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Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on S. 1584 , the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act which would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Sec. 6 of the Act would exempt the same religious institutions that are exempt from the religious discrimination provisions of...
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BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
From Dan Proft, Republican candidate for governor: Andy McKenna: Mayor Daley's Candidate for Governor (Chicago, IL) – In response to Andy McKenna’s announcement this morning, conservative Republican candidate Dan Proft released the following statement: "Andy McKenna’s entrance into this race clarifies the choice Republican primary voters have. We can nominate a candidate beholden...
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Ed. note : We gave this a shout-out last week in non-sequiturs (second item), but it's egregious enough to merit more discussion. Biglaw attorneys frequently complain about how hard it is to date given the amount of hours they devote to work. It would appear that attorneys at a small immigration firm in Chicago had a similar dilemma. Perhaps with thoughts of Maggie Gyllenhaal's legal secretary role...
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Madison County Record (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Kim SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is no longer running unopposed for reelection next year. On Monday, Republican Steve Kim announced he is running against the two-term Democratic attorney general in 2010. Kim, a former adviser to Gov. Jim Edgar, currently works as a legal adviser for small businesses. If elected, Kim said he would shift his focus to protecting and educating...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Two state Senate committees will hold a joint hearing next month to examine ways to improve safety at Illinois nursing homes, where a high number of felons with mental illness has led to reported assaults, rape and even murder. Speaking before the hearing in Chicago will be elder advocates and industry groups, as well the heads of major state agencies in charge of nursing home safety, including the...
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Examiner.com State admits nursing home breakdownsChicago TribuneAs part of their work, Gelder said the task force would conduct unannounced site visits to nursing facilities and will open in the next few days a Web site, …Task force targets violence in Ill. nursing homesThe Associated PressNursing home dangers: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan demands reforms …Chicago Tribuneall...
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Examiner.com Task force targets violence in Ill. nursing homesThe Associated Press"This is a very, very serious matter," said Michael Gelder, Quinn's senior health adviser, named by the governor to lead the new Nursing Home Safety Task …Nursing home dangers: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan demands reforms …Chicago Tribuneall 94 news articles »
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on state public health officials today to overhaul their approach to protecting seniors and disabled adults living in nursing homes alongside mentally ill felons. Among several recommendations, Madigan demanded beefed-up inspections and said the Illinois Department of Public Health must enlist the help of state police to immediately prepare revised criminal...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit alleging a suburban Chicago contractor solicited roofing contracts without a license and for work he either failed to do or did poorly. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court this week names the owner of Roof Medics and Best Roofing, Gary Phillips. It says consumers repeatedly complained about leaky roofs but the Mount Prospect-based...
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Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
below, from Madigan office... FEDERAL, STATE PARTNERS CONVENE TO DISCUSS ONGOING ANTI-FRAUD EFFORTS IN HOUSING MARKETS WASHINGTON - This morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner hosted Attorney General Eric Holder, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Jim Freis and attorneys...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Finally, a seat Rod Blagojevich will admit to selling. The former governor is auctioning the chair he sat in during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Thursday. Kimmel had asked the Chicago Democrat to sell the seat from his late-night talk show set as a nod to the criminal indictment against Blagojevich, which accuses him of selling Barack Obama's vacant senate seat and essentially running...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks before the Cemetery Oversight Task Force, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 in Chicago. The task force is charged with looking at the state's regulation of cemeteries after desecration allegations at a historic Illinois cemetery arose earlier this year. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) Things got a little heated today at a panel hearing regarding the Burr Oak Cemetery...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Anzalone-Liszt for Pat Quinn (8/18-26, likely voters, no trendlines): Pat Quinn (D-inc) : 54 Dan Hynes (D) : 26 Undecided : 20 (MoE: ?3.6%) Hynes, the state Comptroller, apparently had hoped to run for AG, but Lisa Madigan decided to stay put, foreclosing that option. So instead of going for the open Senate seat, he decided to take on an incumbent governor. Hynes currently has a bigger warchest than...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Legislators put Illinois tollway officials on the hot seat today, demanding to know how the company hired by the tollway to run the oases was allowed to default on its lease and owe more than $2.5 million in back rent and other payments. State Sens. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) and Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston) asked many questions at a legislative hearing but got little satisfaction from directors...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Former Gov.Rod Blagojevich shakes hands with Harry Smith after appearing on the "CBS Early Show" in New York this morning. (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune) NEW YORK -- Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched another media offensive this morning as he went on news shows to proclaim his innocence and plug his new book. Speaking with the Tribune after an appearance on the "CBS Early Show,"...
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