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A recent Cook County trucking accident settlement raises some interesting question about driver responsibility. The Cook County wrongful death lawsuit was brought by the family of a 47 year-old Illinois auto worker who was killed in a collision with a ... those with commercial driving licenses should be able to provide details about the chain of events. The truck driver in this case clearly did not meet this federal standard, which the estate claimed contributed to the Cook County trucking accident.

... policy must be accompanied by an appropriate financial commitment to the defense of the accused," Cunningham said. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, whose office oversees the capital litigation fund, ... office hopes to get the full $2.25 million. Byrne also writes, "Cook County public defender says office out of money," for today's Chicago ... press on with a vigorous defense. "We are not abandoning our clients," he said. "Cook public defender wants death penalty removed in 60 cases," by Rob Olmstead ...

... do so," said Henry Bayer, regional head of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). "It may be good for him, but it isn't ... levels with a budget cut of anywhere near 17%. entire article... And from ABC7Chicago.com: Cook County President Todd Stroger is standing strong on his request for major cuts ... s office announced cuts in its budget Wednesday. Stroger calls that proof that every county department can make the necessary cuts to control the budget deficit. One day ...

... five thousand dollar, we wouldn't have any innocent bystander ." -- Chris Rock Cook County is taking its first small steps along the path to Rock's plan. A ... Maldonado would institute a 10 cent per bullet tax on all ammunition sold in the county. THE BULLET POINTS A look at how much of an effect a fee on bullets would have - from small fries to ... , if he bought his own police-issued bullet and was able to join the Cook County Sheriff's Department. $50: Terry "Tank" Johnson, if the Bears defensive ...

... nearly three dozen lawyers in the public defender's office, and the concern is that that will further clog the courts and the county jail. "The spectra of a lawsuit is a very real poss8ibility," said Stephen Stern, Cook County Bar Association Just as jail overcrowding has led the federal court to order the hiring of ... in the Cook County Jail who've been there for five years waiting for trial because they're poor and can't afford a lawyer," said Rev. Jesse Jackson. entire article ...

... County jail is raising a number of questions about how that facility is run. John Lambert[pictured below] was incarcerated in Cook County jail in June of 2007. Lambert had previously had some run-ins with law enforcement agencies, but they were all relatively minor. He was placed in a ... . Lambert's parents have filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Tom Dart and Cook County jail officials. The complaint alleges that paramedics failed to immediately respond to calls for help ...

... property tax rates. The state has set out the equalization factors. Look forward to the County treasurer's letter soon folks. Property tax bills will be due December 1st ... landowners can expect to see a collective 6.04 %increase from last year. Across Cook County, property owners will pay 4.2% percent more. Property taxes are ... exemption increased for the 2008 tax year, from $5,000 to $5,500, for all Cook County homeowners, Next year this minimum is scheduled to increase to $6,000. The Senior Citizen ...

... t miss: Abdon Pallasch of the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look "inside the beast" at how the Cook County Democratic Party "slates" its judges. Women with Irish-sounding names do ... Haddad, who would have been the first Arab-American full-circuit judge in Cook County, the party must recruit Irish women lawyers to run as "ringers" or "stalking ... Demetrio angle, too. And the National Law Journal covers the controversy over the Cook County Clerk's decision to accept paid lawyer advertising on her office' ...

... Wow! I've posted, here, here, and here on DUI's and weed. Yesterday, the Cook County Board voted to decriminalize small amounts of weed. July 22, Chicago, Il If you're busted carrying a small amount of marijuana in portions of Cook County patrolled by the sheriff's police, you may get off with just a ticket. In a move that caught the sheriff's office off guard, the county board on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of less than 10 grams of pot in unincorporated areas of ...

... nwi.com: Just because the clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County plans to bring in $10 million in revenue doesn't mean the office should be spared job cuts other departments are being forced to confront, two Cook County board commissioners said. The budget proposed by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger does not eliminate ... prosecutors and 236 sheriff's deputies. While questioning department leaders at a County Board committee meeting Thursday, Commissioner Peter Silvestri, R-Elmwood Park ...