Retired attorney Philip G. Feder, 80, passed away late last month at Memorial Care Center in Belleville.
Mr. Feder received both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from St. Louis University. His education at St. Louis University Law School was interrupted in 1952, when he was called to active duty in the Army.
Read the full obituary in the Belleville News-Democrat
Southern Illinois
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April 14, 2010 |
People
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April 12, 2010
State
- Rod Blagojevich: government filing is "manifestly unfair", Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago area
- Lawsuit filed in fatal St. Charles crash, Daily Herald
- Murder charges after man tells cops: "I had a fight with my wife", Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- East St. Louis council meeting at lawyer's office this morning, Belleville News-Democrat
- Collinsville marijuana conspirator gets 24 years, Belleville News-Democrat
SCOTUS
- Source: Judge Sidney Thomas on Supreme Court list, Bloomington Pantagraph
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
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April 7, 2010
State
- Feds: Make former Blagojevich lawyer testify, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Justice: More low income legal help needed in Illinois, Quad-Cities Online
Central Illinois
- Jury begins deliberations in alleged sexual assualt of ISU student, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Appeals court: Will Co. must pay $8 million to Riley Fox parents, Chicago Tribune
- DUI charges dropped against ex-Blackhawks star Chelios, Daily Herald
- Alleged bank robber, thwarted by dye pack, had ankle monitor, Chicago Sun-Times
- $13B in Cook Co.
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April 5, 2010
Chicago area
- Court won't hear appeal from Lupe Fiasco mentor, Chicago Tribune
- San. district says Madigan wrong on pollution, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Callis elected to third term as chief judge, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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March 31, 2010
Central Illinois
- Lawyer: Bar owner didn't know patron had been struck, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Judge rules against Oak Park bookstore in dispute, Chicago Tribune
- Judge allows racketeering lawsuit against Mount Prospect to proceed, Daily Herald
- Egg thrower gets new jail sentence, Chicago Tribune
- Judge wants to bar Citizens Bank's Michaels brothers, Chicago Business
Southern Illinois
- Cop pleads guilty to punching handcuffed suspect in the mouth, Chicago Tribune
Nation
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March 29, 2010 |
People
Effingham attorney Frank H. Schiederjon passed away over the weekend. A former State’s Attorney of Effingham County, he founded the law firm now known as Schniederjon, Weber & Orr. Click here to read the full obituary.
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March 24, 2010
State
- State police plan massive layoffs, HQ closures, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Lawsuit: IL education funding unfair to taxpayers, Peoria Journal Star
Central Illinois
- Shelter dogs visit courthouse to lift employees' spirits, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Man gets jail time for hurling raw egg at judge, Chicago Tribune
- Woman arrested in Naperville calls 911 to complain she's trapped in jail, Daily Herald
- Firm sues Landmarks Illinois over North Side renovation, Chicago Business
- Mercury Theatre owner named in $3 million foreclosure suit, Chicago Sun-Times
- Father ordered not to bring daughter to church on Easter, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
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March 23, 2010
Central Illinois
- Retrial begins for man accused of beating toddler, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Judge sets strict rules for courthouse knife defendant, Chicago Tribune
- McHenry Co. judge dismisses sex charges citing delay in prosecution, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- So. Illinois man gets 20 years for ill-fated plot to kill uncle, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- 13 attorneys general sue over health care overhaul, Bloomington Pantagraph
- Supreme Court rules for student seeking discharge of student loan debt, ABA Journal
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March 18, 2010
Chicago area
- State's high court rules against strip club in '06 crash, Daily Herald
- Developer convicted of bribing alderman, Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Network taps attorney to lead group, Chicago Business
Northern Illinois
- U.S. planning to buy Thomson even if not used for terrorists, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Charges stand against trooper in crash that killed Collinsville sisters, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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