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Vigilante lawyer sparks ethics probe in Peoria
Peoria attorney Chase Ingersoll faces scrutiny as he sends Dear John letters threatening $1,000 settlements to convicted clients who solicited prostitutes. Critics call it blackmail, while supporters say it spurs neighborhood cleanup. Ingersoll touts broad attention and pending court action.
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Peoria
Ill
Dear John
Chase Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Johns
John
Elgin
Hammond
Ind
Connecticut
Iowa
Maine
Illinois Supreme Court
Attorney Registration and Discipline Commission
Springfield
O'Day
O’day
Peoria County
Kevin Lyons
Lyons
Dateline Nbc
CBS This Morning
Journal Star
Bradley University
University of Illinois
Urbana
Northside Action Council
Morgan Park
Wyatt Earp
Hie
Dudy Browne
United Coalition
Browne
Indiana
State Line Road
Dlinois
Calumet City
Dick Pierce
Pierce
Tngersoll
Chase