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A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, September 2013 An introduction to the issue form Co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, August 2013 An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Stanley Kaminski and Mary Ann Connelly.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, July 2013 An introduction to the issue from co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, June 2013 An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, May 2013 An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, April 2013 An introduction to the issue from co-editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, March 2013 An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stan Kaminski.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, February 2013 Details about the upcoming CLE program, and an introduction to the articles in this issue.
A note from the co-editors By Mary Ann Connelly & Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, January 2013 An introduction to the issue from newsletter Co-Editors Mary Ann Connelly and Stanley R. Kaminski.
Notes from the Editors By William Siebers & Peter Ashmore Elder Law, February 2013 An introduction to the issue from Co-Editors Peter Ashmore and Bill Siebers.
The “nothing new here” new PTO ethics rules By Lori M. Haymon Intellectual Property, May 2013 Effective May 3, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has adopted new rules on professional ethics.
Nursing home contracts: Might you be the responsible party? By Katherine C. Pearson Trusts and Estates, December 2013 A discussion of new legislation in Connecticut, and an invitation to consider to what extent Illinois might follow Connecticut’s lead and how practitioners, legislators, academics and the public could react and respond.
The Obama Administration opposes breed discriminatory legislation By Ledy VanKavage Animal Law, October 2013 President Obama’s Administration put out a very clear statement in opposition to breed discriminatory legislation in their response to a petition on the White House’s “We The People” website
Objects under the rearview mirror may be more of a material obstruction than they appear By Rob Shumaker Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2013 Objects dangling from the rearview mirror may justify a traffic stop but only if they constitute a material obstruction. The author addresses the case law on this issue and offers practice tips to determine whether an object materially obstructs a driver’s view of the road.
Obtaining court supervision in downstate Illinois DUI cases By Anthony A. Bruno Traffic Laws and Courts, March 2013 For those of us who practice in more than one county, figuring out what it takes to get a disposition of court supervision in a DUI case can be a tricky endeavor.
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One of one By Arthur Mingo Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, October 2013 Author Arthur Mingo discusses his experiences as the only African-American in the class of 2014 at SIU School of Law.
Open for business: How to use economic development incentives to boost profit By William D. O’Donaghue Corporate Law Departments, May 2013 With 12.1 million people unemployed nationally, states are bidding against one another to attract and retain business.
Open Meetings Act: A primer By Phillip B. Lenzini Local Government Law, March 2013 This article outlines the Act in a practical manner instead of following its codified order.
Orders of protection—The most “abused” area of the law? By Jon J. Racklin Family Law, January 2013 The author offers some thoughts on ways to protect the abused while minimizing the abuse of the legal system.
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OSHA and the farmer—“Deadliest Catch” on the prairie? By Jeffrey A. Mollet Agricultural Law, February 2013 Between 1992 and 2009, 9,003 farm workers and laborers died from work-related injuries in the US.
OSHA clarifies regulations: Third parties may act as the employees’ “walkaround representative” during OSHA inspections By Paul G. Prendergast & James S. Shovlin Labor and Employment Law, August 2013 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a letter of interpretation February 21, 2013 clarifying regulations regarding OSHA workplace inspections.
Other new public acts regarding education By Phil Milsk Education Law, October 2013 New Illinois laws of interest to education law practitioners.
Otto May, Jr. v. Chrysler Group LLC: Anatomy of the largest employment discrimination verdict in Illinois history By Stephen E. Balogh Labor and Employment Law, August 2013 Regardless of how and when this lawsuit finally resolves, it remains that the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has anecdotally informed the district judge and the parties that the verdict entered by the jury of eight people in the courtroom in Rockford, Illinois, on September 2, 2009, stands as the largest award in a single-plaintiff employment discrimination case in any district court in Illinois.
Our flag was still there By Daniel A. Cotter Bench and Bar, August 2013 The October 2012 Term of the United States Supreme Court has just wrapped up—A brief summary of the major decisions of the nation's highest Court.
Outgoing Chair Sheila J. Harrell honored with presentation Administrative Law, July 2013 At the 137th Annual Meeting of the ISBA, incoming chair of the Administrative Law Section Council Yolaine M. Dauphin presented a plaque to outgoing chair Sheila J. Harrell for her service for the2012-2013 term year. 
Over the rainbow By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, October 2013 While we may be losing control over what our future professional and personal lives are presently experiencing, we can still take legal steps to protect our remaining assets from further economic decline, and the accompanying burdens of carrying too much debt.
An overview of the Federal CJA Panel By Anthony A. Bruno Young Lawyers Division, April 2013 Membership in the CJA panel could make you a better lawyer. Not only is it a great opportunity to meet a whole new courthouse of judges, clerks, probation officers and others, but it is an opportunity to practice an entirely separate system of law.
The PAC muddies the waters: Some thoughts on a recent PAC opinion about closed session discussions, litigation, and final actions By Ruth A. Schlossberg Local Government Law, February 2013 The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued a new binding opinion on November 5, 2012 involving (among other things) the probable or imminent litigation exception to the Open Meetings Act.
PAC Opinion report By Ruth A. Schlossberg Local Government Law, December 2013 Recent opinions from the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor.
Partial Impartiality and Illinois Judicial disqualification: Problems, prospects, and possibilities By Hon. E. Kenneth Wright, Jr., Sabena Auyeung, & Christos Dimoulis Bench and Bar, February 2013 While maintaining complete impartiality is an honorable pursuit, is it possible for judges to leave their life experiences and common sense “at the courtroom door”? Must personal perspectives, morals, and values be traded in for a black robe?