Friday, January 11, 2013
Cell phones won’t be allowed in courts throughout the county.
Cell phones, laptops and tablets won’t be allowed in Cook County courthouses starting Monday per an order by the county’s chief judge who wants to make courthouses safer and protect people testifying in court. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans’s order takes effect Monday, but there will be a three-month grace period. The Circuit Court of Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department will remind people entering a courthouse that communication devices are prohibited, Evans said in a statement released Friday. “It will be strongly suggested devices remain in the car,” he said. The Circuit Court is working to find a place for people using public transportation to put their devices, he said. If a person can’t leave electronics in a…
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Beal appeared in court April 13.
Christopher Brooke Beal pleaded not guilty today in the Skokie branch of Cook County Circuit Court to a six-count felony indictment related to charges of stealing more than $900,000. His bond was also modified to remove electronic home monitoring. The Cook County Grand Jury recently indicted Beal, the former executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) on two charges of theft of government property, official misconduct and forgery. These Class X felonies carry a prison sentence of six to 30 years. Beal was charged March 10 with stealing more than $900,000 in funds from SWANCC after a five-month joint investigation involving the Glenview Police Department and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Public …
Friday, April 1, 2011
If convicted, the nonprofit's former executive director could face 30 years in prison.
An indictment on two counts of theft of government property, forgery and misconduct was announced today in the Skokie Branch of Cook County Circuit Court against Christopher Brooke Beal, 47, the former executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC). Beal is charged with a Class X felony, assigned to any theft of more than $100,000 in government property, said Lisa Gordon, a spokesperson with the Cook County State’s Attorney's office. If convicted, he could receive a sentence of six to 30 years in prison. After a five-month joint investigation involving the Glenview Police Department and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Public Corruption Unit, Beal was charged March 10 with stealing more than $900,000 in …
Matt Mayhews
12:35 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2011
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