Illinois Supreme Court in the spotlight and code of conduct
Diane Ross reports on the Illinois Supreme Court's expanded Courts Commission and Judicial Inquiry Board, new press secretary Joseph Tybor, and proposed changes to professional conduct rules. The piece notes the seven justices, the Cook County trio, and highlights annual court reports, Internet plans, mentoring, and the broad judiciary pay structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Michael A. Bilandic
Charles E. Freeman
Moses W. Harrison II
James D. Heiple
Mary Ann G. McMorrow
Benjamin K. Miller
S. Louis Rathje
Cook County
Bilandic
Freeman
McMorrow
High Court
Heiple
Downstate
Illinois House
Brent Hassert
R-Lemont
Arline Fantin
D-Calumet City
Illinois Senate
Illinois
Illinois Courts Commission
Illinois Judicial Inquiry
Joseph R. Tybor
Statehouse
George H. Ryan
House
Michael J. Madigan
Senate
James “Pate
Philip
Tybor
Courts Commission
Judicial Inquiry Board
Supreme Court
Philip J. Rarick
Fairview Heights
Thomas Rakowski
Chicago
John N. Hourihane
Fred S. Carr
Kankakee
Paula Wolff
Governors State University
Mike Lawrence
Southern Illinois University
Public Policy Institute
Committee On
General Assembly
Judicial Branch Internet
Reporter of
Illinois Compensation Review Board
Diane Ross
Statehouse News Service
The
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Regional Alliance Drives I-294 I-57 Interchange Push
Letters praise Metro Southwest Alliance and regional bodies for pushing an I-294 I-57 interchange. A 24-community coalition backs the plan with Illinois Toll Highway Authority commitments. Officials like Sen. Patrick O Malley and Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr and William Lipinski praised coordination and efforts to secure future economic development and job growth.
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Metro Southwest Alliance
Southwest Interstate Corridor Planning Council
Northeast Illinois Planning Commission
Illinois Toll Highway Authority
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Patrick O'Malley
U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
William Lipinski
Raymond J. Bodnar
Public Internet access widest among smaller libraries
Letter explains Grande Prairie Public Library first to offer resident Internet access in 1996 as part of the Suburban Library System. It notes 240 plus members, staff access required, and SSLIC grant support enabling 15 smaller libraries to share costs and serve over 300,000 patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Grande Prairie
Illinois State Library
SSLIC
Questioning Hypocrisy in Law and Civil Rights
Tony Mathis asks why legal scholars overlooked Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board, notes 12 percent of Americans are 55 percent of prisoners, and urges the profession to defend civil rights through litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plessy
Tony Mathis
Postscandal pragmatism and party realignment in American politics
Mary Paleologos analyzes how the Monica Lewinsky affair reshapes public interest, media behavior, and partisan dynamics. She predicts waning focus on sex in politics, renewed attention to national issues, and possible end of the special prosecutor office, with Starrism as a new political term.
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Congress
Washington
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
Monica
Richard M. Nixon
OK Corral
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