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* In the Shadow of foreclosures

* Illinois-born actor Charlton Heston dead

* Which candidate will bring back FutureGen?

* Jackson, Latino activists hope to form ‘black-brown coalition’

* Parks may lease island assets

* Sneed

I spy . . .

Gov. Blagojevich and financial whiz Charlie Carey spotted at Gene & Georgetti’s eating red meat while squawking Wednesday night .

* Resident hopes to start community radio station

* Jon White Sentencing

Despite being fired from the McLean County Unit 5 school district in 2005 for viewing pornography on a computer at school and inappropriate communication with a fifth-grade girl, Jon White got a letter of reference from his principal there.

* Krug: Alou came clean, how about you?

* Tax swap would raise tax burdens

* Virtual campus off to slow start at University of Illinois

Ten students. That’s how few are currently taking classes online through the University of Illinois’ new Global Campus, a multimillion-dollar program launched this year with high expectations.

* Hogue Hall, Greenville College’s symbol, may be razed

* Radar van bound for the Edens

* Alderman makes a mayoral run official

Kifowit’s platform also calls for a change in Aurora’s system of government. She proposes moving to a city manager system, which she believes would keep the day-to-day operation of the city free from, as she put it, “politics as usual.”

* The iPhone: Successes and Challenges

* Blogs: Meeting an old friend for the first time

posted by Kevin Fanning
Monday, Apr 7, 08 @ 8:22 am

Comments

Rich,

Your article today makes me very sad.

Comment by Macoupin County Monday, Apr 7, 08 @ 8:29 am
Nice to see Jerry Roper offer constructive criticism. What’s his solution? I know - a casino. It will solve all of our problems.

Comment by wordslinger Monday, Apr 7, 08 @ 9:10 am
Too bad that the Illinois Supreme Court won’t license attorneys unless they have attended an American Bar Association approved school. ABA refuses to approve distance law education programs, despite their quality. So, in essence, we have one branch of Illinois government putting its faith into distance education and another saying that it can never be sufficient.

On a side note, the Illinois Supreme Court has no business deferring to the ABA. The ABA is a private association of attorneys, who’s purpose is to serve the best interests of laywers–not the public at large. I can think of few things that would serve the interests of current laywers better than limiting the number of approved law schools, and therefore attorneys, driving up the cost of legal advice, and preventing many people from enjoying equal protection under the law.

Comment by Squideshi Monday, Apr 7, 08 @ 3:23 pm