The John Marshall Law School’s alumni community gave its top honor during its 43rd annual Freedom & Distinguished Service Awards this year not to a lawyer or a judge, but to someone who’s played a different, yet visible role in the local legal community: that of newspaperman.The JMLS Alumni Association recognized Lanning Macfarland Jr., chairman of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, as its 2017 Freedom Award Honoree at a reception held Thursday night at the Chicago Cultural Center.Macfarland, 92, was …