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Time to take the ill out of Illinois

May 18, 2013 6:52 AM

Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. Which would you rather hear first? The bad news? Okay, the bad news is, Illinois is in third-to-last place on ChiefExecutive.net’s annual survey of the best states to do business in: 48th … Read More »

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New Push to Hold Foreign Manufacturers Accountable For Defective Products

May 17, 2013 9:17 AM
By Andrew Cochran

  Every day, American consumers are vulnerable to injury or death from dangerous foreign products manufactured abroad. We’ve read and seen numerous stories about poisonous drywall and toys manufactured overseas, with no compliance with our consumer products standards. While U.S. manufacturers must … Read More »

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Oh what a tangled web Paul Duffy wove!

May 11, 2013 8:53 AM

The perfect crime, to be perfect, has to escape detection. We’re not talking about just getting away with it. Impressive though that may be to those who find crime impressive. We’re talking about a crime that no one’s even arrested … Read More »

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New chief judge can help Madison County shed its ‘Judicial Hellhole’ reputation

May 8, 2013 7:01 AM
By Travis Akin

Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis announced this week she is stepping down from her post to run for Congress in the 13th District, which includes parts of the Metro-East. And though being a member of Congress is high profile and … Read More »

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The 7th Amendment is the original ‘victims’ rights amendment’

May 3, 2013 10:57 AM
By Andrew Cochran

The Constitution and Civil Justice subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing April 25 on a proposed Constitutional amendment to give victims of crime additional rights during and after the prosecution of the criminal. Some states allow the … Read More »

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Why is someone suing ‘the friendliest stores in town’?

May 3, 2013 8:01 AM

Most people who surf the Internet use some form of anti-virus program or service to protect their computers from cyber attackers.  Still, there is no way to completely eliminate the risk inherent in an Internet connection. Even the largest, most … Read More »

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After this, no more bad press for James Greco’s lawyers

April 27, 2013 6:27 AM

Last year, plaintiffs attorneys David Horan and Burton Newman asked Madison County Circuit Court Judge Andreas Matoesian to order the parties in a case they were litigating before him not to contact or cooperate with the media or “act in … Read More »

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Common Core is a federal government education albatross

April 23, 2013 1:31 PM
By Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: What President Obama called “college and career-ready standards” during a speech before the national Governor’s Association in 2010 is in reality a federally mandated education curriculum known as Common Core, which consists of a set of requirements … Read More »

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Highland should let the people decide on gambling referendum

April 23, 2013 1:07 PM
By Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: On April 9 Highland voters rejected video gambling in Highland by a 60 to 40 margin. Many people deem 1,100 a representative sample which expresses the entire community’s opinion.  Do  the voters know something the City Council … Read More »

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What’s in a name? Not much, if it’s a misnomer

April 20, 2013 8:44 PM

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the American Association for Justice is laying it on thick. Don’t overdo it, boys and girls of the plaintiffs bar: It may go to our heads. As our readers know, we’ve … Read More »

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