The trial of a Chicago man jailed since October 2007 in connection with a Plainfield murder is set to start Thursday morning. Jury selection for Ricardo Gutierrez’s trial started and finished Wednesday. Gutierrez, 23, allegedly gunned down Javier Barrios, who was 18 … Continued
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Jury selection begins for man accused of 2007 Plainfield murder
| Sun-Times Media // Janet LundquistRicardo Gutierrez was 18 in 2007 when he was charged with murder for allegedly taking part in the fatal shooting of a Romeoville teenager in Plainfield. Jury selection began Wednesday in Gutierrez’s trial in Will County court. Javier Barrios, 18, … Continued
Mom on Trial in Abuse Case
| Sun-Times Media // Janet LundquistA Will County judge will decide whether a Mokena mom crossed the line when she beat her son with a belt last spring after he got in trouble at school. Physical punishment by parents isn’t illegal, prosecutors said, but the … Continued
Preparation helps calm nerves
| Chicago Daily Law Bulletin // Josh WeinholdSPRINGFIELD — Jeffery J. Tomczak sat alone, steadily paging through a stack of documents. Portraits of former chief justices silently observed him running through notes and case history at a long table in the attorney’s room — just outside the … Continued
Eddy Curry’s son going back to mom who hit him with belt
| Sun-Times Media // Jon SeidelThe son of former Chicago Bull Eddy Curry gets to go home to his mother, a Will County judge ruled Thursday. A grand jury indicted 30-year-old Korie M. Kellogg of Mokena this month on one count of aggravated battery after … Continued
Ex-wife of Former Bull Eddy Curry Charged with Battering Child
| Sun-Times Media // Lauren FitzPatrick and Jon SeidelThe ex-wife of former Chicago Bull Eddy Curry has been charged with aggravated battery of a child. Korie Kellogg, 30, of Mokena was charged with beating a child younger than 13 with a belt, authorities said. On Wednesday, Will County … Continued
Former wife of Eddy Curry in court on aggravated battery charge to son
| Trib Local MokenaBail was modified today to allow the ex-wife of former Chicago Bull Eddy Curry to have supervised contact with their son, who she allegedly beat on April 4, according to officials. Will County Judge Richard Schoenstedt agreed to allow Korie M. … Continued
Chief Justice Announces Additional Funding for Probation Services Granted by Governor
| State of Illinois Courts WebsiteIllinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald announced Friday that Gov. Pat Quinn has restored $20 million to the Supreme Court’s current budget to help fund probation services throughout the state. The governor responded to an appeal by the … Continued
Prosecutors want Supreme Court to halt handover of jail recordings in fatal DUI
| Joliet Herald NewsWill County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to undo a judge’s order to deliver hundreds of jailhouse recordings to the attorney of a Steger man who was convicted of killing a 5-year-old boy in a … Continued
Driver didn’t tell police he drank
| Herald NewsJOLIET – When Chicago Heights police told Cecil R. Conner Jr. to drive his girlfriend’s young son home, he didn’t argue. Whether the 22-year-old Steger man should have admitted to drinking was one of many points argued by attorneys Monday … Continued
Mom blames cop, not boyfriend, for son’s death
| Herald NewsJOLIET – As the trial opened against a Steger man accused of killing his girlfriend’s son in a drunken driving crash last spring, his attorneys focused their attention Monday on another man they say set the sad scenario in motion. … Continued
Officer Who Gave Keys to Drunk Driver Testifies
| Chicago TribuneThe Chicago Heights police officer who allegedly handed a drunken Steger man the keys to a car and ordered him to drive shortly before the man crashed into a tree, killing his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son, testified Thursday that the man … Continued
Officer who gave keys to driver before crash testifies
| Chicago TribuneThe Chicago Heights police officer who allegedly handed a drunken Steger man the keys to a car and ordered him to drive shortly before the man crashed into a tree, killing his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son, testified Thursday that the man … Continued
Moustis not arraigned yet
| Herald NewsA grand jury failed to indict Matthew Moustis on Wednesday after hearing testimony from both sides in the aggravated battery case. The case will be in court Friday, but because the grand jury did not indict Moustis, it is expected … Continued
Remorseful Driver Painting Nails When Motorcyclist Hit
| Chicago Sun TimesA driver who was painting her fingernails when she struck and killed motorcyclist Anita Zaffke tearfully apologized Thursday before she was sentenced for triggering the deadly 2009 traffic collision. “I want the family to know how deeply sorry I am … Continued