Breaking: The biggest development yet in the Patrick Kane case.

Just when things looked their worst for Chicago forward Patrick Kane, with talks of a grand jury process beginning this week, this case appears to have taken a drastic change,

According to to a report form the Buffalo News the Grand Jury proceedings which were schedule for Tuesday have been abruptly delayed according to their sources, and the reason behind the delay seems like very good news for Patrick Kane.

It is now believed that serious talks of a settlement between Kane's legal team and the alleged victim are ongoing and the entire grand jury process could be avoided, meaning this case would never go to trial.

How likely the two sides are to reach a settlement is anyone's guess, but if it was enough to put a halt to the grand jury process which would of heard it's first witness at @:00 pm EST on Tuesday.

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