Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday challenged Gov. JB Pritzker, a fellow Democrat, to use his bully pulpit to strengthen Illinois' weak ethics laws, saying a "top-to-bottom overhaul" is needed after the federal corruption conviction of their former state party chairman, ex-Speaker Michael Madigan.
Newly effective amendments to the Illinois Whistleblower Act provide greatly enhanced protections and remedies to Illinois employees who report unlawful conduct by their employers.
The attorney for Michael McClain said he and his client were “pleased and relieved” after Wednesday’s decision by a federal jury not to convict the longtime statehouse lobbyist from Quincy.
Diana Juarez, 38, likes to tell stories about her father with her mother, her siblings and her own children. About how he loved to work on cars, how he would wear matching Cubs or Bears jerseys with his family when there were games going on, the little jokes and sayings he repeated to them.
Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Rita B. Garman has joined the Champaign law firm of Webber & Thies PC.