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On March 3, 2020, Corinne Cantwell Heggie, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ President, and Mary Smith, the American Bar Association’s Secretary, chaired a Spring Summit for Advancing Women in the Law.  Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer graciously hosted the Summit at the Dirksen

Corinne Cantwell Heggie was recently installed as president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. In addition to her duties as partner at a law firm in the northern suburbs of Chicago, she is spending her time addressing topics of interest

On October 16, 2019, The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois commemorated the 19th Amendment’s centennial at a luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago. Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, the first female chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois,

On June 20, 2019, the Corinne Cantwell Heggie on behalf of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, and the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago presented a panel on laws affecting the transgender population in the workplace. Panelists included

On May 30, 2019, Corinne Cantwell Heggie was installed as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, a state-wide organization dedicated to promoting women in the law. During the 2019-2020 bar year, the WBAI will commemorate the 19th Amendment’s

On August 9, 2019, the Glenview Park District Golf Club on Shermer Road hosted the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ annual golf outing. Over 100 golfers enjoyed an 18-hole scramble event followed by a buffet dinner and awards reception. Of

On February 3, 2019, scouts of Pack 156 participated in the annual Scout Mass. Father Jeremiah Boland, Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview, Illinois celebrated the mass where several members of Pack 156 were recognized for faith

A panel of Judiciary members and stakeholders rolled out the announcement of a proposed three year plan aiming to, " improve the delivery of justice and better serve the public.” The Three year plan would encompass the lasting tenures of

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today appointed Honorable Daniel B. Malone to serve as the Acting Presiding Judge of the court’s Probate Division. The appointment is effective today. Judge Malone became a circuit judge in 2009.

Corinne Heggie was nominated by a fellow Women Owned Law Member to be December 2018’s “Featured Member” Corinne is WOL’s Chicago Region Co-Chair and works with women attorneys and entrepreneurs who are providing legal services to create networking opportunities, to