages sought were $50,000. Steven [...]

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Full unedited video of the Wings Fire at 756 E. Northwest Highway, one year ago today. On Friday, June 18, 2010 the Palatine Fire Department responded to two working structure fires. The first call for fire was received at 4:34 p.m. hours for fire at the Wings Resale Store located at 756 E. Northwest Hwy. [...]

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Dearborn attorney Majed Moughni is suing Facebook because he says he lost his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. John Dingell in 2010, in part, because he lost his Facebook account. A Facebook spokesman says Moughni’s Facebook page was flagged for “suspicious or anomalous behaviors,” and that the Facebook system automatically sent out warnings before [...]

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According to a suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Regina Cabrales, motorist Araceli Beas was updating her Facebook page on her mobile phone while driving when she fatally struck pedestrian Raymond Veloz at 7:54 a.m. Dec. 7, 2010, at 9220 S. Ewing Ave. Regina Cabrales is the daughter of Raymond Veloz.

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The Arlington Heights family of an airline worker, John Bruce, who was killed last year in Kuwait has filed a lawsuit against Chicago-based Boeing and Greenville, South Carolina-based CAV International. John Bruce, 64, of Arlington Heights, was killed October 2009 when a CAV employee engaged a conveyor belt loader while John Bruce was standing on [...]

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Domenica Saverino had just pulled into the parking lot of her office on Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates on Sept.18, 2009, when escaped felon Robert Maday assaulted her at gun point and stole her car, according to a lawsuit filed today in Cook County Circuit Court. The fugitive had hijacked another driver 24 hours earlier [...]

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Corboy & Demetrio Sues Nicor for Home Gas Explosion, Fire and Residents’ Injuries Chicago, IL (January 29, 2010) Corboy & Demetrio personal injury lawyer Francis Patrick Murphy filed a lawsuit in Chicago against the gas company, Nicor, Inc., on behalf of homeowners Isaias Montes and Rutila Morales, their children, and Fabiola Martinez for injuries they [...]

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A Manhattan jury awarded $2.33 million to hockey fan Dustin Dibble, who lost his right leg after falling drunk onto the N train tracks along the path of an oncoming subway train. dibble had been drinking and watching a hockey game at a bar. The jury ruled that the driver of the subway train was [...]

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