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3 <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Thrive-Global-scaled-1-1536x787.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Thrive-Global-scaled-1-768x393.webp" alt="Thrive Global Logo" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://thriveglobal.com/stories/andy-m-hale-of-hale-monico-show-more-empathy/" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Andy M. Hale of Hale & Monico: âShow more empathyâ</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> The first step that each of us can take to proactively help heal our country is for each of us to become better listeners. This first step is a simple one but also a very powerful one. It seems like today there is so much noise, so much shouting, so much frustration and anger....</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/andy-m-hale-of-hale-monico-show-more-empathy/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Andy M. Hale of Hale & Monico: âShow more empathyâ </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-12680" class="blog-page-post post-12680 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-bg.webp);background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <picture> <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hm-chicago_tribune.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hm-chicago_tribune.webp" alt="Chicago Tribune" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-snapchat-leak-lawsuit-settlement-tl-0422-20210420-i2m2i7hcpbg55iefaa2pay74qi-story.html" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Evanston to pay $90,000 to settle lawsuits after police chiefâs Snapchat post of old booking photos</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> Evanston aldermen last week unanimously approved paying $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against the city and the police chief after old police booking photos were posted on the social media app Snapchat. The settlement was approved...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/evanston-to-pay-90000-to-settle-lawsuits-after-police-chiefs-snapchat-post-of-old-booking-photos/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Evanston to pay $90,000 to settle lawsuits after police chiefâs Snapchat post of old booking photos </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11422" class="blog-page-post post-11422 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-bg.webp);background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <picture> <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-27-at-12.03.58-PM-e1611767384923.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-27-at-12.03.58-PM-e1611767384923.webp" alt="Screen Shot 2021-01-27 at 12.03.58 PM" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://youtu.be/wQt1CxuaRrs" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Wrongful Convictions RAMPANT In the U.S.</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> Civil Rights Attorney Andy Hale speaks with Adrienne Lawrence on The Conversation about wrongful convictions in the United States.</div> <a href="https://youtu.be/wQt1CxuaRrs" class="blog-read-more blog-read-more--external f5" target="_blank"><span class="sr-only">Wrongful Convictions RAMPANT In the U.S. </span><span class="sr-only">Wrongful Convictions RAMPANT In the U.S. </span>View Article</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11274" class="blog-page-post post-11274 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail"> <img class="featured-img" src="/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-placeholder.webp" alt="" style="object-fit:cover;"></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="http://veronews.com/2021/01/12/alteria-woods-mother-files-lawsuit-against-officers-in-fatal-drug-raid/" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Alteria Woodsâ mother files lawsuit against officers in fatal drug raid</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> Yolanda Woods filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this month against three law enforcement officers involved in a drug raid that ended with her daughter struck 10 times by gunfire while lying on a bed. Alteria Woods â who was not the target of the March 19, 2017 narcotics probe â was...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/alteria-woods-mother-files-lawsuit-against-officers-in-fatal-drug-raid/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Alteria Woodsâ mother files lawsuit against officers in fatal drug raid </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11185" class="blog-page-post post-11185 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-bg.webp);background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <picture> <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hm-chicago_tribune.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hm-chicago_tribune.webp" alt="Chicago Tribune" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-el-hefe-response-sexual-assault-20191230-dq5dwp7zqnfpjfqgetqtubpnru-story.html" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Sued over alleged sex assault, River North bar El Hefe raises potential defense that woman as much as 50% at fault</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> A River North restaurant and nightclub, responding to a lawsuit by a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in an alley outside the business, has raised a potential defense in court papers that the woman was as much as 50% or more...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/sued-over-alleged-sex-assault-river-north-bar-el-hefe-raises-potential-defense-that-woman-as-much-as-50-at-fault/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Sued over alleged sex assault, River North bar El Hefe raises potential defense that woman as much as 50% at fault </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11186" class="blog-page-post post-11186 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-bg.webp);background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <picture> <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hm-abc7.