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GIST v. MACON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 4-95-0979.

671 N.E.2d 1154 (1996)

284 Ill. App.3d 367

219 Ill.Dec. 701

Douglas GIST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MACON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Defendant (Decatur Herald and Review, a Division of Lee Enterprises, Inc. and TCI Cablevision of Decatur, Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided October 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Martinkus, D. Douglas Aldeen, Erwin, Martinkus, Cole & Ansel, Ltd., Champaign, for Douglas Gist.

Deanne F. Jones, Charles C. Hughes (argued), Kehart, Shafter, Hughes & Webber, P.C., Decatur, for Decatur Herald & Review.

Garry E. Davis, Bradley T. Paisley (argued), Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, Decatur, for TCI Cablevision of Decatur.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In March 1995, plaintiff, Douglas Gist, sued defendants, the Decatur Herald and Review (Decatur Herald), TCI Cablevision of Decatur (TCI), and the Macon County Sheriff's Department, for defamation. Plaintiff based his suit on a Crime Stoppers' "Most Wanted Fugitives" flyer which the sheriff's department compiled and the Decatur Herald distributed. TCI produced a television segment based upon this flyer. In August...

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