Attorney and Peoria County Public Defender Thomas J. Penn, Jr. will make the motion to admit the new lawyers. A representative from the Illinois State Bar Association will address the new lawyers. A reception will follow. The new attorneys will bring the total number of licensed attorneys in Illinois to more than 74,600. About 10,000 of these are lawyers who pay a reduced registration fee and neither reside nor practice in Illinois.
Media coverage is invited.
Ceremonies in the other districts will be held in Chicago, Collinsville, Springfield and Elgin.