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The purpose of this book is to provide a guide to future and present police chiefs, sheriffs and other law enforcement executives on how to survive and ultimately thrive in a job that is becoming increasingly difficult to handle. It reflects the collective wisdom of a group of police chiefs, sheriffs and law enforcement executives with significant tenure in their roles and who have successfully weathered the challenges of law enforcement leadership. The information, ideas and suggestions throughout thebook were developed in a series of executive forums during which successful law enforcement executives discussed the factors that positively and negatively impacted on their careers.The book examines the question of law enforcement survival from three perspectives: demands upon the individual, demands from within the police department, and external/environmental pressures. It will also assist police executives in sorting through important leadership and management issues, such as dealing with the media, behaving as a professional, becoming more involved in the community, placing effective new policing procedures within the department while eliminating former procedures, and dealing with roles, leadership, missions, management, planning and budgeting, associations, and quality policing. The book will be both useful as a learning tool and helpful as a source of reference. ... Read more

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GUIDE TO CRIMINAL LAW FOR ILLINOIS helps you exlore Illinois laws and cases and features chapter introductions, overviews of codes and implications, and exercises for Illinois-specific penal codes. ... Read more

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The Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest summarizes and describes the laws of a given jurisdiction. These jurisdictions include: the United States; U.S. States and Possessions; U.S. Codes (Copyright, Patent, Trademark); Canada; Canadian Provinces; the European Union; and other countries. Each digest is revised annually by a law firm or academic researcher which is, in most cases, based in that jurisdiction. Digest content follows a hierarchical classification plan of: categories; topics; sub headings; catch lines; and cross references. The digest makes extensive use of statutory citations and presents many legal forms in facsimile. ... Read more

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Residents of small towns in New England like to say "George Washington slept here," while citizens of the Illinois Valley like to say "Al Capone slept here."

As you can see, things are different in the Land of Lincoln.

Scarface might or might not have laid his head to rest in the Illinois Valley - a region 70 miles southwest of Chicago - but there is evidence that lesser hoods slept there - sometimes for eternity.

Capone's Cornfields covers the rackets and racketeers of the Illinois Valley from the horse-and-buggy era to the Internet age.You'll read about bona fide pinstripe-clad Mafiosi such as Capone, Paul "The Waiter" Ricca and "Mad" Sam De Stefano.However, lesser known and less noxious viceroys of vice also appear in its pages.

In Capone's Cornfields, you'll be taken for a ride, but unlike some of the mobsters about which you'll read, you'll return safely.

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Customer Reviews (5)

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I really enjoyed this book.It is local history mixed with people everyone would recognize.

Lincolnland is Caponeland!
The Outfit's domain has traditionally extended beyond Chicago and you'd be surprised at the gangland anecdotes in the area surrounding Interstate 80. Dan Churney has done a great job of collecting these stories. Jimmy Murray, the politician-bootlegger who masterminded the million-dollar Rondout train robbery in 1924 and later served as a connection for Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, Eddie Tancl, the boxer-turned speakeasy owner, Edgar Lebensberger and his questionable suicide, Rock Island crime boss John Looney, and lots of gangland lore you won't find in the standard books on the Chicago underworld. These are Capone's Cornfields!

Great read!
Someone in my office took the Churney Mob tour of the Illinois Valley (which is basically La Salle County, IL for those who aren't familiar).My officemate bought the book after the tour- I was third in the office to borrow this book after he was done, and I had to get my own copy.History buffs, wiseguy enthusiasts, and Illinois Valley residents past and present will love this thorough, factually detailed book about the rich underworld history of our little area.Churney names names, identifies the unknown landmarks, and pulls no punches telling the real stories you only thought you knew and many you didn't...get the book.If you're from the area, I promise, you'll know people who knew people...and you won't want to put the book down until you've read this cover to cover.

Capone's Cornfields: The Mob in the Illinois Valley
Churney's work on organized crime is significant and thought-provoking.To my knowledge, he is the first to highlight organized crime in Illinois outside of Chicago while including their connections to the Chicago area.The book is a quick read and people who are familiar with the Illinois Valley will certainly find some of Churney's stories quite surprising.
However, people who are interested in researching or learning more about organized crime in the Illinois Valley will be a bit disappointed with "Capone's Cornfields."First, Churney does not provide any type of bibliographic information or footnotes.Furthermore, Churney infuses his own opinions into the various stories with less than subtle language.He refers to some characters as "idiots" or "mad."Though most readers will come to the same conclusions about the various characters, any good historian knows that how one writes the facts can lead the readers to the same conclusion without utilizing charged language.Also, Churney begins the book with an anecdote about how people from the Illinois Valley sometimes refer to a certain residence and say "Capone slept there."I have to disagree with this anecdote.I am a native of the Illinois Valley and from my experience, people are more inclined to state "Abraham Lincoln slept there."However, I have heard a few instances where people talking about an old bar or club in town will say "Capone hung out there."

