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January 26, 2011 By: Cal Skinner Category: Law Suit, Northswest Herald, Robert Thomas, Suit

Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas, who represents McHenry County.

The following appears to be new information about the suit that Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas filed against the Kane County Chronicle, a Shaw Suburban Media Group, which also owns the Northwest Herald:

“Robert Thomas, the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court was awarded $7 million in damages by a Kane County jury today, three years after columns that accused him of political deal-making ran in the Kane County Chronicle.

“Justice Robert Thomas claimed defamation in suing former columnist Bill Page along with Shaw Suburban Media Group.”

It is contained in a cut line below a photo of Justice Thomas leaving the Kane County Courthouse.

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