Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The man whose girlfriend is accused of running over him didn't rat her out to Tinley Park Police when he was initially questioned about the incident, according to a police report.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The 21-year-old man who suffered severe burns after his girlfriend allegedly drove over him last week originally told police an unknown vehicle had hit him, dragging him down 175th Street, according to police reports. Christine A. Meyers, 23, was charged with aggravated domestic battery Sunday, Dec. 16, after prosecutors claimed she drove over her boyfriend after picking him up from a bar early Friday. The incident resulted in burns on the man's chest, back and scrotum, the latter injury needing surgery to repair. READ: Man's Burns Require Surgery After Girlfriend Drives Over Him But the boyfriend's initial report to Tinley Park Police paints a drastically different picture of what happened. According to the report, the man had been …
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Monee ironworker Ronald Bayer claimed the Tinley Park-based contractor didn't provide proper safety equipment, which would've prevented his 15-foot fall from a warehouse beam in 2007 that snapped his neck, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
A Monee ironworker paralyzed in a workplace fall won a $64 million verdict Wednesday, Nov. 14, against Panduit Corp., a Tinley Park-based general contractor, the largest verdict awarded to a quadriplegic in the state, the Chicago Tribune reports. READ: Check Out the Full Chicago Tribune Story for More Details The lawsuit by Ronald Bayer, 41, claimed Panduit didn't provide safety cables that would've stopped the 15-foot fall he took from a warehouse steel beam onto a concrete foundation in 2007, the report stated. The fall broke Bayer's neck and paralyzed him from the neck down, the report continued. Since the fall, Bayer can grasp with his fingers and has limited movement in his arms, the report stated, adding that he's still in constant …
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Also, a Frankfort Township man gets 10 for trying to buy sex from minor, burglars get 4 and 6, and former restaurateur walks free after pleading guilty to arson.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. ORLAND PARK — Rick Beuke, an attorney for Allan Kustok, said he has interviewed several experts but has “not formally retained anyone” who might be called to challenge the state’s forensic evidence at Anita “Jeanie” Kustok’s murder trial. Nearly two years have passed since Kustok carried his dead wife into the Palos Community Hospital ER and was arrested in her shooting death. Earlier this month, prosecutors announced that they were finished with their investigation. As of Monday they had only a new copy of a scratched DVD to give the defense, which they resolved to do by the next pretrial hearing on July 26. Of the two years worth of …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Also, the 'porn-truck driver' avoids jail time. New Lenox murder defendant asks for speedy trial to prove his innocence.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. Judge Gives Attorneys Time to Review Upcoming Ruling in Kustok Trial Orland Park Drifter Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Assault Porn-Truck Driver Avoids Jail Time Burglary Defendants Who Caused Lock Down Plead Not Guilty Mokena Police Break Moving Car Window and Climb In to Stop It Murder Defendant Looking for Speedy Trial to Prove His Innocence MONDAY ORLAND PARK — Judge John J. Hynes is expected to decide whether to seal all documents related to the Alan Kustok murder trial from public view. Although Orland Park police have not released nor — according to prosecutors — finished their reports, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has …
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3:42 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I agree with: Sally Susie wrote from the other article on this couple: 3:08 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 If you act like a fool in public, the public has a say in it. more ›