Overall, Churney's book is worth reading for conversation purposes only.

Capone's Cornfields
A fascinating and funny book about mob connections in a section of Downstate Illinois.The author made good use of irony and dry humor.An enjoyable read. ... Read more

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CCH's Guidebook to Illinois Taxes is the perfect resource for concise and reliable information for practitioners working with state taxation in Illinois.Designed as a quick reference work, the Guidebook presents succinct discussions of state and local taxes, describing the general provisions of the respective tax laws and regulations and highlighting significant cases and administrative rulings.This annual publication is useful to tax practitioners, in-state and multistate businesspersons, and those who are obligated to file Illinois returns or who are required to deal with Illinois taxes.SPECIAL BONUS!The Guidebook comes complete a special bonus CPE course supplement entitled "Top Multistate Tax Issues for 2007," which focuses in on significant state tax topics and developments.This Top Tax Issues Course allows professionals to earn CPE credit while keeping up-to-date on important tax issues (grading fee additional).Now in its 38th edition, this popular handbook is the one source those involved with Illinois taxation need for timely and accurate answers in a convenient and accessible desktop format.It presents concise coverage of the taxes of major interest including:- personal income tax- corporate income tax- sales and use taxes Other Illinois taxes are summarized, as well, including the administration and imposition of City of Chicago taxes, with particular emphasis placed on persons or transactions subject to the tax, the basis and rate of tax, and the new annual return provisions. The Guidebook includes additional practical tips, pointers and examples to practitioners by Marilyn A. Wethekam, Fred O. Marcus, Jordan M. Goodman, David A. Hughes, Brian L. Browdy, and C. Eric Fader of Horwood Marcus & Berk in Chicago.This valuable commentary helps practitioners further apply the complex principles of Illinois tax law to specific practice situations.For the user's convenience in determining what is new in the Illinois tax law, a special ... Read more

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Illinois workers have a powerful set of rights protecting them if they get injured. But you need to understand those rights in order to protect them. Author Mark Weissburg has won millions of dollars for injured workers, and now he reveals the secrets of winning these cases to you. You'll learn:The top 10 secrets that insurance adjusters don't want you to knowThe 3 basic rights you have under the Workers' Compensation Act, and other important benefits you might be entitled toWhat to tell your doctor and what you doctor needs to put in your treatment records to help you win your claimThe red flags that will alert you to problems with your claimAnd a lot more that you need to know if you're going to win your claim and get the benefits you deserveThe insurance company has their handbook and their attorney. Who have you got in your corner? Benefit from the advice of an experienced attorney, protect your rights, and get the benefits you deserve. ... Read more

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Fantastic
A great read.Covering the facts but making it interesting.Clearly telling the whole truth and not a fantasy.Makes a dry subject really interesting.

Great book, easy enjoyable read for any injured worker
This book very clearly explains what every injured worker should know. If you think the insurance company is on your side, guess again. You need to read this book to know what they already know, and you should.

Very Helpful
This book was very straight forward and easy to read.It provided a clear explanation of what my rights are and how best to proceed in getting compensation for my work injury in Illinois.Highly recommended.

Easy reading
I found this book to be very clear and informative.I also found it to be light-hearted, given the nature of the subject matter.Anybody who has suffered an on-the-job injury in Illinois will find that this book can be an extremely useful resource. ... Read more

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Illinois Criminal Law and Procedure: A Law Enforcement Perspective/Statutes, Cases and Commentary (formerly titled Criminal Law and Procedure for Illinois police) has long been a leading authoritatitve resource for the training and continuing education of Illinois law enforcement personnel. With a new author on board, this work surpasses the past editions with its thorough, accurate and timely treatment of hundreds of legal questions and issues that face Illinois police officers. In completely revising this work, the author draws on 22 years of combined experience in criminal law. The book contains the text of hundreds of provisions of the Illinois Compiled Statutes that implicate law enforcement, together with annotations that explain and expand understanding of the statutes. The law of arrest, search and seizure and the law of evidence as it relates to police work are also addressed in a meaningful and comprehensive manner. The developing law of "concealed carry" of firearms, Terry stops, and the custodial interrogation of juveniles under the age of 13 are but a few of the issues addressed ... Read more

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This 2006 edition of this highly regarded title has been done by a police officer of 27 years who also teaches at Parkland College. This background has allowed Mark Medlyn to accomplish his goal of writing and editing not only a book for street officers but also a text for police recruits as well as college students. With commentaries included the reader will understand which charge is most appropriate within the statutes as well as Illinois court decisions. Traffic law is the one area where most law enforcement officers will spend a great deal of time and effort. This book is designed to help the officer, recruit and college student understand the complexities of the vehicle code. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more