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Saturday, February 25, 2012

In Court: Child Porn, Home Invasion, DNA Dispute

Court Watch, Feb. 25: New Lenox man gets seven years for burglary and child porn. This week's big cases and a look at what's on next week's south suburban court docket .

The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. NEW LENOX — New Lenox Man Given 7 Years for Child Porn, Burglary Alex J. Shingler, 21, of New Lenox, was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to two separate charges: possession of child pornography and residential burglary. OAK LAWN — Lengthy Indictment for Three Accused in Buell Court Home Invasion Pretrial hearings continue while a possible fourth suspect remains at large. ORLAND PARK — Judge Sides with State on DNA Dispute in Rape, Kidnapping Case Public defenders had been looking to split evidence and conduct separate analysis. FRANKFORT — Pretrial hearings for Darrell Stephenson were continued to March 28 …

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Court Watch: Accused Armed Robber May Enter a Plea

Also, lesbian-beating case, accused cancer-donation thief and others return to court next week.

The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. EVERGREEN PARK — Marcus A. Parker, a 23-year-old Evergreen Park resident charged with armed robbery on Chicago’s North Side, was arraigned Wednesday on a seven-count bill of indictment. Charges stem from an incident on Dec. 4 in which police said Parker and another man—Joel Shavers, 22, of Chicago—robbed a pedestrian in the 2900 block of North Mildred Street. At the time Parker was  carrying a loaded handgun, according to police, as well as several items reported stolen in that area over the preceding days, including cell phones and credit cards. Both men remained in jail Wednesday on a $400,000 bail. They may enter a plea when they return…

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Jesse Marx

6:24 pm on Sunday, January 1, 2012

JB, "Court Watch" is a weekly recap of high profile court cases through the south region of Chicago Patch (which includes a dozen communities, from Evergreen Park to New Lenox). This is our way of keeping readers informed about the status of notable cases, some of which can take months, even years, to come to trial. You'll notice in the link section above that we post separate articles if …   more ›

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