Back in the days when delegates crafted Illinois’ current constitution, electing lawyers to the legislature just kind of made sense.
As individuals who understand, interpret and argue over law daily, Rep. Ronald L. Sandack said, lawyers were once seen as the best kind of lawmakers.
“But I think that’s gone away,” the Downers Grove Republican said.
According to Illinois State Bar Association records that date back to 1969, the number of attorneys serving in the Statehouse peaked during the …