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O’Neill Burke, Harris too close to call – NBC Chicago

Many races in Tuesday’s election have been called, although some races and referendums remain outstanding. You can see live election results from the Illinois Primary here.

One day after the Illinois primary election, the race for who will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too close to call.

As of 5 am Wednesday, Eileen O’Neill Burke had a narrow lead over Clayton Harris. With 99% of precincts reporting, they’re separated by roughly 9,000 votes.

The Chicago Board of Elections noted that mail-in ballots are continuing to be processed.

“Per Illinois election code, all late-arriving but properly postmarked (by March 19th) vote-by-mail ballots have a two-week period to be counted – and that would bring us to April 2nd,” CBOE director of public information Max Bever said.

Bever noted however that the vast majority of vote-by-mail ballots came back on election day or night, and the immediately Wednesday and Thursday following.

“By the time those are processed and included into the unofficial results, we may have a much clearer picture by this weekend,” Bever said, of the race.

Earlier in the day, Bever noted that Chicago’s voter turnout was “shockingly low,” saying that only 20% of

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Attorney Cathy O’Donnell selected for Disciplinary Board of Pa. Supreme Court

KINGSTON — Attorney Cathy O’Donnell, of O’Donnell Law Offices, recently was selected to join the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania along with York resident, Joshua F. Wilson.

O’Donnell is a longtime practicing attorney in Pennsylvania. She focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, Orphans’ Court, and elder law and serves as the firm’s business manager.

Active in community service, O’Donnell has served on several boards throughout her career, including current positions as the chair of the Luzerne County Community College Board and the Luzerne County Bar Charitable Foundation Board.

O’Donnell is the assistant secretary of the Friedman Jewish Community Center Board and serves as a board member of the North Branch Land Trust, Junior Leadership Northeast, and Luzerne County Dress for Success.

As a Disciplinary Board member, O’Donnell and other appointees review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct while assisting the Supreme Court in the licensing and discipline of attorneys throughout the Commonwealth.

Its mission is to protect the public, maintain high standards of integrity in the legal profession and safeguard the reputation of the courts of Pennsylvania.

Disciplinary Board members, which include 10 lawyers

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Attorney withdraws motion to reduce suspect’s bond for NYE Uptown shooting

There’s new evidence in a mass shooting that happened on New Year’s Eve in Uptown Charlotte.

In a court hearing Friday, 19-year-old Daevion Crawford’s attorney learned the district attorney had received new evidence from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. That evidence was recently given to Crawford’s defense attorney.

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Crawford’s attorney had filed a motion on Feb. 29 asking for a lower bond. But because he wanted time to review the new evidence, the attorney withdrew his motion on Friday.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Crawford shot into a busy crowd at Romare Bearden Park just after 11:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. Five innocent victims were shot below their knees and were expected to recover, police said.

After the New Year's Eve chaos in Uptown Charlotte, several parents are facing charges for their children's alleged actions.After the New Year's Eve chaos in Uptown Charlotte, several parents are facing charges for their children's alleged actions.

After the New Year’s Eve chaos in Uptown Charlotte, several parents are facing charges for their children’s alleged actions.

What we know about the victims shot in Uptown on New Year's EveWhat we know about the victims shot in Uptown on New Year's Eve

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Ohio Supreme Court suspends Dayton attorney for second time

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The court found that because of Stenson’s prior discipline, refusal to admit wrongdoing and attempts to blame his clients, “an actual suspension from the practice of law is necessary to protect the public,” the decision stated.

The Cincinnati Bar Association filed a complaint in 2022 with the Board of Professional Conduct against Stenson that alleged he mishandled his client’s mother’s estate in Hamilton County Probate Court.

Stenson reportedly missed multiple filing deadlines and extensions, leading him to withdraw from the case. His client hired a different attorney to complete the estate work, which was finalized nearly two years after the estate was opened.

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The bar association’s complaint was amended in 2023 when a missed deadline reportedly cost another client the right to sue for injuries she suffered in a fall at a Macy’s store in August 2020.

The client met with Stenson in October 2020 about her personal injury case. In September 2011, she rejected a $2,500 offer to settle her claim.

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