Nolan Seymore Lipsky, 71, of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday morning April 10, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Chicago on August 3, 1944 to Mandel and Ruth Meizel Lipsky. Nolan married Bobbie Cheaney on April 26, 2003 in Springfield and she survives.
Mr. Lipsky is also survived by three sons: Matthew Lipsky of Springfield, Ben (Kim) Lipsky of Lake of the Hills, IL., and Jeff (Woorim) Lipsky of South Korea, one daughter Rose (Beuford) Moore of Springfield, one cousin Myron Greenbaum, and two grandchildren: Autumn and Joseph. He was preceded in death by his parents.
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April 27, 2016 |
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April 27, 2016 |
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W. Charles Witte, 74, of Bloomington, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, volunteer and civic leader, died peacefully at 10:21 a.m. Sunday (April 10, 2016) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis.
Services have been held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in honor of W. Charles Witte to Illinois State University Foundation and Advocate BroMenn Foundation.
Chuck Witte was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Chicago, son of Dr. William B. and Caroline Hess Witte. He married Donna Vera Skrinskus, his college sweetheart, 10 days after returning from his Vietnam service on Oct. 12, 1968. She survives.
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April 27, 2016 |
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Marc E. Fuchs, 67, of Springfield, IL, passed away on April 4, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center.
He was born on August 21, 1948, in Springfield, IL to Eldon and Darlene Fuchs. He married his wife, Cori, on September 15, 1973, in Joliet, IL.
Marc graduated from Girard High School and from the University of Illinois with a BS in Finance in 1970 and a Juris Doctorate in 1973. Marc practiced law in Farmersville, Illinois from 1973 to 1990. In his second career, he was able to embrace his lifelong passion as a scholar of Abraham Lincoln. He worked and volunteered at the Lincoln Tomb and the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office Historic Sites for nearly 20 years. He was also a board member of the Lincoln Monument Association. -
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John Thomas Rosch, a former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and Director of its Bureau of Consumer Protection, died on March 30, 2016, in Lake Forest, Illinois.
While at the Commission, he helped to revitalize its litigation efforts, particularly in relation to merger enforcement. Throughout his career, he was one of the preeminent practitioners in the areas of antitrust and trade regulation law and was lead counsel in more than 100 federal and state court antitrust cases. He won summary judgements for major corporations in the automobile, transportation, pharmaceutical, publishing and consumer electronics industries, among others.
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April 26, 2016 |
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Robert H. Liddle Jr. of Naperville, Illinois formerly of Buffalo, New York, beloved husband of Hope A. (Paolini) Liddle, devoted father of Marleah J. Liddle, Alexander R. Liddle, and Jenna M.T. Liddle, dear brother of A. DuAine (Bill Schierlitz) LoGrasso, Timothy (Shirley) Liddle, and Walter Liddle. Mr. Liddle was predeceased by his parents Robert H. Liddle Sr. and Stella (Salamone) Liddle, and his beloved "buddy" Allegro; dearest brother-in-law of Mary R. (Michael) Pachla, Joanne E. (A.Kem) Fronabarger, Francine (Martin Zyla) Paolini, Michael A. (late Michelle) Paolini, and Peter Paolini; cherished uncle of Jackie Gannon, Timothy Liddle Jr., Eric Liddle,Melissa Diamond, Jonathan J. Kacala, Zachary L. Paolini, Olivia R. Paolini; dear great uncle of Sage Gannon, and Avea Diamond; dear cousin of Leonard Salamone; many other cousins of the Liddle, Masso, and Paolini families and numerous colleagues and dear friends.
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April 26, 2016 |
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Albert L. Hall, Jr., 89, of Kenosha, WI, formerly of Waukegan, IL, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2016, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha.
Born in Chicago on June 17, 1926, he was the son of Albert L. and Oprah (Staratt) Hall, Sr. He was raised in Waukegan and graduated from Lake Forest Academy, University of Illinois and Northwestern Law School. He served with the US Navy in WWII. Albert was an attorney with his father's law firm, founded in 1922. After retiring, he served as " of counsel" for the Bollman, Lesser & Leetrey law firm in Lake Forest. He enjoyed golf, tennis, fishing, bridge, coin collecting and wood carving. Club memberships included Waukgean-North Chicago Chamber of Commerce, City Club, Lake County Coin Club, Waukegan Community Players, ACLU, Glen Flora Country Club, the Lake County Bar Association, and LFFB and PP Group.
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April 25, 2016 |
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Michael J. Warner, a partner in the personal injury law firm of Warner & Zimmerle, in Rock Island, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), the charitable arm of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), and will serve a two-year term.
The Foundation raises funds for distribution to Illinois nonprofit organizations whose mission is to provide free legal services to those with limited means. It also provides assistance to lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity. The Foundation also oversees the Illinois JusticeCorps program, which provides trained part-time student volunteers to serve as guides in courthouses. This year, the Foundation will distribute more than $850,000 in funds.
Warner has been a lawyer in private practice since 1972 after serving for a year in the Rock Island State’s Attorneys Office. He has been a member of the Rock Island Bar Association since 1971. He was a board member of the Mississippi Valley Alzheimer’s Association and is a past president of the Rock Island County Mental Health Board.
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April 22, 2016 |
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The Bohemian Lawyers Association (BLA) will award 9-10 scholarships totaling between $27,000- $30,000 on Thursday, May 26, at the Riverside Country Club. The expected breakdown by local law school is as follows: 3 to attendees of the University of Notre Dame Law School, 2 to attendees of Loyola University School of Law, 2 to attendees of Northern Illinois University College of Law, 1 each to attendees of the John Marshall Law School, Southern Illinois University School of Law and Marquette University Law School.
BLA has now awarded over $200,000 in scholarships through 102 grants since 1998.
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April 18, 2016 |
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Illinois Appellate Court Justice Laura Cha-Yu Liu died Friday after a long battle with breast cancer at age 49.
The first Chinese-American woman to be elected judge in Illinois and the first Asian-American to serve on the Illinois Appellate Court; Liu was known for her work for equal access to the courts for non-English speakers, as well as her volunteer work and awards she garnered in the legal community, her family said in a statement.
She was born July 19, 1966, in downstate Carbondale, where her parents were foreign exchange students. She graduated from Youngstown State University and the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Liu moved to Chicago after graduation to live with relatives, and worked for 19 years as a civil litigation attorney focused on health care and employment law.
Even after being diagnosed with cancer, she continued with her career and won the election to the Circuit Court of Cook County, becoming the first Chinese-American female judge in state history. She primarily worked in the Chancery division. The Illinois Supreme Court later appointed her to the Illinois Appellate Court, where she became the first Asian-American to serve on that court.
Liu is survived by her daughter Sophie, husband Michael Kasper, parents Yih-Wu and Becky Liu, sister Jessica, brother Eric, and her in-laws Dennis and Nancy Kasper.
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April 14, 2016 |
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In December, the Illinois Association of School Boards announced the retirement of General Counsel, Melinda Selbee, after 26 years of service with the Association. It was also announced at that time that IASB’s Assistant General Counsel, Kimberly Small, would take the reins in the general counsel position.
Now, after a several-month search, IASB has announced that Maryam Brotine has accepted the position of assistant general counsel.
Brotine is currently working as a senior associate with the law firm Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Bolingbrook, where she practices school law. Brotine will start her duties at IASB on April 11.
“It’s a perfect fit,” said Small. “Maryam has a wealth of experience in school law and is very aware of the Association’s work with providing policy to school districts.”