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MYERS v. TEL.

NO. 5-01-0462.

773 N.E.2d 192 (2002)

332 Ill. App.3d 917

265 Ill.Dec. 830

KIRK MYERS and JOAN E. MYERS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE TELEGRAPH and THOMAS WRAUSMANN, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellants: Karen D. Burkart, Thomas W. Burkart, Burkart Law Offices, Hamel, IL.

Attorneys for Appellees: Theodore J. MacDonald, Jr., Thomas Scott Stewart, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, McDonald, Hebrank & True, Edwardsville, IL; Corby Anderson, John Bussian, Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, L.L.P., Raleigh, NC.

Presiding Justice GORDON E. MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Kirk Myers and Joan E. Myers (collectively plaintiffs) brought this action against The Telegraph newspaper and Thomas Wrausmann, a reporter (collectively defendants), for damages arising from the publication of two articles indicating that Kirk Myers pleaded guilty to a felony and that he received probation. The complaint alleges defamation, reckless infliction of

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