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Illinois Governor Signs Repeat Gun Offender Plan Into Law

Judges will be encouraged to prescribe longer sentences for repeat gun offenders under a plan signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

WJBD Radio
Lawyers, activists agree: Jason Van Dyke guilty verdict no sure thing

Activist Kofi Ademola is pleased murder charges have been filed in Chicago’s high-profile police shooting, the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald by Officer Jason Van Dyke. But based on the outcomes in similar cases — including another in Milwaukee — the verdict in the Van Dyke trial could be reason for yet another protest.

Chicago Sun-Times
We're getting serious about civics

According to icitizen, a nonpartisan online polling source, more than nine in 10 Americans (93 percent) believe civics education should be bolstered in public schools.

Daily Journal

Posted on June 26

Associate Attorney — Bellows Law Group | Chicago, IL
Legal Secretary / Paralegal — Konicek & Dillon | Chicago - Loop, IL
Associate Attorney — Acton & Snyder, LLP | Danville, IL
Director of Quality Management — Civilian Office of Police Accountability | Chicago, IL

How To Handle A Construction Case Mediation
Don’t miss this full-day mock demonstration on June 29th that uses an actual multi-party construction case mediation!