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News from December 18, 2007

Cook County on group's list of 'judicial hellholes'

The American Tort Reform Assn. on Tuesday identified Cook County as one of six jurisdictions most unfair for those who are sued.
It was the sixth year the group put out the report; Cook County also was on it in 2005 and 2006. The report, which identified six so-called “judicial…

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81 percent of Illinoisans want school choice

Four out of five Illinoisans would opt out of traditional Illinois public schools if they had the ability to send their children elsewhere.

The irony is that by empowering parents with more flexibility to opt out, the public schools themselves will improve and can become world class performers. Today they are laggards.

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Foreclosures on condo projects rise

The condo slump has put developer Liviu Mihulet in a tight spot.
His lender, Northside Community Bank, filed a lawsuit in August to foreclose on a 32-unit condominium conversion the developer launched in January in West Rogers Park. The bank asserted that the property, at 6500 N. Claremont Ave., ...

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