Judge expected to sentence al-Qaida sleeper agent in Ill., defense asks for immediate releaseOctober 29th, 2009 Al-Qaida sleeper agent to be sentenced in Ill.PEORIA, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois is expected to decided whether to send an admitted al-Qaida member to prison or grant his lawyers' demands to set him free.
Tribune bankruptcy judge defers action on complaint over employee lawsuitOctober 28th, 2009 Bankruptcy judge defers action in Tribune lawsuitWILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has deferred action on the Tribune Co.'s request to halt a lawsuit alleging that Chairman Sam Zell misused an employee stock ownership plan in taking the company private in a 2007 leveraged buyout.
Illinois man admits accepting $470,000 in paychecks from NJ company he never worked forOctober 26th, 2009 Man took pay from NJ company he never worked forSOMERVILLE, N.J. — An Illinois man has admitted banking more than $470,000 in paychecks from a New Jersey company he never worked for.
Judge says accused killer of southwestern Illinois pastor is mentally unfit for trialOctober 20th, 2009 Pastor's accused killer deemed unfit for trialEDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A judge says a man accused of gunning down a pastor during his sermon in a southwestern Illinois church is mentally unfit to stand trial.
Lawsuit: Ind. teacher gave autistic boy peanuts despite allergy to make him too sick for tripOctober 9th, 2009 Lawsuit: Ind. teacher tried to sicken autistic boyINDIANAPOLIS — The mother of an 8-year-old autistic boy with severe peanut allergies said Friday that an Indianapolis teacher gave her son a peanut-filled candy bar in hopes of making him sick so he wouldn't go on a field trip.
Sprint Nextel settling shareholder lawsuits challenging its acquisition of Virgin MobileOctober 7th, 2009 Sprint, Virgin Mobile agree to settle lawsuitsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp.
Supreme Court won't force Illinois to issue 'Choose Life' platesOctober 5th, 2009 Court won't force Ill. to have 'Choose Life' plateWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to hear an anti-abortion's group request to force a state to issue "Choose Life" license plates.
Supreme Court won't take up appeal of Illinois foot doctor sentenced to deathOctober 5th, 2009 Court won't hear Ill. foot doctor's death sentenceWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't get involved in a death penalty case in which a convicted killer in Illinois complained that prosecutors focused the jury's attention on the fact that he never testified on his own behalf.
Special needs teacher in Florida found guilty of putting hot sauce in autistic student's drinkSeptember 23rd, 2009 Fla. special needs teacher guilty of spiking sodaMIAMI — A Florida jury has found a Miami-area special needs teacher guilty of abuse after authorities say she put hot sauce in an autistic student's soda. Sylvia Tagle was convicted Tuesday.
John Travolta describes final moments of son's life at Bahamas extortion trialSeptember 23rd, 2009 Travolta recounts son's death at Bahamas trialNASSAU, Bahamas — John Travolta said Wednesday he tried desperately to save the life of his seizure-prone son and made perhaps his first public description of the boy as autistic as he testified in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him. With his wife, Kelly Preston, looking on inside the Nassau courtroom, Travolta said that he performed CPR on his son after a nanny alerted him the teen had fallen ill at a family vacation home on Grand Bahama island.
Prosecutors: Illinois man pleads guilty to ID theft in case that ensnared Bernanke and wifeSeptember 21st, 2009 Man guilty in ID theft that ensnared Ben BernankeALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors say an Illinois man has pleaded guilty in an identity theft ring that ensnared Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as a victim.
Illinois mother accused of trying to drown newborn in toilet found mentally fit for trialSeptember 17th, 2009 Mother found fit for trial in baby-in-toilet caseBELLEVILLE, Ill. — A southwestern Illinois woman accused of trying to drown her newborn daughter in a toilet has been found mentally fit for trial.
Sprint affiliate iPCS sues to block Virgin Mobile acquisitionSeptember 14th, 2009 Sprint affiliate sues over Virgin dealKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp.
Ohio judge: Autistic teen charged in mother's death isn't competent for trialSeptember 14th, 2009 Autistic murder suspect declared unfit for trialCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge ruled Monday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his doting mother and should remain in the treatment facility where he has been living for several months. Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow said Sky Walker, 18, is guilty of murdering his mother in January but should be institutionalized for his protection.
Lawyers agree that autistic Ohio teen charged in mother's slaying is incompetent for trialSeptember 11th, 2009 Lawyers: Autistic Ohio murder suspect incompetentRAVENNA, Ohio — Prosecutors and defense attorneys told a judge Friday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his mother, a Kent State University professor. The attorneys said they accepted a mental health evaluation of Sky Walker, 18, that concluded he is unable to help in his defense.
