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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT EXTENDS “HOT PURSUIT” DOCTRINE TO INCLUDE MISDEMEANORS
By Ashley Kwasneski In People v. Wear, 2008 WL 2840571 (Ill.Sup.Ct. 2008), the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the defendant’s driving under the influence conviction finding that probable cause existed to place him under arrest while the defendant was still in a public place and that the defendant’s subsequent arrest inside his home was justified by […]
INVESTIGATORS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN FRANKFORT EXPLOSION
www.southtownstar.com A month and a half after a home exploded in Frankfort, eight homes still are at least temporarily uninhabitable, and there still is not an answer as to what caused the explosion. About 80 residents attended a village meeting on Saturday morning to receive an update from village, fire and Nicor officials on the […]
GEORGE MAHONEY AND JEAN KENOL OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR IKEA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Herald News By Tony Graf JOLIET – Plans for and Ikea distribution center got the go-ahead from the city council Tuesday. The home furnishings retailer is looking to operate a giant facility at Laraway Road and Rowell Avenue. The center, at almost 1.4 million square feet, will be in the Laraway Crossings Business Park. Ikea […]
ERIC HANSON NEGOTIATES RAILROAD LEASE
The Daily Chronicle By Benji Feldheim Waterman train ride to keep chugging WATERMAN – The Waterman & Western Railroad attraction is going to keep chugging along. After six months of debate, the Waterman Village Board came to an agreement Thursday night on a lease with the attraction’s owner, Pete Robinson, to keep the one-third-scale locomotive […]
Prosecution by Kevin Yusman Prompts Closure of Unruly Tavern
BUDWEISER INN LICENSE REVOKED The Daily Journal By Janet Cremer Momence Mayor Jim Saindon, the city’s liquor commissioner, has revoked the liquor license of Scott Billadeau, owner of the controversial Budweiser Inn, Billadeau reported Thursday. Billadeau had voluntarily shut down his bar March 4, ending more than 75 years of the tavern business at the […]
Sean Brady Speaks at Seminar in Springfield
TRAFFIC LAW UPDATE MARCH 3 IN SPRINGFIELD ISBA Bar News and Illinois Courts Bulletin The IBSA Traffic Law and Court Section will conduct a Traffic Law Update on Saturday, March 3, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield. (MCLE accredited 5.75 hours.) Moderators are Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council member J. Brick Van Der […]
George Mahoney Listed as a 2007 Super Lawyer in Chicago Magazine
George Mahoney and Justin Fredin Facilitate Incorporation of Village of Limestone and Appointment of Officials
VILLAGE’S CERTIFICATION A SIGN OF THE TIMES The Daily Journal By Jon Krenek The signature of Kankakee County Clerk Bruce Clark is all that’s needed for the new Village of Limestone to become official. The final certification of incorporation election results and a petition to appoint an interim village board stalled again in court on […]