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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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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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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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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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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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Maybe you’re a good-looking guy, you travel out of town, and women hit on you. More likely, you’re pretty much nondescript and you know it, but you’re a sucker for a compliment, however disingenuous, and the only time you ever … Read More »

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“Hello, everyone, this is Bobbie Barrister, the brightest star in the law firmament, the first heard with the last word in legal trends, and your host every week for ‘Love That Suit!’ Want to know what’s ‘in’? Don’t we all! … Read More »

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You’re attending a public function of some kind – a lecture, a concert, a graduation ceremony – and suddenly there’s a commotion somewhere in the audience in front of you. A man has collapsed and a small crowd has gathered … Read More »

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Poor Gordon Maag, Supporting himself’s a drag! It’s beyond his endurance To pay for insurance: He’d rather have us hold the bag.   Ah yes, poor Gordon Maag! He hasn’t fed at the public trough long enough. We the taxpayers … Read More »