The Kane County Bar Foundation is accepting applications for law school scholarships. Through the generosity of Kane County Bar Association members, the Foundation has been able to award at least two scholarships of $1,000 each year. Qualified applicants are Kane County residents (or whose parents reside in Kane County) who are attending law school in the 2010 – 2011 academic year. The scholarship application deadline is May 1, 2010 and applications can be obtained on the Kane County Bar Foundation's website.
The Kane County Bar Foundation is a 501 (C) (3) charitable organization.
Chicago Area
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March 19, 2010
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March 18, 2010
Chicago area
- State's high court rules against strip club in '06 crash, Daily Herald
- Developer convicted of bribing alderman, Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Network taps attorney to lead group, Chicago Business
Northern Illinois
- U.S. planning to buy Thomson even if not used for terrorists, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Charges stand against trooper in crash that killed Collinsville sisters, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
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March 18, 2010 |
People
Richard F. Pellegrino, a trial lawyer in Chicago for more than 30 years, has joined Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, of Counsel. For many years, Pellegrino administered his own general law practice with a primary concentration in personal injury representation. His extensive public service includes a current board position on the Pace Transportation Service Board, and executive director of both the West Central Municipal Conference and the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency. He served as the Mayor of the Village of Indian Head Park from 1999 to 2007 and is a past commissioner of the Cook County Sheriff’s Police and Corrections Merit Board. He served as an adjunct instructor of Law and Latin at Nazareth Academy. Pellegrino received his B.A. in political science/government in 1975 and an M.A. in 1985, both from Loyola University, and a law degree in 1978 from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and was awarded a Commendation Medal in 1972 for meritorious service. Romanucci & Blandin concentrates its practice in catastrophic personal injury law including traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation. Established in 1998 by Antonio Romanucci and Stephan Blandin, the firm has recovered nearly $100 million for its clients. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is located at 33 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60602, contact www.rblaw.net or call (312) 458-1000.
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March 17, 2010
Central Illinois
- Judge says print can't be tested in Slover case, Springfield State Journal-Register
- In Urbana, White case resolutions cost $2.6 million, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- McHenry Co. courts to better help kids, Daily Herald
- Judge denies request for delay in Blagojevich trial, Chicago Sun-Times
- Man accused of pimping wife on Craigslist, Chicago Tribune
- Priest accused of sex abuse collapses in court, Daily Herald
- Suit filed in Willis Tower "greening" effort, Chicago Tribune
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March 16, 2010 |
ISBA News
[caption id="attachment_9481" align="alignright" width="300" caption="ISBA President John O’Brien, Ohio State Bar President Barbara Howard, Judge Jane Stuart and Justice Susan Hutchinson at the Celebrating Women Luncheon on March 9 at the Standard Club. President O’Brien presented Judge Stuart and Justice Hutchinson with Presidential Commendation Awards while Howard delivered the keynote address."][/caption] The Illinois State Bar Association presented "Celebrating Women in the Profession: Reach Out and Build Our Future" on March 9. ISBA President John O’Brien presented Presidential Commendation Awards to 2nd District Appellate Justice Susan F. Hutchinson and Cook County Circuit Judge Jane L. Stuart before a crowd of over 200 at the Standard Club in Chicago. “Today we honor the women who have advanced our profession, expanded our network and are doing the work that women do so well – sharing the benefits of practicing law with the next generation,” President O’Brien said. Judge Stuart thanked the bar associations for encouraging diversity and making her feel welcome throughout her career. Barbara Howard, President of the State Bar of Ohio, delivered a rousing keynote address. “As a woman in the profession, one of the things I appreciate is that we can come together to do more collectively than as individuals,” Howard said. “We must appreciate our past as we see how many women are in the profession today.
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March 14, 2010 |
Practice News
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts announced Friday that the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Michael A. Wolfe as an associate judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Wolfe received his undergraduate degree in 1981 from Marquette University, and his Juris Doctor in 1984 from John Marshall in Chicago. Mr. Wolfe is currently affiliated with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office in Wheaton.
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March 11, 2010 |
ISBA News
Doreen Mahoney, wife of Illinois Bar Foundation Vice President George Mahoney, passed away Tuesday, March 9. Mr. Mahoney has requested that all memorials be directed to the Illinois Bar Foundation.
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March 10, 2010
Central Illinois
- Mother of slain LeRoy boys files $10M lawsuit against city, police, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- IDOT supervisor suspended after peeping tom charge, Chicago Tribune
Southern Illinois
- Fourth woman sues, claiming Saline Township supervisor groped her, Belleville News-Democrat
Nation
- Study partly blames higher law school tuition on 40% jump in faculty size, ABA Journal
- Lohan sues E-Trade for $100M over Super Bowl ad, New York Times
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March 10, 2010 |
Events | People
To add more brain-injured veterans to its membership roster, the Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse is launching an Adopt-a-Veteran program. A friend-raiser will be held on Thursday, March 18, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 300 N. Elizabeth St., Suite 310 C, Chicago, to help with the funding. While there is no cost to attend the event, it is hoped that guests will open up their hearts and their wallets. Antonio Romanucci, a partner in Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, whose law firm concentrates in representing victims with traumatic brain injuries, is the driving force behind the fundraising effort. Romanucci helped found the Clubhouse with Giesler and served as its board president for seven years. “The Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse is the only facility in the Midwest that provides post acute care to traumatically-injured patients,” he states. “Because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Clubhouse has encountered a surge in requests. To accommodate those requests, we must raise additional funds with the hope that those who proudly served our country can acclimate more quickly back into society.” For further information about the event, contact the Clubhouse at (312) 226-8720, or log onto their Web site at www.braininjuryclubhouse.org.
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March 9, 2010 |
People
Rosalyn Kaplan, former Illinois solicitor general and current manager of Appeals and Ancillary Litigation for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, passed away Friday at her Near North Side due to complications from cancer. Kaplan, a member of the ISBA Government Lawyers Committee, also worked for the Illinois attorney general's office for 14 years and was a former president of the Appellate Lawyers Association. Kaplan graduated from The John Marshall Law School in 1981 after teaching high school and college French. Burial will be private. Click here to read the obituary in the Chicago Tribune.