Join us in Normal, Illinois on Friday, May 7th for a comprehensive discussion on the increasingly complex issues occurring in traffic and Driving Under the Influence (DUI) court, as well as the very complicated sentencing options mandated by the Illinois General Assembly. The program is designed for general practitioners, judges, State’s Attorneys, public defenders, and attorneys who practice in the DUI and Traffic Courts—from entry level to advanced practitioners!
This full-day event, sponsored by the ISBA Traffic Laws and Courts Section, qualifies for 6.0 hours MCLE credit.
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Central Illinois
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April 30, 2010
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April 28, 2010 |
Events
The Champaign County Bar Association will host its Law Day Dinner tonight, April 28, at the Champaign Country Club. ISBA Past President Dick Thies will speak on "Memories of more than 50 years in the Champaign County Bar.” Dick will be joined by Charlie Palmer, George Miller and “the Thies Brothers” in a special tribute to (OK, roast of) CCBA President John Gadau. The CCBA will also have a surprise special guest who you won’t want to miss!
- Champaign County Country Club, 1211 South Prospect Avenue
- Cocktail Hour: 5:30 p.m., Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
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April 27, 2010 |
People
Dean W. Jackson, 55, passed away on April 11 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Mr. Jackson graduated from Galena High School and went on to study at Western Illinois University, University of Iowa, Oxford University England Queen's College Law School and Southern Illinois University School of Law. He was an attorney and was employed as the ICC Chief Administrative Law Judge since 2004. Click here to read the full obituary in the Springfield State Journal-Register.
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April 27, 2010
Central Illinois
- Peoria County State's Attorney Lyons says office will handle smoking ban violations, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Doctor sues Chicago hospital after being attacked, Chicago Sun-Times
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April 26, 2010
Central Illinois
- Judge removes himself from hearings involving Snow case, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Naperville man picks up bucket of charges in one busy night, Daily Herald
- Will County Sheriff's clerk suspended after drug arrest, Chicago Sun-Times
- Murder suspect's defense given more county funds for investigation, Daily Herald
- Too little, too late for Elgin lawyer, Daily Herald
- Elgin man's trial delayed on murder solicitation charge, Daily Herald
SCOTUS
- Supreme Court steers clear of Asian carp dispute, Chicago Tribune
- Supreme Court free speech challenge to ban on violent video games, ABA Journal
Nation
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April 20, 2010 |
People
ISBA member and Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki has been named bishop of Springfield's Catholic Diocese. Paprocki earned a bachelor's degree from Niles College of Loyola University and a law degree from DePaul University College of Law. He attended St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein and was ordained as a priest in 1978. Read more in the Springfield State Journal-Register
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April 20, 2010
SCOTUS
- Justices void law banning videos of animal cruelty, New York Times
State
- Lawsuits over Illinois budget mess could be coming, Quad-City Times
Central Illinois
- Paprocki named Springfield bishop, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Suit against deceased B-N priest moves forward, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- 3 plead not guilty to armored car robbery plot, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Man charged after bringing drugs into police department, DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Southern Illinois
- Former Illinois State Police director calls Mitchell's actions "irresponsible", Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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April 19, 2010
Central Illinois
- McVeigh prosecutor: Focus on victims of Oklahoma City bombing, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Supreme Court will review case of fired Proctor Hospital worker, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Supreme Court leaves carp issue hanging, Chicago Tribune
- Prosecutors: Blagojevich brothers belong at same trial, Chicago Sun-Times
- Prosecutors propose list of noes for Blagojevich lawyers, Chicago Tribune
- "Dial-a-Rock" arrests show cocaines popularity in suburbs, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- Belvidere alderman checks himself into jail, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
- Trooper Mitchell back in court for civil suit over death of Collinsville sisters, Belleville News-Democra
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April 16, 2010
Central Illinois
- Testimony: Court ordered probe into Beaman prosecutor, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Judge: Man unfit for trial in Roselle molestation case, Daily Herald
- Man to plead guilty to burning 2 sons to death, Chicago Sun-Times
Nation
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April 9, 2010
State
- Portions of key document in Blago case may remain sealed, Chicago Tribune
Central Illinois
- Officials claim immunity for former McLean prosecutors, detective, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Three with strong Chicago ties could replace Stevens, Chicago Sun-Times
- Motorola, Apple's iPad part of patent lawsuit, Chicago Business
Northern Illinois
Southern Illinois
- Trenton man pleads guilty to bilking elderly out of $1.9 million, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- Amid cuts to sheriff's budget, judge tells citizens to carry guns, Belleville News-Democrat