March 5, 2014
Madigan, Davis Introduce Legislation To Build Obama Presidential Library From the Associated Press Illinois' House Speaker and Democratic Party chair has introduced legislation he hopes will lure...
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Obama Gives Health Plans Added Two-Year Reprieve From the Wall Street Journal The Obama administration further postponed a provision of the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, the latest in a series of...
View ArticleMadison County Asbestos Docket Sets Another Record In 2013
National advertising for lung cancer victims helped contribute to yet another record for newly filed asbestos cases in Madison County in 2013, according to local counsel. The Circuit Clerk’s office...
View ArticleMarch 7, 2014
Quinn May Struggle With 'Miffed' Democrats: Survey From Crain's Chicago Business Gov. Pat Quinn may have some work to do shoring up his support among Democrats as he gears up for the November election,...
View ArticleMarch 10, 2014
Tribune Endorsements: For The Appellate, Circuit Courts From the Chicago Tribune Let's begin by acknowledging that Illinois' system for electing judges is deeply flawed. Money and politics have an...
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Illinois Attorney General's Office Collects Nearly $1 Billion From the Associated Press Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced her office collected nearly $1 billion in revenue last year....
View ArticleMore Judicial Election Informaton Available at IllinoisJudges.net
From the Illinois Civil Justice League Complete election information about the judicial candidates running in the March 18, 2014, primary election in Illinois is available at IllinoisJudges.net.
View ArticleMarch 12, 2014
Tort Reform Advocate Says Congress Unlikely To Reform Federal Tort Law From Business Insurance Enactment of substantive federal tort reform legislation may be a thing of the past, a prominent tort...
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Number Of Illinois School Districts In Financial Distress Doubles From the Chicago Tribune A disturbing number of Illinois school districts are in poor to dire financial shape, with 121 getting low or...
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One-year Anniversary Of Judge Christ’s Cocaine Death; Agents Suspected Drug Use For Two Years From the Madison County Record One year ago Thursday, as judge and heroin user, Michael Cook presided over...
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Quinn Gears Up For The Heavyweight Fight From Crain's Chicago Business As he flies into his re-election campaign, Gov. Pat Quinn is carrying a lot of baggage. With a state economy still struggling to...
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Illinois, 27 Other States Ask Major Retailers To Stop Selling Tobacco From Reuters A group of 28 U.S. attorneys general is urging chief executive officers of five major retailers, including Wal-Mart,...
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GOP Newcomer Rauner To Face Quinn In Fall From the Wall Street Journal Republican newcomer Bruce Rauner held off a crowded primary field Tuesday and will challenge Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this fall in...
View ArticleMarch 20, 2014
An Illinois Referendum From the Wall Street Journal There's plenty of competition for the title of worst-run state in America, but Illinois is near the top of any fair survey. The good news after...
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Illinois Democrats Go All-In On Class Warfare Theme From the Chicago Tribune Illinois Democrats went all-in Thursday with their election-year class warfare theme as Speaker Michael Madigan pitched the...
View ArticleMarch 24, 2014
Income Tax Question Looms As Gov. Quinn Prepares For Budget Speech From the Peoria Journal-Star More than a month after he originally was supposed to deliver his budget speech, Gov. Pat Quinn this week...
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Cook County Accuses HSBC Units Of Predatory Lending From Crain's Chicago Business Cook County has sued subsidiaries of British lending giant HSBC PLC, alleging that they helped cause the residential...
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Quinn Budget Makes Tax Hike Permanent From the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn has prepared an election-year spending proposal that would make permanent the 67 percent income tax increase set to expire...
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Extension of Health Law Signup Period Worries Insurers From the Wall Street Journal The Obama administration's decision to let some consumers enroll in health plans beyond Monday's deadline sparked...
View ArticleMarch 28, 2014
Panel May Decide Fate Of Judge Sidelined Since Outburst From the Chicago Sun-Times A Cook County judge found not guilty by reason of insanity after being charged with attacking a sheriff’s deputy will...
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