Although much of the American public has spoken out against the plans of Rev. Terry Jones, the Florida minister says he will follow through with his idea to burn 100 copies of the Koran on September 11, 2010. Rev. Jones has declared September 11, “International Burn a Koran Day” to mark the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
 

Last Wednesday, Reverend Jesse Jackson hosted a news conference in Chicago to offer continued support for the family of Mark Barmore, who was fatally shot by Rockford police on August 24, 2009. At the conference, Mark’s mother MaryAnn said, "I don't think justice has fully been served, they haven't admitted that the two officers were totally at fault, so no I don't think justice has been served."
 

On Wednesday night, Chicago Blackhawks fans saw their team win hockey’s Stanley Cup for the first time in half a century. The Blackhawks skated to victory on the Philadelphia Flyer’s home ice thanks to a goal scored by winger Patrick Kane in the fifth minute of overtime. After five appearances and five losses in the Stanley Cup finals since 1961, the victory was, according to team captain Johnathan Toews, “the best feeling you can ever get playing hockey.”

On March 25 in Kane County, Illinois, the family of a disabled woman filed a suit against both the Fox River Pavilion nursing home and Sylvester Graves, another resident there for sexual assault. Allegedly, Graves beat and sexually assaulted the disabled woman at the Fox River Pavilion nursing home. The disabled woman appeared to have suffered bruising and was bleeding when she arrived at the nursing station.

NBC recently reported that superstar athlete Michael Jordan has filled lawsuits against two major Chicagoland grocery stores, Jewel and Dominick’s.

The former Chicago Bull alleges that he has been injured from the grocery stores’ unauthorized use his identity. The claims stem from two separate ads taken out by Jewel and Dominick’s, both of which congratulate Jordan on his recent hall-of-fame induction.

On Christmas Eve the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping healthcare measure with absolutely no votes to spare. The next step is to reconcile the Senate bill with a similar measure in the U.S. House of Representatives. This “conference committee,” as it is called, is set to convene early next year.

The Debate over healthcare has highlighted major issues related to health insurance, such as medical malpractice reform.

Accident victims should always inquire whether potentially liable drivers were on a cellular phone during or before the accident. That way, who or what caused the accident can be determined with the utmost precision.

With the help of an attorney, cell-phone service providers may be required to forfeit evidence to help determine who is at fault. In other words, a judicial order (also called a subpoena) may force phone companies to release the date and time of text messages, emails and phone calls of an accident-causing driver.