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hm-abc7.webp" alt="ABC 7 Eye Witness News" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://abc7chicago.com/2nd-alleged-sex-assault-victim-linked-to-river-north-bar-speaks-out/5729705/" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">2nd alleged sex assault victim linked to River North bar El Hefe speaks out</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> CHICAGO (WLS) -- A second woman says she was the victim of a sexual assault connected to River North bar El Hefe. Liz Capra spoke about the incident with her attorneys Monday morning. She said she was drugged at El Hefe, then raped, in 2014. "Part of me of course wants it to be over. Just...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/2nd-alleged-sex-assault-victim-linked-to-river-north-bar-el-hefe-speaks-out/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">2nd alleged sex assault victim linked to River North bar El Hefe speaks out </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11184" class="blog-page-post post-11184 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail" style="background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-bg.webp);background-size: cover;background-repeat: no-repeat;"> <picture> <source srcset="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hm-abc7.webp" media="(min-width: 768px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)"> <img fetchpriority="high" class="featured-img featured-img-news p-5" src="https://ahalelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hm-abc7.webp" alt="ABC 7 Eye Witness News" style="object-fit:contain;"> </picture></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://abc7chicago.com/el-hefe-river-north-sex-assault-sexual/5718874/" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Woman sues El Hefe for negligence after alleged sex assault outside River North bar</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman who won a trip to Chicago says that weekend ended abruptly when she ended up in a local hospital after a sexual assault with her memory erased. Now she is suing the River North bar where she last remembers being before the assault. Surveillance video released by her attorneys shows...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/woman-sues-el-hefe-for-negligence-after-alleged-sex-assault-outside-river-north-bar/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Woman sues El Hefe for negligence after alleged sex assault outside River North bar </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-14208" class="blog-page-post post-14208 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail"> <img class="featured-img" src="/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-placeholder.webp" alt="" style="object-fit:cover;"></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://nypost.com/2020/10/03/new-documentary-probes-if-lincolns-deathbed-photo-is-of-him/" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">New documentary probes whether Abraham Lincolnâs deathbed photo is actually him</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> What would Honest Abe say â is this death photo of him that went unnoticed for 150 years real or fake? The image is eerie â with all the Lincoln trademarks, the gaunt face and famous beard. The right eye is slightly bulging, indicative of some disfigurement â or wound. Some experts say itâs a long-lost...</div>
3 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/new-documentary-probes-whether-abraham-lincolns-deathbed-photo-is-actually-him/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">New documentary probes whether Abraham Lincolnâs deathbed photo is actually him </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-11181" class="blog-page-post post-11181 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail"> <img class="featured-img" src="/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-placeholder.webp" alt="" style="object-fit:cover;"></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/8/21508371/wrestler-sexually-assaulted-female-wrestler-2018-event-summit-lawsuit-candi-cartwright-matt-riddle" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">Pro wrestler sexually assaulted female wrestler after 2018 event in Summit: suit</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> A female professional wrestler was choked and forced to perform oral sex upon another wrestler after an event in southwest suburban Summit in 2018, a new lawsuit alleges. 4Samantha Tavel â who wrestled under the stage name âCandi Cartwrightâ â alleges that World Wrestling Entertainmentâs Matt Riddle forced her to perform the sex...</div>
4 <a href="https://ahalelaw.com/news/pro-wrestler-sexually-assaulted-female-wrestler-after-2018-event-in-summit-suit/" class="blog-read-more f5"><span class="sr-only">Pro wrestler sexually assaulted female wrestler after 2018 event in Summit: suit </span>Continue reading…</a></div></div></article><article id="post-2233" class="blog-page-post post-2233 news type-news status-publish hentry category-in-the-news"><figure class="post-thumbnail"> <img class="featured-img" src="/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/news-placeholder.webp" alt="" style="object-fit:cover;"></figure><div class="post-preview post-preview--grid"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="post-title post-title--grid" target="_blank"><a href="https://www.news-gazette.com/news/city-reaches-74-500-settlement-in-excessive-force-lawsuit/article_52233b93-9282-591d-a5d5-d3c91adbe9bc.html" rel="bookmark" style="text-decoration: none;">City reaches $74,500 settlement in excessive-force lawsuit</a></h2></header><div class="entry-content"><div class="blog-excerpt blog-excerpt--grid"> CHAMPAIGN â Pending council approval next week, the city of Champaign has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a 16-year-old who claimed he was arrested with excessive force for $74,500. Tavion Jones-Premo, now 18, alleged that he was grabbed and forced to the ground when he was arrested Dec. 28, 2018. âThe settlement the...</div>
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