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Chicago attorney reprimanded over conduct during basketball game
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) reprimanded a Chicago lawyer this week for pushing and kicking a teen during a pick-up basketball game.
Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission seeks public comments on proposed forms
A commission created by the Illinois Supreme Court is seeking public comments on forms intended to help make the court process easier for litigants in civil cases.
I-LAW stops in Chicago for its annual "Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week"
A legal watchdog group stopped in Chicago today as part of a statewide tour to promote its annual “Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week.”
Supreme Court disciplines 39 attorneys; disbars six
An Algonquin attorney sentenced to prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme has been disbarred.
Chicago Bar Association and Foundation honor four with Justice John Paul Stevens Award
U.S. Judge Diane Wood of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said she was just a “baby lawyer” when she first met former U.S. Supreme Justice John Paul Stevens.
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over city’s red light camera program, among others
The Illinois Supreme Court this week agreed to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases.
Supreme Court takes state retiree health insurance case under advisement
Retirees suing the state over a new law requiring them to start paying premiums for health insurance have essentially asked the Illinois Supreme Court to give the Pension Clause a new and expanded interpretation, an attorney for state said today.
Supreme Court hears arguments over jurisidiction in case brought by downstate school district
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over jurisdiction in a case that could affect a Madison County school district’s tax revenues.
Supreme Court issues two gun-related rulings
The Illinois Supreme Court today handed down a pair of gun-related opinions.