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		<title>Amidst Pain and Chaos, Hope and Solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(TASC, Inc. of Illinois) &#8211; As daily news headlines announce the tragedies wrought by violence, mental illness, and addiction, communities across the country are searching for solutions. It is important to remember that amidst the many challenges and tragedies, there is &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/amidst-pain-and-chaos-hope-and-solutions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1124&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cook County Judge Paul Biebel Named Inspiring Innovator by Chicago Lawyer Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Chicago, IL) &#8211;  The Honorable Paul P. Biebel, Jr., who received TASC&#8217;s Justice Leadership Award in December, has been named February&#8217;s Inspiring Innovator by Chicago Lawyer Magazine. Below is an excerpt from the magazine&#8217;s February 1 issue: &#8212;&#8212;&#8212; In 2001, &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/cook-county-judge-paul-biebel-named-inspiring-innovator-by-chicago-lawyer-magazine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1118&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christopher Kennedy Lawford:  Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate;  Opportunities for Treatment, Recovery Shouldn’t Either</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Chicago, IL) &#8211; “I was born in a family where addiction doesn’t just run – it gallops. We had fame, we had power, we had wealth. What we didn’t understand is that addiction ignores all that.” This was the life &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/christopher-kennedy-lawford-addiction-doesnt-discriminate-opportunities-for-treatment-recovery-shouldnt-either/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1107&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Christopher Kennedy Lawford Accepts TASC&#039;s 2012 Public Voice Leadership Award.  Left to right: TASC Executive VP Peter Palanca, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, TASC President Pamela Rodriguez, TASC Board Chair Jim Durkan</media:title>
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		<title>Presiding Judge Paul Biebel Discusses Cook County Court Response to Drug and Mental Health Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Chicago, IL) &#8211; Mental illness, post-traumatic stress, and drug problems are among the clinical issues that disproportionately affect criminal defendants in courtrooms across the country. On December 12, the Honorable Paul P. Biebel, Jr., presiding judge of the Criminal Court of &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/presiding-judge-paul-biebel-discusses-cook-county-court-response-to-drug-and-mental-health-problems/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1098&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">TASC President Pamela Rodriguez (left) and Board Chair Jim Durkan (right) present TASC&#039;s 2012 Justice Leadership Award to the Honorable Paul P. Biebel, Jr.</media:title>
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		<title>Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Judge Paul Biebel Accept TASC Leadership Awards; Highlight Necessity of Drug Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, and Recovery Services</title>
		<link>http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/christopher-kennedy-lawford-judge-paul-biebel-accept-tasc-leadership-awards-highlight-necessity-of-drug-treatment-mental-health-treatment-and-recovery-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Chicago, IL) &#8211; TASC’s 2012 Leadership Awards Luncheon honored two individuals whose remarks enthralled the room of more than 300 guests at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago on December 12. Cook County Presiding Judge Paul P. Biebel, Jr. and Christopher &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/christopher-kennedy-lawford-judge-paul-biebel-accept-tasc-leadership-awards-highlight-necessity-of-drug-treatment-mental-health-treatment-and-recovery-services/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1092&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Systems Matter: Are They Helping or Hurting Communities?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following column by TASC President Pamela Rodriguez appears in TASC&#8217;s Fall/Winter 2012 News &#38; Views: As a social work student at the University of Chicago 32 years ago, I learned that the way our society operates, and the means through which we create or &#8230; <a href="http://iltasc.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/why-systems-matter-are-they-helping-or-hurting-communities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iltasc.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5786272&#038;post=1087&#038;subd=iltasc&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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