SALAMONE v. HOLLINGER INTERN., INC.

No. 1-02-2492.

807 N.E.2d 1086 (2004)

347 Ill. App.3d 837

283 Ill.Dec. 245

Joseph SALAMONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL, INC.; Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.; Chris Fusco, Individually and as Agent of Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. and Hollinger International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Fiorentino, of Stephen Fiorentino, Ltd., and David A. Novoselsky and Leslie J. Rosen, of Novoselsky Law Offices, Chicago, for Appellant.

Damon E. Dunn, of Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

The dispute in this case arose from a news article published in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 7, 2001, headlined Mob links hurt Rosemont casino bid. Plaintiff Joseph Salamone, who was referred to in the article as a "reputed organized crime figure," filed a defamation and false light invasion of privacy action against Chris Fusco, Chicago Sun-Times, Inc., and Hollinger International, Inc. The trial court dismissed...

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