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Midwest Summit explores growing issue of legal service deserts

You have undoubtedly heard the term “legal deserts” lately. If you – like me – live in Cook County, you are surrounded by lawyers - lots of them. Cook County has more lawyers than the entire nation of Japan. But there are many, many areas right here in Illinois that have insufficient legal resources – to say the least. Some Illinois counties count the resident judge, State’s Attorney, and part-time Public Defender as the only lawyers.

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Illinois Supreme Court history: Technological improvements

Everyone in the court system has dealt with timesaving technological advancements, including Zoom court, work-from-home laptops, and perhaps even ChatGPT. In the nineteenth century, circuit clerks were always looking for ways to save time in preparing the many writs, summonses, subpoenas, and fee bills needed for the smooth running of the court’s business.

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