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.
Central Illinois
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February 18, 2010 |
People
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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.
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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