Media Archives

February 27

• Closing arguments in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan could begin next week
• March is Women’s History Month
• Women in combat
• The Chicago Sky, the WNBA’s newest expansion team, is hosting several special events in town this week
• Chicago-Kent's Family Law Clinic
• From the Chicago-Kent Timeline: In 1891, Emma Baumann became the first woman to graduate from what is now Chicago-Kent

February 20

• Today is President’s Day
• The federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan continues
• Media reports suggest San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds may retire
• Donald Trump and Martha Stewart at odds over the demise of her reality TV show
• February is Black History Month
• From the Chicago-Kent Timeline: In 1894, Ida Platt graduated from what was Chicago College of Law
• Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic is seeking those who need legal assistance with immigration

February 13

• February is Black History Month
• Section 1983: Perhaps the most important federal civil rights/civil liberties statute ever enacted
• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery
• "Something New," a film starring Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker, focuses on interracial dating
• "A Raisin in the Sun," Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning 1959 drama
• "Operation Slapshot"
• Should former Illinois Governor George Ryan take the stand in his own defense?

• Cook County residents with domestic relations disputes may qualify for representation through Chicago-Kent's Family Law Clinic

February 6

• Illinois House Criminal Law Committee votes unanimously to require DNA samples from felons
• Tiffany & Company files lawsuit against eBay
• President Bush’s State of the Union address included initiative to invest in medical technology
• The 2006 Winter Olympic Games begin February 10
• Will former Illinois Governor George Ryan take the stand in his own defense?
• Enron founder and former chairman Kenneth L. Lay and chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling on trial in Houston
• New rules require hedge fund advisors to register with SEC
• Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic seeking those who need legal assistance

• Chicago-Kent's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
• Cook County residents with domestic relations disputes may qualify for representation through Chicago-Kent's Family Law Clinic