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Trial in which Christenson was convicted of the 2004 murder of teenager Elizabeth Willding.

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Trial in which Christiansen was convicted of the murders of two store clerks. Conviction was unsuccessfully appealed in 1987.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Trial in which Christopher was convicted of purchasing an unlicensed gun silencer.

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Hearing(s) in which Church eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, attempted murder, and home invasion.

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Hearing(s) in which Ciaciuch pleaded guilty to malicious damage of a government building with explosives, carrying explosives during a felony offence, and using a firearm during a crime of violence after he detonated explosives in a post office.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Trial in which plaintiff Thomas O'Leary sued Robert H. Allphin, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue, Philip Mitchell, Chief Investigator of the Department of Revenue, and Burner Kellough and Jeffrey Kueltzo, agents, over the confiscation of his car and cigarettes that he purchased in Indiana.

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Trial related to the harassment of Ruth Guardi and others after they complained to the FCC about the citizens' band radio use of Ronald Talone and George Witzcak.

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Trial in which Norman Swanson, head of the Cook County Teachers Union, was convicted of contempt of court for disobeying a court order to stop a teachers strike.

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Trial in which Norman Swanson, head of the Cook County Teachers Union, was convicted of contempt of court for disobeying a court order to stop a teachers strike.

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One sketch is of Ed Burke

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Trial regarding a proposed tax on Chicago professional services to support the Chicago Transit Authority, which detractors argued was unconstitutional.

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Includes sketch of Ed Burke and one of someone named Cornfield

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Caption also labels someone named Coglin

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Trial in which Clay was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after shooting a man who was suspected of raping her daughter. She was later freed of the charges.

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Trial in which Clear Channel Communications Inc. was convicted of illegally interfering with competitor JamSports and Entertainment LLC's attempts to promote supercross races.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Hearing(s) in which Clepper pleaded guilty to one murder, though he was initially indicted on 12 additional murder charges.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Original courtroom drawings by Marcia Danits. Courtroom sketches in the collection (primarily colored pencil on paper) are largely those done for Chicago CBS News affiliate WBBM-TV and other news outlets. Hearings covered by Danits include both criminal and civil cases. Danits’ first assignment was the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the sketches from which are included in the collection. Additional trials feature well-known figures including politicians like Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan,...

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Sketches appear to be from two separate trials

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Trial in which Cockriel was charged with murdering his aunt and cousin during a robbery.