Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski isn't hearing domestic violence cases due to threats, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
Calls renewed for Cook County judge's resignation as domestic violence cases getting closer look
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.
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Under bail reform, more domestic violence defendants ordered held pending trial in Cook County
Most notable was a recent case in which Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors’ petition to hold Constantin Beldie in ...
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Judge Under Fire For Domestic Violence Rulings Not Hearing Cases After Threats Made Against Him
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski released a man who allegedly went on to fatally stab his wife in Portage Park and denied an ...
Cook Co. chief judge working to change how domestic violence cases handled after deadly NW Side case
The Cook County judge who released a suspect from custody who later allegedly killed his wife is not currently hearing cases involving domestic violence or orders of protection, according to a ...
Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
A Cook County judge who made a controversial decision to release a man on electronic monitoring weeks before he killed his ...
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Cook County judge removed from domestic violence cases due to threats against him
Beldie was stabbed to death around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5600 block of West Leland Avenue a week ago Tuesday, and an ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
Chicago police investigate a homicide Tuesday in Portage Park. Authorities say Constantin Beldie stabbed his wife, Lacramioara Beldie. Court records show prosecutors tried to have the suspect held ...
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Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
During a detention hearing, Cook County prosecutors argued for detention as the public defender for Constantin Beldie, 57, hit back against the state’s evidence. Judge Thomas Nowinski ordered ...
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Advocates want Illinois judge reassigned after releasing man who police say later killed his wife
The victim's husband, Constantin Beldie, 57, escaped, but was later found dead inside a vehicle a block away, after taking his own life. It turns out there were numerous attempts by Lacramioara ...
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Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
The woman in question — 54-year-old Lacramioara Beldie — was killed on Monday, Nov. 18, when her husband, Constantin Beldie, stabbed her to death before taking his own life in the city’s ...