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LEMONS v. CHRONICLE PUB. CO.

No. 4-93-0445.

625 N.E.2d 789 (1993)

253 Ill. App.3d 888

192 Ill.Dec. 634

Wayne K. LEMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, f/d/b/a Evergreen Communications, Inc., d/b/a The Pantagraph, and John Goldrick, Publisher and Chief Operating Officer, Bill Wills, Managing Editor, Scott Richardson, Randy Gleason, Staff Writers, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

November 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne K. Lemons, Mt. Sterling, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark Sableman, Thompson & Mitchell, St. Louis, MO, for defendants-appellees.

Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals an order of the circuit court of McLean County dismissing his action for libel. Plaintiff had been arrested, charged, and convicted on a number of charges arising out of an attempt to shoplift goods from a department store. A local newspaper, The Pantagraph, published three articles regarding these occurrences by which plaintiff claims to have been defamed. Two issues are presented on appeal: (1) whether...

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