[caption id="attachment_9405" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This historic painting was used as the rendering for the century-old murals on the walls and ceilings of the Supreme Court courtroom. Photo credit/Mark Skube"][/caption]
The Illinois Supreme Court convened in special session on Tuesday to unveil an historic painting which was used as the rendering for the century-old murals on the walls and ceilings of the Supreme Court courtroom.
Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald presided at the ceremony.
The artwork, which had fallen into disrepair over the past 100 years, was donated by the family of the artist, Albert Krehbiel. Through the auspices of the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission, the family also paid for all costs of restoration, framing and display.
Justices Rita B. Garman and Anne M. Burke, Supreme Court liaisons to the Commission, spoke at the unveiling. Jerold Solovy, a well-known Chicago attorney and chairman of the Commission, also made comments.
The art will be displayed for the public beginning today, March 10, in the former Illinois Appellate courtroom in the Supreme Court Building at 2nd Street and Capitol Avenue.
Central Illinois
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March 10, 2010
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March 5, 2010
State
- Lawmaker hopes to toughen guilty plea sentences in murder cases, Decatur Herald & Review
Central Illinois
- Peoria firm out of Woodford dispute, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Deadly fire set for insurance money: prosecutors, Chicago Sun-Times
- Parents settle in son's Lincolnshire day-care death, Daily Herald
Nation
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March 2, 2010
Central Illinois
- Local attorney turns columnist, Danville Commercial News
Chicago area
- Supreme Court appears ready to overturn Chicago gun ban, Chicago Tribune
- Blood alcohol evidence barred from judge's DUI trial, Daily Herald
- Cook County pays $525,000 in wrongful prosecution case, Chicago Tribune
- The shoe fits the crime, Island Lake detective says, Daily Herald
Nation
- Jury finds Becker guilty of killing coach, Quad-City Times
- Arnold & Porter's age policy cited as reason partner skipped to Davis Polk, ABA Journal
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February 25, 2010
Central Illinois
- Knox County smoking cases dismissed, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Obama nominates two from Illinois for federal judgeships, Chicago Tribune
- Nurse accused of suspicious deaths gets $10,000 to help defense, Daily Herald
- $14.7 million settlement in trampoline suit against CPS, Chicago Tribune
Northern Illinois
- Man who used 11-year-old to commit crime gets 30 years in prison, Quad-City Times
Nation
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February 24, 2010
Nation
- Supreme Court sets aside strict ruling on Miranda "right to remain silent", Chicago Tribune
- States eye ban on public release of 911 calls, Bloomington Pantagraph
Central Illinois
- Embattled Tazewell jailers back at posts, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Spire developer sued over unpaid credit cards, Chicago Business
- Jury convicts Edward Tenney of 1992 murder, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Trial begins for suspectin So. Ill. businessman's death, Belleville News-Democrat
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February 23, 2010
Central Illinois
- Woodford County wants historic designation for courthouse, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Court clerk gets three years for soliciting bribes, Chicago Tribune
- McHenry Co.
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February 18, 2010 |
People
Ellis E. Leighty passed away late last month passed away at the Wesley Village Healthcare Center in Macomb. Mr. Leighty served in World War II and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1948. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 1951. Ellis' most famous legal client was Burl Ives, when Ellis served as local counsel to Burl and wife, Helen, in the purchase of Warren County, Ill., farmlands and again a few years later when they sold those lands as a part of their divorce proceedings. Click here to read the full obituary in the Peoria Journal Star.
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February 18, 2010
Central Illinois
- Trial date set for 2006 fatal shooting, Peoria Journal-Star
Chicago area
- Cook County milestone: 150 corruption convictions since 1970, Chicago Tribune
- Tribune must file bankruptcy reorganization plan next month, Chicago Business
- Top ethics aide sues Daley over corruption, Chicago Tribune
- Attorney: Boy who killed father was abused, Daily Herald
- Brown's Chicken owner liable for buying out partner, judge says, Chicago Business
Northern Illinois
- Federal judge puts end to Woodward discrimination case, Rockford Register Star
Southern Illinois
- Crowder new Madison County asbestos judge, Madison/St.
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February 16, 2010
State
- Anti red-light legislation faces key test today, Daily Herald
Central Illinois
- McLean Co. to pay $140K more a year to maintain law enforcement software, Bloomington Pantagraph
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February 16, 2010 |
ISBA News
[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.