Illinois State Bar Association

424 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701
United States

http://www.isba.org

The largest voluntary state bar in the country, the Illinois State Bar Association nearly 30,000 members. It shapes legislation, educates the public, provides professional services to lawyers, and supports the courts and the rule of law. The ISBA is concerned with bringing those who practice law without a license to justice. The Illinois State Bar Association was organized on January 4, 1877, and originally led by Anthony Thornton – a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln.

Illinois State Bar Association is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

This information has been curated by journalists and private citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].

Nancy Adduci	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1674429022 - 278155469 January 1, 2012 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Cook County State's Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Norman P Adkins	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1679285890 - 1645992872 March 19, 2023 Judicial Proceedings, Whistleblower Retaliation Employer: Illinois Attorney General Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Laura Byrne	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714065 - 694658867 December 12, 2021 Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Obstruction of Justice, Suborning Perjury, Whistleblower Retaliation, Witness Tampering Employer: Will County State Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Andrew Horvat	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1679432351 - 437838285 January 1, 1983 Attorney Misconduct, Cooperative Misconduct, Obstruction of Justice, Suborning Perjury Employer: Cook County State's Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Joe Lesner	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1675029841 - 1785825528 January 2, 2020 Attorney Misconduct, Cooperative Misconduct, Judicial Proceedings, Obstruction of Justice, Suborning Perjury Employer: Winnebago County State Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Desiree Sierens	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714112 - 1658325455 April 4, 2012 Overcharging Employer: Boone County State Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Mark C Taylor	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1674510902 - 1375480495 October 28, 2022 Attorney Misconduct, Judicial Proceedings, Obstruction of Justice, Suborning Perjury, Whistleblower Retaliation Employer: Madison County State Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Nick Trutenko	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1679432477 - 275387434 January 1, 1983 Attorney Misconduct, Cooperative Misconduct, Obstruction of Justice, Suborning Perjury Employer: Cook County State's Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association
Andrew Varga	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1674429136 - 422833832 January 1, 2012 Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material Employer: Cook County State's Attorney Authority: Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois Freedom of Information Act

5 Illinois Compiled Statutes 140

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1989 and recently updated in 2010, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels in Illinois. The updates effective in 2012 greatly strengthened the act. The law requires each public agency to nominate an officer to be the official keeper of public records, as well as complete an online training course, established by the attorney general. The act defines public records as all records, reports, forms, writings, letters, memoranda, books, papers, maps, photographs, microfilms, cards, tapes, recordings, electronic data processing records, recorded information and all other documentary materials under the control of any public body.

Anyone can request public documents but the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is not supposed to be used to further a commercial enterprise, violate individual privacy, or disrupt the day-to-day working of the public body. Government agencies must either comply with or deny a written request for public records within five working days after receiving it.

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.

Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments