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Hearing Set on Reporter's Notes in Ridulph Case
SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) -- A judge in northern Illinois has set a Sept. 29 court date to address whether two reporters who conducted jailhouse interviews with the man charged in the 1957 killing of a 7-year-old girl have to give their notes to prosecutors.

An attorney for The Associated Press and the Tribune Co. appeared in court Monday after the DeKalb County state's attorney subpoenaed notes from interviews with 71-year-old Jack Daniel McCullough, but legal arguments on the issue weren't heard.

McCullough is accused in the killing of Maria Ridulph, a former neighbor from the town of Sycamore. He's denied any wrongdoing.

Attorneys for the news organizations contend the subpoena violates the Illinois Reporter's Privilege Act and the Illinois and U.S. constitutions. DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell declined to comment Monday.

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