Teen accused of threatening to bomb school!

Bond was set this morning at $150,000 for a Bensenville teenager who allegedly threatened on his Facebook page to bomb Fenton High School.
Eric Stout, 17, of the 800 block of Dolores Drive, was also ordered by DuPage County Judge Michael Wolfe to undergo a psychological examination.
Assistant State's Attorney Cathy DeLaMar told Wolfe that an acquaintance of the defendant saw the posting late Sunday evening and called police.
Stout is charged with felony disorderly conduct-making a deadly threat.
DeLaMar said the defendant told police that he was only kidding, but that he had previously been declared a juvenile delinquent for having set his house on fire.
abarnum@tribune.com

Former Chicago Cop Jon Burge Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Prison

By Erline Aguiluz on January 26, 2011 9:27 AM | No TrackBacks

Former Chicago police commander Jon Burge was arrested for his infamous role in the widespread torture of minority suspects, which led to a number of unlawful and mistaken criminal convictions. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Burge is alleged to have systematically persecuted African-American suspects in the 1970s and 1980s.
Race and status appeared to have potentially played a role in the abuse, but Burge could not be tried for the alleged torment he caused suspects because the statute of limitations for the torture cases had already expired. However, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow did sentence the former cop to four and a half years in prison for perjury and obstruction.

The crime of perjury is recognized as knowingly lying after taking an oath to tell the truth, such as when testifying in court or disclosing information on certain legal documents. The fabrications must also be pertinent to the matter at hand. Obstruction is a criminal offense that involves interference, using words or actions, with the appropriate operations of a court.
Burge apologized for bringing "disrepute" to the Chicago police department, but did not acknowledge his role in the alleged mistreatment of criminal suspects. Burge's actions cost the city millions of dollars in the settlement of claims filed against the police and also created much distrust between African-Americans in Chicago and the department, according to the ABA Journal.
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Will Drew Peterson's wives speak from the grave?

February 15, 2011|By Beth Karas, "In Session" Correspondent

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  Stacy Peterson married Drew Peterson eight days after his divorce from Savio. She is missing.

Drew Peterson's lawyers go to court on Wednesday for a hearing that could have a profound effect on the murder case against him.
At issue: whether the jury can consider statements two of his wives made about him to others. One of them, his ex, is dead and the other is missing and presumed dead.
Peterson, a former police sergeant from Bolingbrook, Illinois, is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004 and remains under investigation in the October 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson.