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David Jackson

David Jackson is an investigative reporter at Injustice Watch, where his work focuses on the courts. He earned a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post, and was a four-time Pulitzer finalist during his 29 years at the baiduhai, from 1991 through 2020.

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Loans to crime figure haunt state treasurer hopeful

Bank loans to a Chicago crime figure have become an unlikely campaign issue in the Democratic primary race for Illinois treasurer. During a sometimes-contentious news conference Tuesday, Alexi Giannoulias, a...
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Loans to crime figure haunt state treasurer hopeful

Bank loans to a Chicago crime figure have become an unlikely campaign issue in the Democratic primary race for Illinois treasurer. During a sometimes-contentious news conference Tuesday, Alexi Giannoulias, a...
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Obama, Durbin propose federal mortgage reforms

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) proposed a sweeping set of federal reforms Tuesday to combat mortgage fraud, ratcheting up enforcement and creating a national database of brokers who have been disciplined....
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$1 million settles lawsuit

Cicero officials agreed Tuesday to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a close political adviser to Town President Larry Dominick alleging misconduct by the town's previous administration....
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Cicero wins U.S. ruling in police-hiring scandal

The Town of Cicero won a major court victory Wednesday against a former high-ranking police official who conceded that he appointed unqualified police officers--many of whom remain on the force....
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Madigan goes after mortgage predators

Calling mortgage fraud "a cancer that is eating away at our neighborhoods," Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan announced two lawsuits Monday against companies that she accused of taking homes and...
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Radio host tied to home scam

Her arms were withered, her memory a fog. Bedridden and suffering from profound dementia, 91-year-old Lillie Densler was in a nursing home last year when she signed away her only...
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Lawmakers take aim at mortgage fraud

In a growing effort to stem mortgage fraud, state lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday aimed at so-called "mortgage rescuers"--con artists who promise to bail out cash-strapped families but often end...
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Lawmakers take aim at mortgage fraud

In a growing effort to stem mortgage fraud, state lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday aimed at so-called "mortgage rescuers"--con artists who promise to bail out cash-strapped families but often end...
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1 stolen wallet, $412,000 in hole

Second City student improv performer Meghan Ross took all the obvious steps when her wallet was snatched in a crowded bar three years ago. Grabbing a cell phone, the 22-year-old...