Knight v. Chicago Tribune Company

THIRD DIVISION SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 No. 1-06-0957 THOMAS L. KNIGHT, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County, Illinois. Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) v. ) No. 00 L 4988 ) CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, a Corporation,) MAURICE POSSLEY and KEN ARMSTRONG, ) Honorable Robert E. Gordon, ) Judge Presiding. Defendants-Appellees. ) PRESIDING JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court: This defamation action involves a trial about a trial about a trial. Thomas Knight was an assistant State's Attorney who prosecuted Rolando Cruz for the murder of Jeanine Nicarico. Eventually the court acquitted Cruz.…