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  • June 11, 2009 | Practice News
    Say 'bye to the CTA notice provision
    Trial lawyers like Chicago blawgger Mark P. Loftus are cheering the demise of the much-loathed requirement that p.i. plaintiffs provide special notice to the Chicago Transit Authority before filing suit. The change took effect June 1 and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date.
  • June 9, 2009 | People
    Pamela Church receives 2009 ISBA Law Enforcement Award
    [caption id="attachment_423" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Western Springs Police Chief Pamela Church (center) received the 2009 Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Monday evening, June 8, during a ceremony at the Western Springs village hall. ISBA President-elect John G. O’Brien (left) and Russell W. Hartigan, a Chicago attorney and ISBA board member who resides in Western Springs, presented the award."][/caption]