Dear Fellow Clerks,

It is with great sadness and heavy heart that I report that Jill Morris, Warren County Circuit Clerk passed away early Sunday morning, June 8, 2008.  Jill was just 50 years old, and a veteran of the Warren County Circuit Clerks office where she served for 32 years.  The past 10 years as Circuit Clerk.  She was appointed in 1997 following the death of Beverly Davis a past President of the IACC.

Fellow Clerks,
David Hitchcock retired from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts on Friday, May 30, 2008.  David was Circuit Court Clerk in Menard County from 1984 - 1996.  He served as President for IACC in 1990.  David's  contribution to the Circuit Court Clerks of Illinois as an advocate for a partnership between the AOIC and Court Clerks made our jobs much easier.  The Fines and Fees Manual was developed under his leadership.

The Office of the Illinois State Treasurer has revised the Circuit Clerk Remittance Form.  The revision adds the new Sex Offender Investigation Fund.  The revised form can be accessed at the following link: http://www.treasurer.il.gov/finances/ffrf/CircuitClerkRemittanceForm-IAForm.pdf

For details on the Sex Offender Investigation Fund, please refer to Public Act 095-0600:  http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=095-0600&GA=095

I know a lot of you have been calling and emailing with questions about Jill but I was waiting until she met with her Doctors yesterday to see the avenue of approach.

Jill has been diagnosed with kidney cancer that started in the kidney and has moved outside of the kidney.  She is starting aggressive chemotherapy today and will have one treatment per week for two weeks and then off a week.

But, to complicate this, their main concern now is that there is a nonmalignant tumor on the vein from the kidney to the heart which is feeding off of the cancer.  If the tumor would turn slightly it would tear the vein and of course take her life. That is why they have started chemo is to try stop the cancer from feeding the tumor.  Surgery is not an option. The goal of her medical team is to make Jill as comfortable as can be.

I just wanted to let you know that yesterday after work Jill Morris called me and told me that she has been diagnosed with cancer.  They know at this point that it is in her uterus, kidney and liver. They do not know where it started at and what type of cancer they are dealing with.  Today she is having a CT scan and will be having further testing to find out as much as they can and start treatment as soon as possible.

 

All Jill is asking for right now is for every one to please keep her and her family in your prayers.  Denise or myself will try to keep every one informed as we find out more information.

 

Sincerely,

 

Sandra Keane

Henderson County

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