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Recent News About Illinois Attorney Registration And Disciplinary Commission (ARDC)

• ARDC panel recommends three-year suspension for Blagojevich’s former chief of staff

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Nov 7, 2013 @ 4:41pm

  An attorney who served as chief of staff to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be suspended from the practice of law for three years, a panel of the state’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board recommended this week.

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• ARDC panel recommends disbarment of Belleville attorney

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013 @ 2:33pm

  Konzen

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• Granite City attorney suspended for misconduct in bankruptcy court

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, Oct 2, 2013 @ 10:50am

  The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has suspended Granite City attorney Alexander Marion Wilson from the practice of law effective Oct. 16.

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• Judge Stiehl recuses in drug and weapons case against Cook

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 @ 7:33am

  Cook

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• Peel files another motion in his ongoing fight over his 2007 convictions

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Aug 22, 2013 @ 1:16pm

  Peel

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• Supreme Court suspends Cook from practice of law on interim basis

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013 @ 1:22pm

  Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has been suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis as a result of his federal drug and firearm charges.

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• ARDC slaps former Belleville lawyer with three-count complaint

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 @ 1:50pm

  The Illinois Attorney and Registration Commission (ARDC) has lodged a complaint against a former Belleville lawyer.

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• Government opposes Peel's motion to recall mandates; ARDC hearing set for Friday

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, Jul 15, 2013 @ 7:17am

  Peel

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• Prosecutors charge Alton attorney with pot production, possession

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 @ 2:18pm

  An Alton lawyer hit with an attorney disciplinary complaint last month is now facing drug charges.

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• Peel seeks certificate of appealability from the 7th Circuit

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 @ 7:03pm

  Peel

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• ARDC accuses Alton attorney of using funds belonging to paralyzed minor's estate

  By Bethany Krajelis | Friday, Jun 7, 2013 @ 3:14pm

  The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has lodged a complaint against an Alton attorney, accusing him of using $60,000 in client funds for his own purposes.

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• Cook resigns from the bench as he faces federal charges

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, May 29, 2013 @ 3:56pm

  Keefe

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• LAP: Judges' drug problems may not be as evident because of their "insular" roles

  By Bethany Krajelis | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 @ 6:16pm

  Voss

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• Cook charged with heroin possession; Coroner confirms Christ died from cocaine toxicity

  By Ann Maher | Friday, May 24, 2013 @ 11:13am

  Christ(This story has been updated).St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has been charged with heroin-related offenses in federal court in East St. Louis.He waived indictment on charges of possessing heroin and being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, according to documents filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.Cook has

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• Judge Cook under federal investigation; Being held at Washington County Jail

  By Ann Maher | Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 3:45pm

  (This story has been updated)

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• Prenda Law hit with $1,000 per day penalty for failing to pay sanctions

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 6:38am

  Duffy

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• Judge denies Peel's motion over his prison sentence; refuses to issue certificate of appealability

  By Bethany Krajelis | Monday, May 13, 2013 @ 5:38pm

  Peel

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• Supreme Court slated to hear eight arguments in May term

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, May 9, 2013 @ 1:37pm

  The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases during its May term.

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• ARDC Hearing Board wraps up hearings in Weiss case; could take months to issue recommendation

  By Bethany Krajelis | Wednesday, May 8, 2013 @ 3:36pm

  The  four-year-old disciplinary case against a Chicago area lawyer accused of sexual harassment  appears to be nearing an end.

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• ARDC sees slight increase in investigations in 2012; Total of 105 attorneys disciplined last year

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, May 2, 2013 @ 12:50pm

  The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) saw a nearly 4-percent increase in the number of investigations it took in last year, according to the agency’s annual report.

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