Southern Illinois

January 19, 2010

Breaking legal news for Tuesday, January 19
State
- Supreme Court won't hear carp case, Chicago Tribune
Central Illinois
- Parents of dead father seek right to visit girl, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Man pleads guilty to 1999 murder, will be released from prison, Bloomington Pantagraph
Chicago area
- FBI arrests two men for assistant U.S.
January 14, 2010

Breaking legal news for Thursday, January 14
Central Illinois
- Lawsuits: Boys zapped in Kankakee school stun gun demo, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- Chicago lawyer gets 7 years for role in Refco Inc. fraud, Chicago Business
- Alleged Burge torture victim goes free, Chicago Tribune
- Man ruled insane in 2004 slaying may be permanently institutionalized, Daily Herald
Northern Illinois
- FBI investigating Rock Island County Clerk's Office, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Fentanyl death blamed in Wal-Mart slip and fall, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- DLA "working lawyer" explains why he and 8 others moved to Jackson Lewis, ABA Journal
- Lawyers advise delay in ending ban on gays in military, ABA Journal
This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.
January 13, 2010

Breaking legal news for Wednesday, January 13
Central Illinois
- A Macoupin County judge suspended for threatening statements, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Peoria council tables vote to add FOIA job, Peoria Journal Star
Chicago area
- Supreme Court skeptical of NFL antitrust claim, Chicago Tribune
- Aurora man struck by flying ice will file legal motions to find driver, Daily Herald
- Kane may reconsider ban on video gambling, Beacon News
Southern Illinois
- Judicial candidates running in 3rd and 20th are "recommended" in ISBA poll, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- Jones Day practice head joins Winston; others likely to follow, ABA Journal
This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.
January 11, 2010

Breaking legal news for Monday, January 11
Chicago area
- News organizations back NU students in subpoena battle, Chicago Tribune
- Local company involved in Supreme Court case that could change sports, Chicago Business
- New law may prompt cemetery land swap, Daily Herald
- Attorney: Woman killed boyfriend in self-defense, Chicago Tribune
- Accused husband plans to say suicidal wife killed kids, herself, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Attorneys everywhere: As many as 25,000 contraceptive lawsuits to be handled in East St.
January 8, 2010

Breaking legal news for Friday, January 8
State
- Carp left hanging, Supreme Court delays, Chicago Business
- Association drops lawsuit over lobbyist fees, Rockford Register Star
- Quinn says IDOC chief went rogue, didn't follow directives, Daily Herald
- 17 early release inmates arrested for new violent crimes, Chicago Tribune
Chicago area
- Judge refuses to bar public from Peterson hearing, Chicago Tribune
- DNA sample taken in '82 Tylenol case, Chicago Tribune
- Second girl pleads guilty to fight posted on YouTube, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Hearing set in boy-behind-the-wall case, The Southern
Nation
- Attorney ranks 80th on b
January 7, 2010

Breaking legal news for Thursday, January 7
Chicago area
- Chicago won't enforce sidewalk clearing ordinance, Chicago Tribune
- Star witness in Peterson case prepares for hearing, Chicago Sun-Times
- Abbott settles state lawsuits for $22.5 million, Chicago Business
- Groom: I'm guilty in Huntley wedding brawl, Chicago Sun-Times
Southern Illinois
- Caseyville couple file suit against alleged fraudulent investor, banks, Belleville News-Democrat
- Trial opens Monday in whistleblower retaliatory discharge case, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- Fannie Mae GC could earn up to $3 million annualy despite bailout, ABA Journal
- Are jobs of nonequity partners at risk?, ABA Journal
This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.
January 6, 2010

Breaking legal news for Wednesday, January 6
State
- Lawsuit over planned state layoffs on hold, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Quinn names Chicago Police veteran to oversee prison release, Chicago Business
January 5, 2010

Breaking legal news for Tuesday, Jan. 5
State
- AG adds staff, contacts on open records law, Springfield State Journal-Register
- Candidate files for injunction against Thomson prison transfer, Daily Herald
Central Illinois
- Local bankruptcy filings rise in 2009, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- The Professor and the Prosecutor: Anita Alvarez's office turns up the heat on David Protess' Medill Innocence Project, Chicago Magazine
- Church leader sued over Frankfort mansion deal, Chicago Tribune
- Deloitte & Touche wins lawsuit against former Chicago-based executive, Chicago Business
Northern Illinois
- Jury selection begins in Reid murder trial, Quad-City Times
Southern Illinois
- Martins tried to hire two people for murder, documents allege, The Southern
This post is updated with breaking news throughout the day.
January 4, 2010

Breaking legal news for Monday, January 4
State
- Illinois fights back as other states seek carp-blocking canal closures, Chicago Business
Central Illinois
- Lincoln VFW faces foreclosure, Springfield State Journal-Register
Chicago area
- $1.5 million settlement in ex-gymnastics instructor's civil case, Daily Herald
Southern Illinois
- Appellate court says dismiss or arbitrate case against AG Edwards, Madison/St. Clair Record
Nation
- Court officer, suspect killed in Vegas courthouse shooting, ABA Journal
- Threats to federal judges, prosecutors on the rise, Chicago Sun-Times
- "Foreclosure mills" use "assembly-line" litigation process, ABA Journal
December 28, 2009 | Practice News

Sweet appointed Associate Judge in Third Judicial Circuit

Cynthia Cobbs, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, has announced that the Third Judicial Circuit Judges voted to select Dean E. Sweet as an associate judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. Mr. Sweet received his undergraduate degree in 1973 from Eastern Illinois University and his Juris Doctor in 1976 from St. Louis University. Mr. Sweet is currently engaged in solo practice in Wood River.