In June the Lawyers Trust Fund celebrated 30 years of supporting legal aid in Illinois. LTF was established in 1983 by the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and tasked with administering the IOLTA program created by the Illinois Supreme Court. Click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
LTF Marks 30th Anniversary
How Kevin M. Forde cleared the way for Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral aspirations
The week before he was to argue his first case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Chicago lawyer Kevin M. Forde couldn’t sleep. “I was up all night, night after night after night,” he recalls. “This was something that occupied my every thought.” Click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
Judge: Rahm Emanuel to stay on ballot
A Cook County judge says Rahm Emanuel is eligible to run for Chicago mayor, but the ballot dispute involving the ex-White House chief of staff isn’t over yet. Click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
Emanuel testifies on Chicago residency today
Rahm Emanuel is scheduled to testify at a hearing Tuesday to determine whether he is eligible to appear on the February ballot for Chicago mayor. The former congressman and White House chief of staff will be questioned by the roughly two dozen objectors who say he fails to meet the one-year … [Read more...]
