East Central Reporter

Cities located within Richland County had no change in the number of lawyers with active licenses compared to the previous month, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

In total, there were eight active legal licenses recorded in Richland County in January.

All of the licenses were granted in Olney.

Illinois ranks among the top five states in terms of lawyer-to-person ratio, with approximately five lawyers per thousand residents. This ratio is slightly higher than the national average ratio of four lawyers per thousand residents.

There are 10 cities in Illinois where lawyers make more than the statewide average salary. Chicago tops the list, with lawyers earning nearly $21,000 more than lawyers in other areas of the state.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Date of Admission
Chelsey E. Clark	11/01/2012
John A. Clark	10/26/1976
Larry Dean Dunn	11/05/1987
Larry Philip Taylor	11/01/1977
Robert Earle Roth	05/01/1980
Stephen Joseph Hough	05/08/1986
Todd Forest Rietz	11/10/1994
Tyra Shae Cycholl	11/07/2002