Proposals to Reform the Judicial Retention Process

Two bills recently introduced into the Illinois state legislature have caught our attention. Representative Kelly Cassidy has sponsored HJRCA0010, a proposal to amend the Illinois constitution and create a judicial performance commission for the evaluation of judicial retention candidates. Rep. C...

Letter to the Governor

  Chicago Council of Lawyers Chicago's Public Interest Bar Association 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Fourth Floor Chicago, Illinois 60611 Telephone: (312) 988-6565 Fax (312) 397-1338 E-mail: ccl@chicagocouncil.org Website: www.chicagocouncil.org     January 19, 2011 Governor Pa...

Payday Loan Reform Passed by the Illinois General Assembly

On May 26, 2010, Illinois consumers scored a major victory when the Illinois House passed the Senate amendments to H.B. 537, a strong payday loan reform bill, by a vote of 108-1. Governor Quinn now has 90 days to sign the bill into law.Payday loans are small, short term loans made at predatory inter...
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