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SIXTH DIVISION
December 11, 2009

No. 1-08-1728
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  )  Appeal from the  
)  Circuit Court of  
Plaintiff-Appellee,  )  Cook County.  
)
v.  )  Nos. 02 CR 14952  
)  
ROBERT KELLY,  )  Honorable  
)  Vincent Gaughan,  
Defendant,  )  Judge Presiding.  
)  

_________________________________________) ) CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, INC., TRIBUNE CO. ) and ASSOCIATED PRESS, ) ) Intervenors-Appellants. ) )
JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:
In this appeal, members of the media claim that their first amendment right
to freedom of speech was violated.  Specifically, they claim that a trial court erred:
(1) when it sealed certain pretrial proceedings and records during the criminal
prosecution of Robert Kelly; and (2) when it issued a

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