Lab test clears Soliz // Powder in vial wasn't cocaine

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: August 16, 1996| Author: MICHAEL SNEED; MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA; DANIEL J. LEHMANN | Copyright information

Former Ald. Juan Soliz smiled with relief in his lawyer's office Thursday, an hour after hearing that he had been cleared of cocaine possession charges.

He wasn't angry about the damage to his reputation, he said.

"I have no ill feelings. I knew I was innocent. But people are so quick to prejudge," said Soliz, the first Mexican American elected to the Illinois House. He is now 25th Ward Democratic committeeman.

The Cook County state's attorney's office said prose...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Ex-Ald. Soliz is charged with cocaine possession
Chicago Sun-Times ; Juan M. Soliz, a former alderman and the first Mexican American elected to the Illinois House, was arrested Monday on a cocaine charge as he tried to enter the Criminal Courthouse. The Cook County Sheriff's Department nabbed Soliz after guards allegedly found 10.2 grams of cocaine - worth an
Soliz, mayor's office trade jabs on vote petitions
Chicago Sun-Times ; Ald. Juan Soliz (25th) yesterday called Mayor Washington's charge of petition fraud a violation of voters' rights, and the mayor's office said the alderman's signature appears on three of the petitions calling for a nonpartisan mayoral election. Soliz, a member of the anti-administration Council
Judge rules Soliz can't seek 2 posts
Chicago Sun-Times ; A Circuit Court judge ruled yesterday that allowing state Rep. Juan M. Soliz to run simultaneously for alderman and for the Legislature constitutes "a fraud on the voters" and ordered Soliz's name removed from the state primary ballot. Soliz's name will remain on the aldermanic ballot. Judge Joseph
Jury hears 911 call, detectives' interview: Soliz on trial for murdering Daniel Maldonado, a soldier on leave from Iraq.
Daily Press (Victorville, CA) ; ... to become an Army Ranger. From Here: -- Back to today's news -- News Archive -- Join the discussion at the community forum ... Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact ...
Marzullo still haunts the 25th // Soliz claims Medrano is part of old machine
Chicago Sun-Times ; In the 25th Ward's tight runoff race, Ald. Juan Soliz has turned back to the image that won him his first elected office: an independent challenging the ward's regular Democratic committeeman, Marco Domico. The ballot on April 7 will list Soliz's opponent as Ambrosio Medrano, but a Soliz staffer