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REED v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING CO.

No. 65876.

124 Ill.2d 495 (1988)

530 N.E.2d 474

MICHAEL REED, Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, d/b/a The Commercial News, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Opsahl, of Rantoul, for appellant.

Acton, Meyer, Smith & Miller, of Danville (Thomas B. Meyer, of counsel), and Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, of Rochester, New York (William S. Brandt, of counsel), for appellees.

Affirmed.

JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

In the circuit court of Vermilion County, plaintiff, a Danville police officer, filed this libel action against the Northwestern Publishing Company, doing business as The Commercial News (CN), and two of its reporters, Bob Wilson and Carl Young. Wilson and Young were authors of certain allegedly defamatory material concerning plaintiff appearing in CN. The circuit court initially granted defendants...

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