After serving as a private attorney, Illinois lawmaker, state comptroller and state appellate court justice, George W. Lindberg set his sights on the federal trial bench in Chicago. Lindberg applied for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that had opened up in 1988. He really wanted the job. But that didn’t stop him from recommending his friend, Wayne R. Andersen, for the same position. Andersen said Lindberg’s action revealed something important about his character. “He …