[caption id="attachment_8458" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John O'Brien (right) presents "The Papers of Abraham Lincoln" to Lincoln Library Director Nancy Huntley as Lincoln re-creator Randy Duncan looks on at the ISBA's Illinois Bar Center in Springfield."][/caption]
ISBA President John O'Brien presented a complete, four-volume set of hardcover books, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln, to the public libraries in Belleville, Edwardsville and Springfield on Friday and in Danville, Decatur and Bloomington on Tuesday.
The ISBA, in partnership with its charitable affiliate the Illinois Bar Foundation, purchased sets for all 102 Illinois counties as a contribution to the Illinois Bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth on Feb. 12, 2009.
"Public libraries throughout the state will now have this important set of books that include details of his 50 most prominent cases," O'Brien said. "It is a lasting tribute to the most revered lawyer in the history of our state and nation."
The Papers, a long-term project dedicated to identifying, imaging and publishing all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime (1809-1865), is considered the most comprehensive collection of texts during his life.
Central Illinois
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February 16, 2010 |
ISBA News
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February 12, 2010
State
- Ill. marks Abraham Lincoln's 201st birthday, Chicago Sun-Times
Central Illinois
- No decision on death penalty in Beason killings, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Gurnee trustee sues village over memorial, Daily Herald
- Man gets 40 years for drug-dealing but can marry in jail, Chicago Tribune
- Discover pays $775 million to settle Morgan Stanley claim, Chicago Business
Southern Illinois
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February 11, 2010
State
- "Sexting" bill gets blocked in House committee, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Blago's brother pleads not guilty, Peoria Journal Star
- Illinois foreclosure activity up 25% last month, Chicago Business
- Illinois AG would be state's No. 2 under proposed change, Madison/St.
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February 1, 2010
State
- Election officials: New Illinois laws could case big delays, Belleville News-Democrat
Central Illinois
- Ex-guard nets term in prison, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Aldermen fight subpoenas in Carothers-related case, Chicago Tribune
- Ald. Carothers pleads guilty, Chicago Tribune
- Still arguing his case, even after all these years (Judge Leighton), New York Times
Southern Illinois
- Madigan sues Williamson County contractor, The Southern
- Sweet sworn in as Madison County's newest associate judge, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- Layoff notices spur worries in Wisconsin DA offices, ABA Journal
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January 28, 2010
Central Illinois
- Champaign district's attorney fees cut in half, Champaign News-Gazette
Chicago area
- Former DuPage Co. chief judge dies, Daily Herald
- Co-worker: Peterson offered $25,000 to have wife "taken care of", Chicago Tribune
- Walsh vs. Walsh battle continues as candidate fires back at Hollywood, Daily Herald
- Woman sues Target, says she slipped on pillow cover, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Former Sherrard clerk neglected in prison, family says, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
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January 27, 2010
Central Illinois
- Attorneys vie for judge's seat, Danville Commercial-News
Chicago area
- Testimony: Peterson limited investigators, Chicago Tribune
- Lockdown ends at Northwestern Law, Chicago Business
- McHenry man caught driving 140 mph gets 18 months, Daily Herald
- Judge lets Tribune pay $45 million in exec bonuses, Chicago Business
- Ten judicial candidates speak out at forum, Kane County Chronicle
State
- Feds: Grand jury close to voting on reindictment of Blago, Chicago Tribune
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January 25, 2010
Central Illinois
- Judge declares man charged with daughter's killing unfit for trial, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- Peterson's neighbor: Stacy warned Drew would kill her, Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago man accused in Mumbai attacks pleads not guilty, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- SC Johnson attorney asks for funds owed under Buske settlement, Madison/St. Clair Record
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January 22, 2010 |
Events | ISBA News
The Young Attorneys of Champaign County have answered the call by the ISBA and IBF to provide aid to Haiti: POUNDS for DOLLARS: One CommUNITY, One World Giving to CU gives to Haiti GIVING TO CU... Donate your canned goods and other non-perishable food items to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at Jupiter's at the Crossing on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 between 7-9 p.m. (Biggest needs: canned meats, canned complete meals, canned beans and other vegetables, canned fruits, boxed meals & peanut butter.) GIVES TO HAITI... For every POUND of food donated to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, select Champaign-Urbana law firms will pledge a donation of ONE DOLLAR (up to $250 each) to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to help the response in Haiti. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is absorbing all associated administrative costs so that 100% of every dollar you give to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will support UNICEF's relief efforts for children in Haiti. Please help your CommUNITY, your world.
- Wednesday, January 27, 2010
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Jupiter's At The Crossing
- 2511 Village Green Pl.
- Champaign, IL
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January 22, 2010
Central Illinois
- SHG coaches file libel suit against ex-SHS coach, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Jury asks for definition of "lewd" in child pornography case, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- 8th Cong. candidate sued by former campaign manager, Daily Herald
- Large jury pool summoned in DuPage death penalty trial, Daily Herald
- Receiver taking over Block 37 mall today, Daily Herald
State
- Proposed law would change Illinois license plate requirement, Bloomington Pantagraph
- Corrections: Wrong early release prisoners listed, Springfield State Journal-Register
Nation
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January 21, 2010
SCOTUS
- Supreme Court lifts curbs on corporate political donations, Chicago Tribune
Central Illinois
- Attorney challenges nursing home fines, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Peterson attorney "not just another pretty face", Chicago Tribune
- Peterson's stepbrother takes stand in murder case, Chicago Sun-Times
- Zion man seen in escape attempt video pleads guilty to original charge, Daily Herald
- Twitter apartment mold libel suit dismissed, Chicago Tribune
- Woman sues theater, says she slipped on butter, Chicago Tribune