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Recent News About Illinois State Senate

• Garman lays out priorities for term as chief justice; Calls on attorneys to help educate public, participate more

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 @ 6:55am

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• New law on settlement payments spurs concerns from defense bar; ITLA president says it 'codifies common sense'

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Nov 21, 2013 @ 9:22am

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• 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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• HB924 is power grab by unions

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013 @ 12:08pm

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• Cook's plea will either close book on investigation or start new chapter

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Nov 1, 2013 @ 3:23pm

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• ATRA president calls out Durbin in op-eds over First Amendment remarks; Says Madison, St. Clair and Cook counties could use senator's help

  By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013 @ 12:51pm

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• District Judge McDade of Peoria to preside over Cook proceedings

  By Steve Korris | Tuesday, Sep 10, 2013 @ 6:18am

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• Time to take a stand against Obamacare!

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 @ 11:38am

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• Beware: Guaranteed Retirement Accounts (GRAs) rise again -- Could Illinois be next?

  By Nancy Thorner | Thursday, Aug 8, 2013 @ 11:34am

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• Mr. President...Sir, Have You No Sense of Decency?

  By John J. Hopkins | Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 @ 4:38pm

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• Durbin recommends five for vacancy on federal bench

  By Bethany Krajelis | Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 @ 12:21pm

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• U.S. Attorney goes after Medicaid fraud

  By Steve Korris | Friday, Jul 12, 2013 @ 1:43pm

  BlagojevichAn executive order signed by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continues to cost state taxpayers hundreds of millions annually.Early on during the disgraced governor's administration, Blagojevich granted state employment privileges to Medicaid assistants without the supervision that attaches to state jobs.The rules guarantee abuse, for disabled persons can hire anyone but a spouse.They

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• Voiding Avery could undercut eight years of class action precedent; Attorney G. Patrick Murphy served as local counsel in Williamson County case

  By Steve Korris | Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 @ 10:42am

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• Key to real pension reform is HB3303

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 @ 7:48pm

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• Traffic charges against alleged heroin dealer dropped by Christ day before becoming judge; Cook approves

  By Steve Korris | Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 @ 1:04pm

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• Legislature leaves lawsuit reform on the table

  By Travis Akin | Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 @ 3:01pm

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• St. Clair County Judicial Drug Scandal Forces Questions, Again

  By Ed Murnane | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 @ 8:58am

  Why do we elect partisan judges in Illinois?

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• lllinois cannot afford bill that will delay lawsuit settlements

  By Travis Akin | Friday, May 24, 2013 @ 2:17pm

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• Why would women politicians protect 'Gosnells of America' through liability limits?

  By Andrew Cochran | Friday, Apr 19, 2013 @ 10:04am

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• Open letter to President Obama

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 @ 9:08am

  President Obama:

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