August 26, 2013
Personal Data Of 4M Patients At Risk After Advocate Burglary From the Chicago Tribune Personal information for more than 4 million patients of Advocate Medical Group may be at risk after four computers...
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Madigan Pension Fix Would Save $25 Billion Less Than Estimated From the Associated Press The estimated savings on a pension proposal backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan earlier this year...
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Illinois House GOP To Gather And Elect New Leader From the Associated Press Illinois House Republicans are gathering to elect a new leader on Thursday following a summer of internal squabbling while...
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Report: Bleak Fiscal Outlook For Illinois Universities From the Chicago Tribune A major credit rating agency says Illinois' public universities are facing major financial challenges that will continue...
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Judge Stiehl Recuses In Drug And Weapons Case Against Ex-Judge Cook From the Belleville News-Democrat The federal drug case against former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook will be heard by a...
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The Chicago Way? Illinois Officials Under Fire For ObamaCare Contracts From Fox News Making ObamaCare a reality will require massive computing power to track, store and process the millions of...
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Rauner Prepared To Sink 'Major' Money Into Springfield Term Limits From the Chicago Sun-Times Bruce Rauner, Republican candidate for governor, said he is prepared to make a “major financial commitment”...
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Jury Convicts Aurora Man Of Threatening Judge From the Chicago Tribune An Aurora man has been found guilty of threatening to kill a Kane County judge who had disciplined him during a court appearance...
View ArticleGarman To Be Next Chief Justice
From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin It looks like Rita B. Garman will be the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Multiple sources confirmed to the Daily Law Bulletin today that Garman,...
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CEO Whitley Sets Retirement From Illinois Chamber From the Chicago Tribune The Illinois Chamber of Commerce said President and Chief Executive Douglas L. Whitley plans to retire next June. Whitley, 63,...
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Unions Push Back Against Labor's Ties To Liberal Groups From The Hill Resistance is growing among some unions against the AFL-CIO’s push to strengthen its bonds with liberal groups outside of labor....
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Chicago Aldermen Agree To Water Down Tough Gun Law From the Associated Press Chicago gun owners will no longer have to obtain a city permit and pay city fees under a revised handgun ordinance approved...
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Federal Judge From Peoria Expected To Preside Over Cook Case From the Belleville News-Democrat A federal judge from Peoria is the likely choice to hear the drug and weapons violation case against...
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U.S. House Committee Approves Bill On 'Frivolous' Lawsuits From the Chicago Tribune Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee moved forward Wednesday, over the objection of Democrats, on a bill...
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Illinois Supreme Court To Get New Chief Justice From the Chicago Tribune A veteran of the bench who grew up in Kendall County will take over next month as the new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme...
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Lawsuits Pile Up Over Popular Birth Control Pill From the Chicago Tribune Peotone's Maggie Yunker had been taking birth control pills for a year when her doctor suggested switching to a brand that also...
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Bill Daley Drops Bid For Governor From the Chicago Tribune Bill Daley abruptly ended his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor Monday, saying a lifetime in politics had not prepared him for...
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Cook County Judges Fume Over Security Checks At Courthouse From the Chicago Sun-Times Judges are supposed to maintain an even-tempered demeanor on the bench. But off the bench, there appears to be a...
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Slow, Steady Growth Expected For Medical Marijuana In Illinois From the Peoria Journal-Star Don’t look for medical marijuana to be a quick hit in Illinois. But over time, the state’s newest enterprise...
View ArticleSeptember 23, 2013
Federal Courts Bracing for 'Worst Case Scenario' From the National Law Journal With the end of the fiscal year less than two weeks away, and absent any clarity from Congress regarding next year's...
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