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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Tenth Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Aug 13, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Derek G. Asbury and Daniel M. Cordis as associate judges of the Tenth Judicial Circuit.

ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Highlights Home Repair Resources in State Fair Tent

By Press release submission | Aug 13, 2019

Attorney General Kwame Raoul encouraged Illinois families to visit his tent at the 2019 Illinois State Fair.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Bradley P. David as an associate judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Ninth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Nigel D. Graham and Curtis S. Lane as associate judges of the Ninth Judicial Circuit.

HEPLERBROOM: Heplerbroom Employees Donate to Non-profit That Helps Foster Children

By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2019

Employees in the Edwardsville office of HeplerBroom recently donated nearly $1,500 to Equipping the Called Foster & Crisis Closet, a non-profit group that provides basic necessities such as clothing and toiletries to children when they are initially placed in foster care.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Aug 7, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Seventh Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Dwayne A. Gab as associate judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Third Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Aug 7, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Third Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Veronica L. Armouti as an associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit.

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Coghlan as First District Appellate Court Justice

By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2019

Justice Anne M. Burke and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Judge Mary Ellen Coghlan has been assigned as an Appellate Court Justice in the First District.

HEYL ROYSTER: Cloud and Flatt Co-Author Chapter for IICLE®

By Press release submission | Aug 6, 2019

In the “Intentional Act Exclusion” chapter of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE®) , Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance, 2019 Edition, Patrick Cloud and Greg Flatt write about several applications of the Intentional Act Exclusion along with the difficulties that can arise in cases involving professional services.

FREEBORN & PETERS: Jeffery Cross Writes About Noerr-Pennington Immunity from Antitrust Liability for Bringing Litigation and the Sham Exception

By Press release submission | Aug 5, 2019

In his article published recently by Today’s General Counsel (TGC) magazine, Jeffery M. Cross, a member of the Litigation Practice Group and Antitrust & Trade Regulation Group.

REPRESENTATIVE RODNEY L. DAVID (IL-13): Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Improve Small Community Transit

By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2019

U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced the introduction of the Small Community Transit Improvement Act to increase the amount of funding provided to transit systems in small communities.

ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul: Affected Consumers Can Now File Claims in $600 Million Settlement With Equifax

By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2019

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced affected consumers can now file claims to qualify for payments from the Consumer Restitution Fund established under the historic $600 million settlement with Equifax.

REPRESENTATIVE MIKE BOST (IL-12): Bost Disaster Assistance Reform Bill Focuses on Len Small Levee Repair

By Press release submission | Jul 29, 2019

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to better protect inland waterway navigation and address a gap in current law that has stymied efforts to rebuild the Len Small Levee.

CHUHAK & TECSON: Chuhak & Tecson Jeralyn Baran guided TMA's HR Peer Group in efforts to accommodate disabled employees and applicants

By Press release submission | Jul 29, 2019

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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the First Judicial Circuit

By Press release submission | Jul 29, 2019

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the First Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Tyler R. Edmonds as associate judge of the First Judicial Circuit.

TRESSLER LLP: Erik Peck Receives Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Award

By Press release submission | Jul 23, 2019

We are proud to announce that Erik Peck, partner at Tressler LLP, recently received the Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Award from the LaGrange Rotary Club, the Brookfield Rotary Club and Riverside Rotary Club for his work rebuilding a playground at a battered women’s shelter.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Illinois Employer to Pay $573,836 in Wages to 215 Employees in Settlement After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation

By Press release submission | Jul 23, 2019

Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Inc. – based in Sterling, Illinois – will pay 215 current and former employees with disabilities nearly $574,000 in back wages as part of its agreement to resolve issues uncovered by a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Named One of the “Best Law Firms For Women” by Working Mother

By Press release submission | Jul 22, 2019

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has once again been named among the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine for the tenth time.

SALVI SCHOSTOK & PRITCHARD: Sterigenics Victims’ Attorneys Sound Alarm at Polluter’s Surprise Agreement With Ag

By Press release submission | Jul 22, 2019

Attorneys for the victims who have been sickened because they lived close to Sterigenics, a Willowbrook medical equipment sterilization company, spoke out on Thursday after the Attorney General’s Office and the DuPage County State’s Attorney submitted a consent order agreement with Sterigenics in the Dupage County Circuit Court that could allow Sterigenics to reopen its doors for the first time since being shut down on February 15.

NEAL GERBER & EISENBERG LLP: Nicholas Miller Selected to Serve on the Bankruptcy Liaison Committee for the Northern District of Illinois

By Press release submission | Jul 22, 2019

NGE Financial Restructuring partner Nicholas Miller was recently selected to serve a two-year term on the Bankruptcy Liaison Committee for the Northern District of Illinois.