Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres Promotes Erin McAdams Franzblau to Co-Chair of Employment & Labor Group

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

CHICAGO, June 9, 2026 – Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres (CFDB), one of the nation's fastest-growing law firms, announced that Erin McAdams Franzblau has been promoted to Co-Chair of the Firm's Employment & Labor Group alongside Tracey Wolfe, further strengthening the leadership of one of the Firm's core practice areas.

Notice of Vacancy for the Director of the Macoupin-Greene-Scott Probation District, 7th Judicial Circuit

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Chief Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit is posting notice for one vacancy which exists for the Director position of the Macoupin-Greene-Scott Probation District whose primary office is in Carlinville, IL. Resumes are now being accepted for this vacancy.

Any person filling this position must comply with hiring/promotion policies of the Illinois Probation Court Services.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to:

Trials remain stalled in Whiteside County as court awaits mathematicians’ take on jury pool randomization

Jury trials will remain on hold in Whiteside County after University of Chicago mathematicians’ work, though not complete, is pointing to irregularities in the way jury pools are selected.

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Shaw Local

New cannabis, hemp regulation bill heads to Pritzker's desk

A plan heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could create new regulations for cannabis and hemp. The bill calls for comprehensive changes to the hemp marketplace and long-awaited improvements to the state's cannabis laws.

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WAND

Former federal prosecutors lambaste U.S. attorney, warn of political interference

More than 100 former top federal prosecutors are warning of leadership failures and political interference seeping into the prestigious Chicago-based U.S. attorney’s office under its latest chief.

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Daily Herald

Champaign man arrested after DNA links him to 43-year-old cold case

A 73-year-old Champaign man was arrested on Tuesday after police said DNA evidence linked him to a murder that happened in 1983.

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WCIA

Nurses file class-action lawsuit against Ascension, Prime over hospital staffing

A group of nurses from Saint Joseph Medical Center in Illinois filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, accusing it of operating at dangerously low staffing levels that put patient health at risk.

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Health Exec