Chicago mob trial packed with dramatic courtroom details
The jury prepares to deliberate in a federal racketeering case against five Chicago Outfit figures including Joey Lombardo and James Marcello. Prosecutors portray a history of murder, extortion, and loan sharking while defense argues against reliance on cooperating witnesses. Testimony recounts the Spilotro murders and the basement luring of two brothers, with a Chicago dentist recalling a brother’s tearful witness.
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Outfit
Feds
Joseph “Joey
Lombardo
James Marcello
Paul Schiro
Anthony Doyle
Frank Calabrese Sr
U.S
Mitchell Mars
Joseph Lopez
FBI
Hollywood
Tony
Rantoul lands operator for one of closing auto plants
Rantoul officials signed a deal with Engineered Plastic Components of Grinnell, Iowa to run one of three closing plants, saving about 120 jobs starting soon. The bankrupt Collins & Aikman had employed roughly 475 locally, with payroll at 1,200 before. The remaining two plants will close, and no immediate tenants are lined up.
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Rantoul
David Johnston
Collins & Aikman Corp
Chanute Air Force Base
Johnston
Collins & Aikman
Engineered Plastic Components
Yahoo Executive UI center could blueprint future ventures
Yahoo plans a Champaign Illinois engineering center near the University of Illinois opening next month with 120 employees. Bassel Ojjeh says the Midwest center aims to foster university collaboration, potentially serving as a blueprint for similar ventures with other universities. The team will develop data driven search and targeted advertising using user behavior data from Yahoo.
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Yahoo
Champaign
Yahoo Inc
University of Illinois
Midwest
Bassel Ojjeh
Strategic Data Solutions
Ojjeh
Sunnyvale
Calif
Motorola Inc
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