1st District considers restraints on alienation in marina property dispute- Restraints on alienation come in three varieties disabling, promissory and forfeiture the Illinois Appellate Court explained in a case about the Village of Riverdale’s refusal to recognize the validity of a real estate transfer that was prohibited.
Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson charged with lying about secret funding chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal indictment made public Thursday accused Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson of accepting secret funding for his trucking business from a clout-heavy waste hauling firm and then lying about it in a civil deposition. The indictment filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court on Thursday charged Jackson, 49, with perjury and obstruction of justice. An arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday .
Residents say the city of Gary has long been a dumping ground for industrial facilities that pollute their air, soil and water. Some residents want to change that theyve filed a civil rights complaint against the state, which they say continues to allow these facilities in their community.
Echoes of the Past - Chesterton Tribune chestertontribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chestertontribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.