Family of DPS student sues district after arrest of a substitute teacher

The substitute teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting a sixth grader appeared back in the courtroom this morning.

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News Channel 20

Microsoft Teams Training for the Department of Administrative Hearings

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Presented by the Illinois Secretary of State and Illinois State Bar Association

Learn how to use Microsoft Teams during your next virtual administrative hearing, how to submit documents before and after the hearing, and what you need to know to handle online continuances and withdrawals. This online program will be conducted in Microsoft Teams to help assist in the learning process.

Smith & Wesson sued by family of man killed in Highland Park parade shooting

The family of a Waukegan man killed in the Highland Park 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting has sued gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson.

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WGN 9

Governor JB Pritzker signs 48 bills into action

On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker took took action on 48 bills.

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Fox Illinois

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Springfield police urn search rights violation

The federal lawsuit against the Springfield Police Department filed by the father of two-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes has been dismissed. Dartavious Barnes accused Springfield police officers of violating his constitutional rights and Illinois state law during a traffic stop, where his daughter’s ashes were tested for drugs.

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News Channel 20

Appellate ruling means trial of former Cook assistant state’s attorneys can restart

An Illinois appeals court reversed a trial judge’s decision that sharply criticized Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office and prohibited large swaths of testimony in a case against two former assistant state’s attorneys accused of misconduct.

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Chicago Tribune

Ex-Reditus CEO Rossi pleads not guilty to latest federal fraud charges

On the eve of his sentencing for defrauding a former employer, jailed ex-Reditus Laboratories CEO Aaron Rossi pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he enriched himself at the expense of state taxpayers and health insurance companies.

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25 News Now

Up and Running

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

 Introducing Sonni Choi Williams, the 148th president of the Illinois State Bar Association. Williams, the first woman of color to serve as ISBA president, has traveled an arduous but inspiring road to leadership. Read the Illinois Bar Association’s profile of Williams in the July issue, which chronicles her path to the law beginning with her journey to the U.S. from South Korea at age 8.

After 10 years as an associate judge, Wellborn excited to ‘get my first name back’ in retirement

Debra Wellborn’s decision to retire as an associate judge in Adams County on July 2 means she will get her first name back.

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Muddy River News

Police: Illinois man threatens courtroom with ‘military style’ shooting

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested Daniel Pederson, 24, for allegedly threatening a courtroom with a “military-style” shooting.

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mystateline.com